The Last In Line

"The Last in Line" was the third single released by heavy metal band Dio, appearing on their 1984 LP of the same name. Unlike the band's first two singles, this song was not released as a single in the UK, but rather in The Netherlands and Spain. There is also an alternate version in the Netherlands sold only at the Pinkpop '84 festival on June 11, 1984. The sleeve of this release was the same as the band's previous single, Rainbow in the Dark, with the Pinkpop logo in the corner.

We're a ship without a storm The cold without the warm Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah... We're a laugh without a tear The hope without the fear We are coming...home! We're off to the witch We may never never never come home But the magic that we'll feel is worth a lifetime We're all born upon the cross We're the throw before the toss You can release yourself But the only way is down We don't come alone We are fire, we are stone We're the hand that writes And quickly moves away We'll know for the first time If we're evil or divine We're the last in line, yeah We're the last in line, oh! Two eyes from the east It's the Angel or the Beast And the answer lies between the good and bad We search for the truth We could die upon the tooth But the thrill of just the chase is worth the pain We'll know for the first time If we're evil or divine We're the last in line We're the last in line We're off to the witch We may never never never come home But the magic that we'll feel is worth a lifetime We're all born upon the cross You know we're the throw before the toss You can release yourself But the only way to go is down We'll know for the first time If we're evil or divine We're the last in line We're the last in line See all we shine We're the last in, we're the last in We're the last in, we're the last in We're the last in, we're the first in line We're a ship without a storm We're the cold inside the warm We're a laugh without a tear We're the far without the near We're the last in line We're the last in line We're the last in line See how we shine We're the last in line