[Verse 1] The cry of the cities climbed into heaven, Violence ripened where pleasure was given. Abraham stood while the judgment drew near: "Shall not the Judge of all earth judge clear?" Fifty, then forty, then ten righteous souls; Mercy was sought while the darkness took hold. [Warning Refrain] Do not look back when the fire comes down, Do not love ruin more than the road out of town. Morning is breaking, the mountain is nigh; Run from the valley beneath the red sky. [Verse 2] Angels came evening to Sodom's closed gate; Lot brought them inward before it grew late. The street turned violent, the doorway went blind; Hands pulled Lot backward from fury outside. Dawn found him lingering, mercy took hold, Leading his household before fire rolled. [Break] Sulphur and flame on the cities below, Salt in the place where one heart would not go. [Final Refrain] Smoke rose like a furnace, black over the plain; The green valley vanished beneath burning rain. Abraham watched from the place he had prayed; God remembered him when Lot was conveyed. Do not look back when deliverance calls; Mercy leads forward while judgment falls.