Thanks Joe, I'm thinking that must be the one! I'm guessing the song must be written by Larry Groce, then. These lyrics are from memory; I haven't gone back to the source recording for over a decade and and I'm kind of set in my ways about the song now. That happens to me a lot.

When the Mist Clears Away
by Larry Groce (we think)

The other morning just past the sunrise
When the mist was on the hills and all around
I saw a beautiful gray haired woman
And I rolled as I drove into town.
Well I pulled over and I asked her
If I could give her a lift upon her way.
She said, "No thank you, I'm almost home now -
I'll be all right when the mist clears away."

Chorus:
Just let the sunlight break through the darkness
And the night send a beautiful day.
Don't let your shadow turn into mountains -
You'll be all right when the mist clears away.

The other evening long past the sundown
When the neon lights were flashing in the night
I saw a young man sit on a doorstep -
That man was a beautiful sight.
His eyes were bloodshot; his hands were trembling;
I hesitated as I thought I heard him say,
"I know you lose some; you got to hope you win some
You'll be all right when the mist clears away."

Now I've been lonely and I've been angry
Sometimes I don't know just which way to turn.
And I've been lazy and I've been jealous
Sometimes, you know, I think I'll never learn.
But deep inside me if I listen
There's a tiny voice that only seems to say
Don't be mistaken - you're not forsaken
You'll be all right when the mist clears away.


Dan