Long legged shadows
Mississippi sunset
She was standing like a candle
That hadn't been burned yet
The wind was blowing
Clouds like ashes
Had my hand in my pocket
Reaching for my matches.

Hey I can see those cotton sheets a dancin'
On her momma's clothes line in my head
From my lips a Lucky Strike was dangling
The day was dying in a sea of red.

Then came the night
Warm and dark
Draggin' it's chains
Across our heart
The moon was full
The grass was wet
Making us scream
Making us sweat
Holding on tight
It was wrong it was right
Then came the night.

There was a time when
Love was a flower
And now it's a vine that's climbing
Up the tower
And the middle just rose
Past the garden
Where love won't grow,
And the ground is hardened.

Oh I can see that tattered white flag flying
I can hear that ringing mission bell
Telling of the the innocence that's dying
A sound that I remember oh so well.

Then came the night
Warm and dark
Dragging it's chains
Across our hearts
The moon was full
The grass was wet
Making us scream
Making us sweat
Making us cling
Making us claw
Making us rise
Making us fall
Breath on breath
Skin on skin
Can't go back there again
Holding on tight
It was wrong it was right
Then came the night
Yeah Then came the night
Then came the night
Oh yeah eah

(Instrumental coda)

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