Dark Night

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Hot air hangs like a dead man From a white oak tree People sitting on porches Thinking how things used to be [Refrain] Dark night, it's a dark night Dark night, it's a dark night [Verse 2] The neighborhood was changing Strangers moving in A new boy fell for a local girl When she made eyes at him [Verse 3] She was young and pretty No stranger to other men Open doors were being locked at night And old lines drawn again [Chorus] I thought these things didn't matter anymore I thought all that blood had been shed long ago Dark night, it's a dark night [Verse 4] He took her to the outskirts He pledged his love to her They thought it was their secret But someone knew where they were [Verse 5] He held her so close He asked about her dreams When a bullet from a passing car Made the young girl scream [Chorus] I thought these things didn't happen anymore I thought all that blood had been shed long ago Dark night, it's a dark night Dark night, it's a dark night