Then Came the Night

Long-legged shadows Mississippi sunset She was standing like a candle That hasn't been burned yet The wind was blowin' Clouds like ashes Had my hand in my pocket Reaching for my matches I can see those Cotton sheets dancin' On her mama's clothesline in my head From my lips a Lucky Strike was danglin' The day was dyin' in a sea of red The came the night Warm and dark Draggin' it's chains Across our hearts The moon was full The grass was wet Making us scream Making us sweat Holdin' on tight It was wrong It was right Then came the night There was a time When love was a flower Now it's a vine Climbin' up the tower And the river just rolls Past the garden Where love won't grow And the ground has hardened I can see that tattered white flag flyin' I can hear the ringin' mission bell Telling of the innocence that's dyin' A sound that I remember oh so well The came the night Warm and dark Draggin' it's chains Across our hearts The moon was full The grass was wet Makin' us moan Makin' us wet Makin' us cling Makin' us claw Makin' us rise Makin' us fall Breath on breath Skin on skin I can't go back There again Holdin' on tight It was wrong It was right Then came the night