Dark Night Lyrics - Dave Alvin

hot air hangs like a dead man 

from a white oak tree 

people sitting on porches 

thinking how things used to be 

dark night 

dark night 

the neighborhood was changing 

strangers moving in 

a new boy fell for a local girl 

when she made eyes at him 

she was young and pretty 

no stranger to other men 

but doors were being locked at night 

old lines were drawn again 

CHORUS 

I thought things like that 

didn't matter anymore 

I thought all the blood 

had been shed long ago 

dark night 

dark night 

he took her to the outskirts 

and pledged his love to her 

they thought it was their secret 

but someone knew where they were 

he held her so close 

he asked about her dreams 

there was a shot from a passing car 

and the young girl screamed 

REPEAT CHORUS