That Night Lyrics - The Gathering Field

In a small, Pennsylvania town the kind that 

Looks like a postcard from a distance 

There sprang a true love, a God-forbidden new love 

Complete with romance and resistance 

Bars and churches and one-pump Texacos 

Provide the setting and the frame work 

He's been calling her, her mama's stalling him 

But now they're on their way to claim her 

That night - he sat in the back seat 

That night - they drove up and down the street 

That night - all he wanted was to see her face again 

Summer nights they danced beneath the stars 

Upon the Erie shore she would receive him 

But oh those days are passed and she ain't been to class 

And he don't know what to believe 

Now Cupid's army, stand behind their leader 

They carry chains and wear black leather 

They dragged her mama out, 

The neighbor fathers saw her kick and shout 

And then they all did band together 

That night - soldiers lined the field 

That night - trash can lids for shields 

That night - in his cries they heard the depths of love revealed 

And the funny thing was, she was miles away 

Her aunt and uncle's house, and in the family way 

And he never knew, cause she never said so 

If only she had told him 'bout it 

He would a' never let them go 

In a small, Pennsylvania town the kind that 

Looks like a postcard from a distance 

There was a burst of violence in the name of first love 

I know cause I was an eye witness 

That night - he went to stake his claim 

That night - I called my lover's name 

That night - I only wanted things to be the same again 

To be the same again 

That night 

Oh that night