Chuck Jones - Then Came the Night lyrics

[Verse 1] Long-legged shadows Mississippi sunset She was standin' like a candle That hadn't been burned yet The wind was blowin' Clouds like ashes Had my hand in my pocket Reachin' for my matches [Pre-Chorus 1] 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 [Chorus] Then came the night, warm and dark Draggin' its chains across our hearts The moon was full, the gra** was wet Makin' us scream makin' us sweat [Post-Chorus 1] Holdin' on tight It was wrong it was right Then came the night [Verse 2] 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 is hardened [Pre-Chorus 2] I can see the tattered white flag flyin' I can hear the ringin' mission bell Tellin' of the innocence that's dyin' A sound that I remember oh-so well [Chorus] Then came the night, warm and dark Draggin' its chains across our hearts The moon was full, the gra** was wet Makin' us scream makin' us sweat Makin' us cling, makin' us claw Makin' us rise, makin' us fall Withholdin' breath, skin on skin I can't go back, there again [Post-Chorus] Holdin' on tight It was wrong it was right Then came the night [Bridge] I remember that summer I was workin' for her daddy I was still a boy But I knew I was ready When she reached out And took my hand She became a woman And I became a man [Outro] I wonder if she still thinks about me The way I still think about her You don't forget somethin' like that There's only one first time