Eliza Gilkyson - Dark Side of Town lyrics

He was the black sheep of the family How did mama's pride and joy Go from such a precious baby To the devil's poster boy I'm gonna slick my hair like Elvis Roll my cuffs like Jerry Lee If the backbeat's born in hell Then that's the place I want to be Gonna be a midnight rider Gonna burn my candle down Followin that drivin' beat To the dark side of town From the barrooms of Deep Ellum To the crashpads on the bay He spiraled slow and steady Down a lonely blue hiway I'm gonna chase my beer with whiskey Stick a needle in my skin Gonna celebrate the mystery Of the hole I've fallen in 'Cause I'm a midnite rider Gonna burn my candle down Followin' that drivin' beat To the dark side of town He loved that funky music He knew the backroad scenes Every barbeque and blues band Between here and New Orleans He put down the bottle October '89 Eased up on the throttle Bought him a little time But he was a midnite rider He burned that candle down Hangin' out on easy does it street On the dark side of town Big Al settled down Along the banks of Onion creek With a pickup and a hound dog And a little lucky streak He nursed that fragile frame Through the hurricanes and drought It was a summer wind that came And blew the candle out But he was a midnite rider He burned that candle down Followin that drivin' beat To the dark side of town Oh you midnite rider I know you're still around Hangin' out on easy street On the dark side of town End: On the dark side of town