Robbie Robertson - When The Night Was Young lyrics

We headed straight south in a sundown light On Highway 61 through the delta night We shared the back roads with card sharks and grifters Tent show evangelists and Luke the Drifter What is lost, what is missing What's been gone way too long We had dreams when the night was young We were believers when the night was young We could change the world stop the war Never seen nothing like this before But that was back when the night was young Sign reads God Bless America guns and ammo I'm not sure that's what He means Sign reads repent the end is near I'm not sure that's what we need Get your heart beating in the right direction That's when you make a real connection We had dreams when the night was young We were believers when the night was young We could change the world stop the war Never seen nothing like this before But that was back when the night was young Now Andy Warhol's in the hotel lobby He's waiting for the late night muse But she won't be back before morning She's gone downtown to hear some blues Like the sun rising out of the sea It's how you embrace the mystery We had dreams when the night was young We were believers when the night was young We could change the world stop the war Never seen nothing like this before But that was way back when the night was young We had dreams when the night was young We were believers when the night was young We could change the world stop the war Never seen nothing like this before But that was way back when the night was young