The Gathering Field - That Night lyrics

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 pa**ed and she ain't been to cla** 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