Where the Night Goes

I heard the word from Brenda Lee

You were coming home, she said

Cross my heart, I could not believe it

Holy hell, you could've struck me dead

But three cheers for the grapevine

What told me you were coming home

Let's see where the night takes us

Let's see where the night goes

I admit it's been slow going

You pay your bills and still they're young

You know the way with best laid plans

'Til this is me and it's who I am

I make the rounds and I pay my dues

Meet up with friends and I dream 'bout you

It isn't much, but it's still a lot

Sometimes, honey, I still get lost

In those long nights, old cars

Back roads and the boneyards

You drop the pedal like a holy roller

Sheriff of Hell couldn't pull you over

Tough girl from a bad town

Brought up not to stay down

Sweet tea, white lightning

Breaking hearts and not minding

Come on in, it's so good to see you

It's been so long, I know, I know

Let's see where the night takes us

Let's see where the night goes

Last I saw you was a Greyhound wave

You said, "Don't be sad and don't be blue"

LA is not the destination

Still I believe that I must pass through

I saw your face from time to time

But now you're coming home

Let's see where the night takes us

Let's see where the night goes

Old Milan, only know the way I'm feeling

Only the living go to the graveyard grieving

Still we're alive and you're astounding

Feel the pulse of the world pounding

Feel the pull of the American darkness

The mountains, the rivers, the fields at harvest

It's all we have and that's a lot

Come on, honey, let's get lost

In the long nights, old cars

Back roads and the boneyards

You drop the pedal like a holy roller

Sheriff of Hell couldn't pull you over