Then Came The Night

[Verse 1] Long-legged shadows Mississippi sunset She was standing like a candle That hadn't been burned yet The wind was blowing Clouds like ashes Had my hand in my pocket Reaching for my matches I can see those Cotton sheets dancing On her mama's clothesline in my head From my lips a Lucky Strike was dangling The day was dying in a sea of red [Chorus] Then came the night Warm and dark Dragging its chains Across our hearts The moon was full The grass was wet Making us scream making us sweat Holding 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 Climbing up the tower And the river just rolls Past the garden Where love won't grow And the ground is hardened I can see the tattered white flag flying I can hear the ringing mission bell Telling of the innocence that's dying A sound that i remember oh so well [Chorus] [Bridge] I remember that summer I was working 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 something like that There's only one first time