LONG BLACK NIGHT
Take the gold, take the cold, take the heat
Leave the money and run.
Take the wrong way out and the rain is sure to come.
when the levee’s done broke and the high tide’s rollin’ in.
It’s sure comin’ down to a case of sink or swim.
Chorus:
IN THE LONG BLACK NIGHT ‘TIL THE SUNRISE
WHEN IT’S TOO BLACK AND DARK TO SEE THE WAY.
IN THE LONG BLACK NIGHT BETWEEN NOW AND THE MORNIN’ LIGHT
LAY YOU DOWN, TIL THE BREAKIN’ OF THE DAY.
Don’t be losin’ no sleep tryin’ to figure it one more time.
When the black dog’s lyin’ down it’s the end of the line.
And at the table of the shark on a bloodstained downtown street.
There’s a loaded game goin’ down and everybody gets beat.
[Chorus]
Don’t be diggin’ no bones by the light of the quarter moon
It’s a total waste of time—it’s diggin’ a grave too soon.
Anyway it’s too late over the Great Divide
To find any peace in the lonesome valley tonight.
[Chorus]
