Song Description

Song is about a mysterious outlaw captivating an innocent girl.

Lyrics

THE NIGHT OF THE OUTLAW


SHE?S ALONE AND SHE?S KNOWN FOR SECLUSION
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT SHE HOLDS IN HER MIND
SO THE STORIES ARE TOLD IN CONFUSION
OF THE GIRL BORN BEAUTIFUL AND BLIND

SHE CAN SEND THE NORTH WIND WITH HER MESSAGE
AND ONE MAN HEARS HER CRY IN THE STORM
HE?S ON THE RUN CAUSE HE USES HIS GUN
BUT TONIGHT HE?LL LAY DOWN WHERE IT?S WARM

Chorus:

OH TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF THE OUTLAW
JUST A THIN SLICE OF MOON HANGING LOW
WHEN HE COMES IN THE NIGHT, SHE SEES A FLASH OF BRIGHT LIGHT
THEN HE RIDES THROUGH THE NIGHT OF THE OUTLAW

THEY HAD BOTH LIVED ALONE IN THE SHADOWS
SO THEY SHARED IN AN UNSPOKEN NEED
AFTER DAYS ON THE RUN IN THE SADDLE
HE WOULD LISTEN FOR A SECRET CALL TO HEED

SHE HAD DARK MYSTIC POWERS WITH THE STRANGER
WAS IT LOVE MADE IN HEAVEN OR HELL
LIKE THE WIND AND THE RAIN, THEY SHARED PASSION AND PAIN
IN A STORY ONLY SOULS LIKE THEIRS COULD TELL

Repeat Chorus: (OH TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT?)

THEN SHE HEARD THE SAD WORD OF HIS CAPTURE
AND JUSTICE WAS BLIND LIKE THE GIRL
WHEN THE ROPE BROUGHT HIS END, SHE CALLED ON THE NORTH WIND
AND A STORM BEGAN TO TWIST AND SPIN AND WHIRL

WHILE THE WIND HOWLED ALONG TOWARD FOREVER
SHE LAY QUIETLY AWAKE AT HER PLACE
SHE FELT THE BLANKET SLIP DOWN, AND HIS BREATH ON HER GOWN
THEN GENTLE UNSEEN FINGERS TOUCHED HER FACE

OH TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF THE OUTLAW
JUST A THIN SLICE OF MOON HANGING LOW
WHEN HE COMES IN THE NIGHT, SHE SEES A FLASH OF BRIGHT LIGHT
THEN HE RIDES THROUGH THE NIGHT OF THE OUTLAW


©1991 Jay Ramsey
702-434-3967
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