The Night Was Dark and Deep-Mary Black

[00:06.33]We were driving back from [00:07.58]the country one night [00:08.52]Mom and Dad up the front [00:10.08]The rest of us snug and tight [00:17.27]My kid brother grumbled for a little minute [00:19.95]My big sister said he better quit it or die [00:27.80]It had been a long day in the countryside [00:31.11]Playing with the cousins on my mother’s side [00:33.86]The sound of the radio closed our eyes [00:37.17]Drifting across the sea, then I fell asleep [00:47.86]Well I don’t know what woke me up [00:50.30]Maybe a country song or a big truck passing by [00:58.93]But I could hear Mama and Papa talk [01:01.82]Papa said something and Mama began to cry [01:10.07]No more words then just soft sobs [01:12.88]And my head began to throb [01:16.24]I just lay there playing dog [01:18.55]Breathing slow and deep [01:22.61]They thought I was asleep [01:27.92]They thought I was asleep [01:35.79] [02:17.01]It seemed like forever till the sobbing stopped [02:19.63]Then they talked for a little [02:21.00]But just too soft to hear [02:22.57] [02:28.18]Daddy kept looking to the side of her face [02:30.62]One hand on the wheel [02:32.00]The other one stroking her hair [02:39.31]Headlights shining from the other way [02:42.06]Showed tears on the cheeks of Daddy’s face [02:44.62]I prayed for Jesus to send His grace [02:47.43]And all our souls to keep [02:52.09]Back then I believed [02:57.41]They thought I was asleep [03:02.78]The night was dark and deep [03:08.50]I wish I was asleep [03:13.88]How I wish I was asleep