Before the Night Falls-The Crookes

[00:00.55]Charlie asked the girl why her skin was glowing [00:03.21]Asked her where she'd been and where she was going [00:06.31]Her reply was succinct and just dripping with ink [00:12.08]She left him tongued tied so weak and flustered as she [00:15.44]With all the apathy that she could muster [00:17.88]Said to hell are you coming angel [00:23.59]Let's live out scenes from movie screens [00:26.60]From our cheap seats onto the dance floor [00:29.95]We'll hotbox old cars [00:31.83]Drive 'em just as far as we can before the night falls to its knees [00:38.00]There ain't nothing here left for me [00:40.77] [00:41.64]Just for tonight could be all that we want to be [00:47.25] [00:49.17]Charlie said hey baby I got no money [00:51.56]I'm not going anywhere I'll still take you honey [00:54.48]Let's run to the shore I don't stay here no more [01:00.09]Christ it seems I'm cursed to live by the moonlight [01:03.43]It means I see the dawn before any of you might [01:06.59]Oh let me go I'd rather drown than just float [01:12.20]Let's live out scenes from movie screens [01:15.79]From our cheap seats onto the dance floor [01:19.31]We'll hotbox old cars [01:21.02]Drive 'em just as far as we can before the night falls to its knees [01:27.29]There ain't nothing here left for me just for tonight [01:33.57]We be all we wanna be [01:37.22] [02:04.04]There ain't nothing here left for me [02:06.45] [02:07.59]Just for tonight can be all that we wanna be [02:13.29] [02:15.05]Let's live out scenes from movie screens [02:17.84]From our cheap seats onto the dance floor [02:21.25]We'll hotbox old cars [02:23.06]Drive 'em just as far as we can before the night falls to its knees [02:29.12]There ain't nothing here left for me just for tonight [02:35.09]We can be all that we wanna be [02:39.40] [02:40.11]I'm out of luck time won't slow I'm on the slab [02:44.23] [02:44.76]So it goes oh comfort I was never sold [02:49.40]The night is still young but the story's so old [02:52.53]We're out of time [02:53.64] [02:54.24]Don't you know we've nothing left once blood runs cold [02:58.58]We'll live on through the stories told [03:01.57] [03:02.13]The night's on its knees oh but I can't go home