When the Night Was Young

We headed straight south in a sundown light

On highway 61 through the delta night

We shared the backroads with cardsharks and grifters

Tent show evangelists and Luke the Drifter

What is lost? What is missing?

What's been gone, way too long?

We had dreams when the night was young

We were believers when the night was young

We could change the world, stop the war

Never seen nothing like this before

But that was back when the night was young

The sign reads, "God Bless America, Guns and Ammo"

I'm not sure that's what it means

The sign reads, "Repent, the End is Near"

I'm not sure that's what we need

Get your heart beatin' in the right direction

That's when you'll make a real connection

We had dreams when the night was young

We were believers when the night was young

We could change the world, stop the war

Never seen nothing like this before

But that was back when the night was young

Now Andy Warhol's in the hotel lobby

He's waiting for the late night muse

But she won't be back before morning

She's gone downtown to hear some blues (To hear some blues)

Like the sun rising out of the sea

It's how you embrace the mystery

We had dreams when the night was young

We were believers when the night was young

We could change the world, stop the war

Never seen nothing like this before

But that was back when the night was-

We had dreams when the night was young

We were believers when the night was young

We could change the world, stop the war

Never seen nothing like this before

But that was back when the night was young