Tom Petty, The Heartbreakers - Strangered in the Night lyrics
[Tom Petty, The Heartbreakers - Strangered in the Night lyrics]
There was hardly any moon
And no one really saw much
No one was really sure
But something didn't seem right
Something was kind of queer
A roar turned into whispers
Everyone stood there
As the sound split the night
They ran hiding from the light
Like strangers in the night
Well I didn't see no shotgun
I didn't see no knife
But I saw this crazy black guy
With the demon in his eye
And I heard him say "white man"
I've seen that silver cue
You don't remember me well
But I remember you
Well the knife just left his fingers
As the black guy took his aim
White guy's head exploded
The black guy howled in pain
Then everybody scattered
I heard some woman scream
God damn you old black bastard
You've blown away my dreams