The Lady of the Night

John Hiatt

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John Hiatt

John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. He remains one of the most respected and influential American singer-songwriters. more »


Year:
1975
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Oh the moon hangs down 
Like some old evening gown 
Forgotten by some lovely southern maiden 

Oh the stars are her tears 
And the sky a skin of years 
That she has most graciously given 

Now who am I 
To think that she might bat an eye 
At my heart that lay so dangerously open 

'Neath the sweet magnolia tree 
The world's a fragrant memory 
And the lady of the night has finally spoken 

She cries, oh, you are a leaf that the wind blows 
And you drift from place to place and you never know 
Well is it here that I will stay? 
Child, you must be on your way 
For you are now, but you know nothing of your sorrow 

So I hover in the breath 
Between the birthday and the death 
And the hummingbird, he hovers o're the flower 

Though the end is just a guest 
From one moment to the next 
I keep thinking there will be a final hour 

She cries, oh, you are a leaf that the wind blows 
And you drift from place to place and you never know 
Well is it here that I will stay? 
Child, you must be on your way 
For you are now, but you know nothing of tomorrow 

She cries, oh, you are a leaf that the wind blows 
And you drift from place to place and you never know 
Well is it here that I will stay? 
Child, you must be on your way

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