When The Lights GO Out



Jimmy, Jimmy, 
where have you been? We had a date. 
It's four am and you're 
five hours late again.
Jimmy said he had a feeling tonight... 
He couldn't go to sleep, 
it was getting light...
Drank some coffee and I got a buzz, 
so I got myself a fifth with a friend.

And then the lights go out, and 
he said it'll be the same as yesterday,
Hey-hey.
When the lights go out, 
it'll be the same, 
Hey-hey.

Simi Valley, where the hell is that? 
When I woke up, I swore I'd quit, 
no more, no more, I swore I swore.

And then the lights go out, and 
he said it'll be the same as yesterday,
Hey-hey.
When the lights go out, 
it'll be the same, 
Hey-hey.

I slept with the door unlocked 
when I left her...
I thought she might come back, 
even though I knew her 
better than that, 
and I was better off, I did it anyway....
I'd wake and hear her voice decay 
into police sirens far away.
Jimmy said he had a feeling tonight... 
He couldn't go to sleep, 
it was getting light... 
And then the lights go out...

CREDITS

Written by: M. Moreland, A. Prieboy Published by: Skeek Music (BMI) Lyrics From: Liner Notes Contributed By: Ben Radford
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