Don’t Turn out the Light
by Robert Earl Keen Jr.
Intro:
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Scarecrow and a yellow moon
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and a roadhouse on the edge of town.
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Hear that midnight rooster crow
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well I’ll have one more before I go
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but Honey, don’t turn out the light
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’cause I think I’m in the mood for love tonight
The night is cool beneath the stars
ridin’ home in John’s old car
got my head out in the wind
here I am drunked up again
but Honey, don’t turn out the light
’cause I think I’m in the mood for love tonight
Me and John in a pickup truck
bottle of gin and a paper cup
Runnin’ wild and livin’ hard
I passed out in our front yard
but Honey, don’t turn out the light
’cause I think I’m in the mood for love tonight
Instrumental
The moon is high, the sun is down
Honey came out in her night gown
On the porch at a quarter to three
talkin’ to the deputy sherrif and me
but Honey, don’t turn out the light
’cause I think I’m in the mood for love tonight
I said Honey, don’t turn out the light
’cause I think i’m in the mood for love tonight
I said Honey, don’t turn out the light
’cause I think i’m in the mood for love tonight
This song has a really great instrumental intro:
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