Colder Than Ever

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Friday evening, slipping on the ice
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Looking for adventure in the pale 
moonlight
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I had a Coca-cola at the high school
 gym
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But the girls wouldn't dance where
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 the lights were dim
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So, there were three or four big 
shots headin' downtown
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Cursin' up a storm and fallin' on 
the ground
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Got to the cafe, everybody gone
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'Cause the band was playing and 
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the dance was on

[Chorus]
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And the Nighthawks were playin'
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We were feelin' right out of it
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They were really playin'
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It was a brand new song about 
                    A        B
spending the night together
NC                      E
And we were colder than ever

[Verse 2]
Continues after the ad
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Dale's big brother wandered out of 
the hall
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Sayin', "Home you little buggers, 
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you're breakin' the law"
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Then he took us to the alley and he 
gave us each a beer
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And we heard about the women that 
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were easy 'round here
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Me, I had a cigarette, couldn't find
 a light
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We shivered in our parkas by the 
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blue street light
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Lookin' at the door, we all tried 
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a grin
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As we counted up our change but we 
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couldn't get in

[Chorus]
                        D
And the Nighthawks were playin'
A                     E
We were feelin' right out of it
                 D         A
They were really playin'
         B                   
It was a brand new song about 
                    A        B
spending the night together
NC                      E
And we were colder than ever

[Verse 3]
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I was headin' out, Eddie said, 
"Don't go
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Remember the guy my mother's 
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boyfriend knows?
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Well, we got a little money, it 
should be enough
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And it sure beats holdin' this 
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power pole up
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So the bootlegger came and his nose 
did shine
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We gave him all our money for a 
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bottle of wine
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We waited in the alley, but he 
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never returned
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And the older kids chuckled while 
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our faces burned

[Chorus]
                        D
And the Nighthawks were playin'
A                     E
We were feelin' right out of it
                 D         A
They were really playin'
         B                   
It was a brand new song about 
                    A        B
spending the night together
NC                      E
And we were colder than ever