The Night Was Dark And Deep

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[Verse]
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We were driving back from the country one night
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Mom and Dad up the front, the rest of us snug and tight
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My kid brother grumbled for a little minute
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And my big sister said he better quit it or die

[Verse]
       F
It had been a long day in the countryside
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Playing with the cousins on my mother’s side
    C
The sound of the radio closed our eyes
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Drifting across the sea, then I fell asleep

[Verse]
      C
Well, I don’t know what woke me up
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Maybe a country song or a big truck passing by
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I could hear Mama and Papa talk
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Papa said something and Mama began to cry

[Verse]
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No more words then, just soft sobs
Dm7
And my head began to throb
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I just lay there playing dog
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Breathing slow and deep, they thought I was asleep
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They thought I was asleep

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[Verse]
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It seemed like forever till the sobbing stopped
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Then they talked for a little, but just too soft to hear
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Daddy kept looking to the side of her face
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One hand on the wheel, the other one stroking her hair

[Verse]
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Headlights shining from the other way
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Showed tears on the cheeks of Daddy’s face
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I prayed for Jesus to send his grace
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And all our souls to keep, back then I believed it
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They thought I was asleep
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The night was dark and deep
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I wish I was asleep
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How I wish I was asleep