Mary Black – The Night Was Dark And Deep (Guitar)

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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

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It had been a long day in the countryside

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Playing with the cousins on my mother’s side

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The sound of the radio closed our eyes

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Drifting across the sea, then I fell asleep

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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

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No more words then, just soft sobs

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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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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

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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