♪ My body hangs like a dead man From a white oak tree People sitting on porches Thinking how things used to be Dark night It's a dark night Dark night It's a dark night Guitar solo The neighborhood was changing Strangers moving in A new boy fell for a local girl When she made eyes at him She was young and pretty No stranger to other men But windows were being locked at night And whole lines drawn again I thought these things Didn't matter anymore I thought all that blood Had been shed long ago Dark night It's a dark night Guitar solo He took her to the outskirts He pledged his love to her They thought it was their secret But someone knew who they were He held her so close He asked about her dreams When a bullet from a passing car Made the young girl scream I thought these things Didn't matter anymore I thought all that blood Had been shed long ago Dark night It's a dark night Dark night It's a dark night Guitar solo Guitar solo Guitar solo Guitar solo Guitar solo Guitar solo Again, this is for Lee Allen.