Another Midnight lyrics

he was a coal miner in the spring
blinded with its dusty resolutions
broke his back for higher contributions
now he`d take anything
well she was 1970
burning like a cigarette long season
heir to her family`s old treasons
she makes love hard like an enemy
oh ma he`s dying

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and the river don`t sleep
when the water runs cold
and the calendar burns
as the story unfolds
and the valley spans miles
when the mountain stands high
can`t they let us run wild
for another midnight

perhaps we`re election day
pumping hands and kissing all the babies
ain`t no time for shadowed doubts or maybes
is there another way?
or we`re a stolen Cadillac
racing for a roadblock in the distance
flashing by a lifetime in an instance
can we take it all back?
oh ma he`s dying
oh ma he`s dying

and the river don`t sleep...

can we take it back

and the valley spans miles
when the mountain stands high
can`t they let us run wild
for another midnight