We headed straight south in a sundown light

On Highway 61 through the delta night
We shared the back roads with card sharks and grifters
Tent show evangelists and Luke the Drifter


What is lost, what is missing
What's been gone way too long


We had dreams when the night was young
We were believers when the night was young

We could change the world stop the war
Never seen nothing like this before
But that was back when the night was young


Sign reads God Bless America guns and ammo
I'm not sure that's what He means

Sign reads repent the end is near
I'm not sure that's what we need


Get your heart beating in the right direction
That's when you make a real connection


We had dreams when the night was young
We were believers when the night was young
We could change the world stop the war

Never seen nothing like this before
But that was back when the night was young


Now Andy Warhol's in the hotel lobby
He's waiting for the late night muse
But she won't be back before morning

She's gone downtown to hear some blues

Like the sun rising out of the sea

It's how you embrace the mystery

We had dreams when the night was young

We were believers when the night was young
We could change the world stop the war
Never seen nothing like this before

But that was way back when the night was young

We had dreams when the night was young

We were believers when the night was young
We could change the world stop the war
Never seen nothing like this before

But that was way back when the night was young