Gaither Drake - Hot Desert Night lyrics

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On a hot summer day<br />

'Bout an hour away<br />

From where he's supposed to be<br />

With the sun going down<br />

In that Palm Desert town<br />

Pretending he's free<br />

He sits on the stool<br />

Like a crazy old fool under a buzzing neon light<br />

He casually checks out the spot<br />

Orders up another shot<br />

And waits for his chance to make some romance<br />

On a hot desert night<br />

<br />

Before he can think<br />

Has too much to drink<br />

Defenses are down<br />

They both leave the bar<br />

And he drives the car<br />

To the dark side of town<br />

They spring for a room<br />

Step into the gloom of a dank and musty space<br />

Gets it done and gets out of that place<br />

Never even looks at her face<br />

Puts the pedal to the metal and begins to race<br />

Through the hot desert night<br />

<br />

It was hot as the Devil that day<br />

Wrapped up his soul and he gave it away<br />

Everything he once felt was right<br />

Melted away in the hot desert night<br />

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On the way back west<br />

With a lump in his chest<br />

He never felt so alone<br />

The blades of the turbines<br />

Cut through the wind<br />

Like a knife to the bone<br />

He crawls into bed<br />

With a throbbing head and a heart that's sunk too deep<br />

He's never going to get to sleep<br />

He's never going to get it right<br />

Lying to himself and to everyone else<br />

On a hot desert night