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She hears the beckoning call of night,
Neon fingers touching her with light,
and she runs to join the movers
on the midnight carousel,
Calling "faster !" to a barker
She knows all too well.

Hey, girl, you best slow down.
You'll lose your good name in town.
All o' God's children home in bed,
and you're out lookin' for a man in red.

She feels the wind of summer dark
Rolling down the alleys of her heart.
As she turns to join the dancers,
He is waiting in the line,
Staring at her soul and claiming,
"You are mine."

Hey, girl, you best go 'way.
Leave the dark, cleave to day.
All o' God's children home in bed,
and you're out runnin' with a man in red.

Yes, I know. I know it's true.
You are wise, but I'm not you.
I am flame and lightning and the stars.
Let me burn up in the night-time
in the springtime of my years.
I will not bear your pain of guilt,
or wear your tears.

She feels his hands upon her face.
He leads her dancing from this place
to a field of nightly revels
where the caller plants the seeds.
She burns her world behind her,
He is all she needs.

Hey, girl, you can't go home.
Leave your good folks alone.
All o' God's children home in bed,
and you're out sinnin' with a man in red.

When they knew all their fields were sewn,
He left her by the road alone,
but that road was going somewhere
worth the price there was to pay.
Now, she waits for morning
To be on her way.

Hey, girl, we told you so.
Strangers come and strangers go.
While good girls were home in bed,
You were taken by a man in red.

Yes, I know. I know it's true.
You are wise, but I'm not you.
I am flame and lightning and the stars.