Midnight Carousel Songtext
von David Ackles

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 of God's children home in bed
And you′re out looking 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 away
Leave the dark, leave today
All of God's children home in bed
And you're out running 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 nighttime in the springtime of my years
I will not wear your pain and 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 of God′s children home in bed
And you're out sinning with a man in red"

When they knew all their fields were sown
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