The Night the Lights Went Out

Skies were clear in Waco,
But overcast in Bowling Green
Rolling in from Texas
With a band that's lean and mean
But when he started playing a storm hit from the South
And then a bolt of lightening
Knocked the power out

Well a lesser man would tell you
There ain't no way he's going on
But he just walked out in the crowd
And started singing all his songs
The rain was falling harder
And he almost had to shout
He was up against the darkness
The night the lights went out

Chorus:
Saying he's gonna live forever
And singing about a chunk of coal
4/4 time and a touch of gospel
And he might have saved a couple souls
Before he had to go

People in the Warehouse saw a show they'll not forget
And he taught us all a lesson
About the one who never quits

Chorus

When he'd finished singing, the crowd began to shout
He overcame the darkness the Night the Lights Went Out
He overcame the darkness the Night the Lights Went Out

Dan Modlin/ASCAP(Gold in the Strings Music/ASCAP)