When the Lights Go Down (In This Town)

from Songs from the Reading Room by Arun O'Connor

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Friday night working late
Not much sleep and not much pay
See me living a dream or so it seems
The only time that I feel free is

When the lights go down in this town
All our troubles fade away
When the lights go down in this town
There ain’t nothing left to say
We’re still here, holding on
And we ain’t six feet in the ground
When the lights go down in this town

Another day another week
A tired voice it’s hard to speak
Am I playing my life out on repeat
Singing to a bar full of empty seats

When the lights go down in this town
All our troubles fade away
When the lights go down in this town
There ain’t nothing left to say
We’re still here, holding on
And we ain’t six feet in the ground
When the lights go down in this town

It’s hard to find reasons to stay
And in my heart I know my place
I try and turn and run instead
This town won’t leave me till I’m dead

When the lights go down in this town
All our troubles fade away
When the lights go down in this town
There ain’t nothing left to say
We’re still here, holding on
And we ain’t six feet in the ground
When the lights go down in this town

When the lights go down in this town
When the lights go down in this town

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from Songs from the Reading Room, released April 22, 2022

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