Night Light

Pull my mask so tight
 Till it pinches my skin
 Nerves strung so high
 I am a mandolin
 Jenny calls from Montana
 She's only passing through
 Probably never see her again
 In this life I guess
 Not sure what I'm gonna do
 Plug a nightlight in
 Leave a porchlight on
 Because the small dark corner
 Have designs on me
 Live like an outlaw
 Clutching gold coins in his claw
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 Room full of ambitious young policemen
 Everybody trying to make his mark
 I was a red dot
 Blinking on the screen up overhead
 And when the room went dark
 Dream of maybe waking up someday
 And wanting you less than I do
 This is a dream though
 It's never gonna come true
 Plug a night light in
 Leave the porch light on
 Because the small dark corners
 Are establishing a colony
 Live like an outlaw
 Clutching gold coins in his claw
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 Can't ever set aside the sweetness
 Of the days before the crews put up the border
 Fields full of wet rain
 Cling tight to their memory forever
 Think about Montana when I close my eyes
 Possibly Jenny's headed east
 Count a couple of stray hopes out loud
 May their numbers one day be increased
 Plug a nightlight in
 Leave the porchlight on
 Because the small dark corners
 Breed like heavy animals
 Live like an outlaw
 Clutching cold coins in his claw