After The Lights Go Out Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
After The Lights Go Out
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Warner McPherson
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Tonight I'm
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out with the
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crowd
I'm out where the
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music's playing
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loud
And I'm hidin' all the
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memories we
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knew
But it won't be long till
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I'll be missin'
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you
Cause after the lights go out your pillow starts
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talkin'
All I can hear in my ears are the words I love
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you
I'll jump to my feet and slowly start
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walkin'
Memories in the
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dark tear at my
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heart after the lights go
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out
The daybreak finally
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comes I'm feelin'
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better
For the sun helps to
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dry the tears
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away
And pretty soon now I'll get
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all my thoughts
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together
In the busy and the
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worries of the
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day
Cause after the lights go out your pillow starts
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talkin'
All I can hear in my ears are the words I love
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you
I'll jump to my feet and slowly start
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walkin'
Memories in the
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dark tear at my
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heart after the lights go
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out
FAQ
Who sang the the song After The Lights Go Out?
- The song After The Lights Go Out was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
