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
Lose your good name in town
All of God's children home in bed
And you're out lookin' for a man in red
She feels the wind of summer dart
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 'way
Leave the dark, leave today
All of God's children home in bed
And you're out runnin' 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 of guilt
Or hear 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 seed
She burns her world behind her, he's 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 sinnin' 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