Hornsby Bruce A Night On The Town Lyrics

A Night On The Town Lyrics

(by Bruce R. Hornsby and John Hornsby)

  

 Van and Willie went out one night

 Once they get out on the road

 Well then everything is alright

 Had to get away from the kids and the wives

 Well they ran into some city boys

 That didn't walk just right

 And the line was drawn for another showdown

 Like they'd always seen it done

 And when the lights came up on the little woods town

 There was an old man bailing out a son

  

 Going out for a night on the town

 Going out for the smoke and the trees

 Going out for a night on the town

 Going out for a look and see

 Said do what your daddy told you

 Well I just went out and did that

 Van and Willie went out one night

  

 There's a green table down at the Midway

 Where they rack up the balls for games

 And reputations are made

 There's a green forest full of oaks and pines

 Where they cleared a space in the middle

 Where secret scores are settled

 And the claim was made round the table that night

 And they rode off through the trees

 And the young boys tell how the city boys tried

 And how one man fell to his knees

  

 Going out for a night on the town

 Going out for the smoke and the trees

 Going out for a night on the town

 Going out for a look and see

 Said what made you go and do that

 Well we were just having a little fun

 Van and Willie went out one night

 

 And the line was drawn for another showdown

 Like they'd always seen and done

 And one man's night for a drunken old time

 Left a scar on another one

 

 Going out for a night on the town

 Going out for the smoke and the trees

 Going out for a night on the town

 Going out for a look and see

 Said do what your daddy told you

 Well I just went out and did that

 Van and Willie went out one night