Song title: All night long
All night long - Finished version
I was born saved in heaven
It was nothing like the promised land
Raised in a good Christian house
Underneath a good Christian hand
I was schooled down and dirty
Signed a note back to town
It was there that the workers slaved all week
Waiting for payday to come around
Break out, come on if you’re coming
Cause baby I just can’t stay
I want to take out the walls of this joint
I want to blow this town away
Now I ain’t into fast livin’ , I ain’t into dying young
And I ain’t looking to be forgiven
For any of the stupid things that I’ve done
For the ones who once had a notion
A notion it was good to be alive [1]
Feel the spark, the rush of emotion
I want to break out baby tonight
I want to dream, that I got a place
I want to scream in somebody’s face
Make it seem, get out of this muddy race
All night long
Well all little kings lose their thrones tonight
All you little pretty things better learn to sleep alone tonight [2]
It was down in the cool dirty living
With the man with the master plan
Some girl who can beg forgiveness
And a ticket to the promised land
Down where they’ll tear your guts out
Making out what you’re all about
making while we were blasting like a motor
I want out I want out I want out
Want out to the outside
Well I’m a small fool
I want to shout I’m bound for nothing
I want to shout about something too
For the ones who once had a notion
It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive [1]
I feel the heat, the rush of devotion
I want to tear out baby tonight
I wanna do what ain’t ever been done
I wanna win what ain’t ever been won
I wanna lose blow it all away
I wanna lose what I’ve always won
Prove it all night long
I wanna know that I got a place
I wanna go where I can see your face
I wanna rock the roof off this place
I want you to know
I wanna live Notes:
Aka "Breakout" This is a 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' out-take. Another previous version of this song present different, bluffed lyrics
[1] These lyrics will later appear in Badlands
[2] These lyrics will later appear in Frankie
Prove it all night seems to be related to this, too.
All night long - Bluffed lyrics version
One, two, one two three
Down in an empty heaven
??? promised land
Down with the working ???
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Breakout da da da da
Gonna break out baby again
Fade out, da da da da
Da da da da da da da
Breakout, out little girly
Won't you break out baby if you can
Breakout, out little child
Gonna run to the promised land
Down in the empty ???
Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da
Breakout, out little child
Wanna breakout babe if you can
Breakout, out little child gonna run to the promised land
Breakout, out little girly
Gonna breakout tonight if you can
Break out, out little girly on the way to the promised land
Breakout, out little girly
Breakout, out little girly
Breakout, out little girly
Breakout, out little girly
Breakout, out little girly
Breakout, out little girly
Breakout, out little girly
Breakout, hey! Notes:
Aka "Breakout" This is a 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' out-take. This the bluffed lyrics version.
This song has never been published on any official release.
Never played in regular set.
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Recorded during the DARKNESS studio sessions, but then not used for the album.
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