FADE TO BLACK^©

08 Jul 1981 version

Ohhhh
Ohhhh
Ohhhh
You say that I, the way I've let you down
You can say that I, baby, give you up right now
But when I'm with you girl, baby there's no doubt how I feel
And I try to say it, it just fades to black

I wanna love you ???
Ohhhh ???
Ohhhh babe

Monday Matinée, baby in a one-dog town
You were two seats away, I moved two seats down
And the lights cut off, I walk out from my seat
I walk you home, as the credits rise
Fade to black
Ohhhh fade to black
Ohhhh baby fade to black
Ohhhh fade to black

Baby you can see that I, you can name the things that I've done
But I know baby now, I ain't the only one
Fade to black, oh there's only ???
???

Da da da da da...

Acoustic home demo from the pre-Nebraska period, recorded on 08 Jul 1981 at Telegraph Hill, Holmdel, NJ, and appears on The Lost Masters Vol. 7, The Lost Masters Essential Collection Vol. 2, and How Nebraska Was Born bootlegs. This version is pretty different in the arrangement from the later versions.

Check also 08 Jul 1981 harmonies version, fall 1981 version, and early 1983 version.