STOLEN CAR

Outtake version 3

Well I found me a little girl and I settled down
In a pretty little house on the edge of town
We got married and promised never to part
And little by little we drifted from each other's hearts
Now at first I thought it was just restlessness
That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep
But in the end it was something more I guess
That tore us apart and made us weak

And I'm driving a stolen car on a pitch-black night
And I'm doing my best to make it through
I'm just sitting down here at the Stanton Lake
I want to get caught but I never do

You asked me if I remembered the letters I wrote
When our love was young and and bold
She said last night she read those letters
And they made her feel a hundred years old

And I'm driving a stolen car on a pitch-black night
And I tell myself it's gonna be alright
And I drive by night and I travel in fear
And in this darkness I disappear

And there's a river that runs by that little town
It runs down into the sea
It's there in the shade I lay my body
As she flows on so effortlessly

There's a bar at night, there's a bar down on County line
Where the girls down there dance ???
From these banks I can see these party light shines
I wonder if she's there waiting for me

Last night I dreamed I made the call
To come home and to return forever
We stood on the wedding steps at Victory Hall
And marched arm in arm through the chapel door

I remember how I .....
Marched arm in arm through the chapel door
I remember how I felt inside
I remember how good I felt inside
When the preacher said ???
??? kissed her pretty lips
Somehow it slipped away, slipped away

And I'm driving a stolen car on a pitch-black night
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These lyrics are for a version that was recorded on 16 Jan 1980 at Telegraph Hill Studio in Holmdel, NJ.

Many other versions also exist: The River version, Tracks version, outtake version 1, outtake version 2, outtake version 4, outtake version 5, outtake version 6, outtake version 7, outtake version 8, outtake version 9, and the harmonies version.