Story Behind The Song
Just trying to make a statement about the irresponsibile men in our society that have their fun and leave tragedy in their wake.
Song Description
A guy who has spent his whole life as a rolling stone meets up with a mysterious woman. Something happens that causes him to have an epiphany and he realizes that there are serious consequences of leaving behind the women he has used and the children tha
| Song Length |
4:30 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Rock - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Gloomy |
Subject |
Danger, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Dire Straits, The Police |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
Purgatory
Larry Carr / David Whipple (c) 2004
(Verse 1)
2:00 AM in a west Texas town,
Cruisin' down a long dusty road
Don't know how long it's gonna take me to get there;
?Cause I don't know where I'm gonna go
Standin' there with a thumb in the air,
by a "no hitchhiking" sign
Picked up her pack, and hopped on back
I was in for the ride of my life
Asked about her destination
"Any place you're headin' is fine"
A million stars shinin' and a bad moon risin'
A-rollin' on into the night
(Verse 2)
Slips her arms around me and she holds on tight
Her touch sends a chill to my soul
Pulls herself closer, her head on my shoulder
Hums the most mysterious song
Two days on the road has taken its toll
Eyelids are beginning to fall
A town up ahead, and I hope there's a bed
The Sandman is makin' his call
Darkness and pain overtake me
Dazed in the flash of a light
A million stars shinin' and a bad moon risin'
A-rollin' on into the night
(Instrumental break)
(Bridge)
She showed me a scene of a lonely young teen
Hooking on the streets of L.A.
Boy with a gun, out for some fun
Ain't supposed to happen this way
4:00 AM in a west Texas town
Patrolman and a flashin' red light
A woman standing all by herself in the doorway
Cryin' on into the night
(Verse 3)
Well I've always had a renegade heart
A rebel who could never be tamed
Never thought twice 'bout the ones left behind
Didn't think it was a serious game
Well she might have been an angel of darkness,
She might have been an angel of light
Left me somewhere between heaven and hell
A-rollin' on into the night
(Tag)
Yeah, she might have been an angel of darkness,
She might have been an angel of light
Left me somewhere between heaven and hell
A-rollin' on, rollin? on into the night