Latest / Heart Banter/Music Covers & Acoustic Guitar / A Personal Take On Jackson Browne's "Enough of the Night"
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- 0:08You used to stand on the tables.
- 0:11You used to shoot out the lights.
- 0:15You used to stop trucks on i19 in your blue leprechauns.
- 0:22You got the vote of your high school.
- 0:26Most likely to exceed but not likely to. You ever get enough?
- 0:34Enough for what you need.
- 0:36Enough for the night.
- 0:44Enough for the night.
- 0:53And now the carnival lights come down.
- 0:56The sounds of laughter recede.
- 1:00You sit and drink in this cardboard.
- 1:04The past laying on to see.
- 1:08You used to laugh about the damage done.
- 1:12But there was no way to know.
- 1:15How little distance you had actually come.
- 1:19How far you'd have to go.
- 1:23It's tough to do, baby. It's tough to make it.
- 1:27Ooh, when the heart is naked. It's tough for you, baby. It's tough for me too.
- 1:36All this pain to see you through.
- 1:40Now I want to see you smile. You know how.
- 1:45It's just been a while. Don't allow another night to close on your empty cup. You've had enough of those.
- 1:56Enough for the night.
- 2:03Enough for the night.
- 2:12You used to count on the miracles.
- 2:16The old shot in the dark.
- 2:20You used to wait for the setting sun to help you hit your mark.
- 2:27You used to stand on the tables.
- 2:31You used to shoot out the lights.
- 2:34You dress right out of the fables, baby.
- 2:39Arabian nights.
- 2:42But you were never the princess.
- 2:46More like the queen of the thieves.
- 2:49And my heart was never more than one of the many a queen receives.
- 2:57It's tough to do, baby. It's tough to make it.
- 3:00Ooh, when the heart is naked. It's tough for you, baby. It's tough for me too.
- 3:08Without the disdain to see through.
- 3:14Now I wanna see you smile. You know how.
- 3:19It's just been a while. Don't oh, now.
- 3:22Another night to pass beyond your reach. Hey, baby, not so fast.
- 3:29Hey, baby, not so fast.
- 3:38You've had enough of the night.
- 3:42To fill the street with tears.
- 3:46You've had enough of those empty hours.
- 3:49To last a thousand years.
- 3:52Enough for the night.
- 3:59Enough for the night.
- 4:07Enough of the night.
- 4:13Enough of the tears.