From the recording Real Time
Lyrics
[Music and lyrics by Mark Edberg. Performance by The Furies (M. Edberg, M. Capone, T. Hadden, P. Parker).]
Midnight lantern in the old white store
Lady on the corner was troubled by the heat
Changing tires in a cold snowstorm
Gotta get Johnny on down the street
It don’t seem to matter in the bright lights
But it means a lot to me (and you will see yourself)
Got some people coming in to town
Girl from the store came to make it look right
Phone call came from a trailer in the dark
The man with the old truck turned on the light
It don’t seem to matter in the bright lights
But it means a lot to me (and you will see yourself)
Remember, this is real time
Like the leaves on a tree
Don’t make diamonds but they make the sky blue
And it means a lot to me (and you will see yourself)
Midnight lantern in the old white store
Lady on the corner was troubled by the heat
Changing tires in a cold snowstorm
Gotta get Johnny on down the street
It don’t seem to matter in the bright lights
But it means a lot to me (and you will see yourself)
(Copywright M. Edberg)