This song was first released on The Coal Men album 'Kids with Songs' and the Lonely Hearts E.P. (self titled)
lyrics
Born in the Dark ~ Dave Coleman / Will Holland
There’s sweet hearts dancing
In the corner of a bar I know
Despite all of there steps
They’ve still got a ways to go
There’s a street full of churches
Preaching them same old words
Pardon me brother
Won’t you teach me something I ain’t heard -
It’s not good enough for me
I was born in the dark but I see the light
Baby don’t you hold on tight
We’ve been through this before
I'm not hanging around this town no more
There’s a view of the city
Where lovers go to play
Rusty cars and kisses that just fade away
There’s trouble on the square
With blood falling on the street
Breaking bones because
There’s a women who will always cheat
It’s not good enough for me
I was born in the dark but I see the light
Baby don’t you hold on tight
We’ve been through this before
Well I'm not hanging around this town no more
I’ve seen the streets the buildings in the catalogs
At the limit of the sky a man’s got to climb or fall
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