Night Of A Thousand Stars Lyrics: Robert Hunter Music: Phil Lesh A new Hunter/Lesh song, written in 2001 and performed by Phil Lesh & Friends. Full moon rising over Alcatraz Hangin there like a big topaz Ruling this night of a thousand stars With a back seat full of broken guitars Raised in chains by Jehosaphats daughter Served twenty years for walkin on the water Just out fishin for love in the rain From an easy chair in the passing lane If I had forgotten, Id remember well The fruit and the tree from which it fell Many long years rollin homeward bound Goin hell-for-leather on this merry go round Chorus Night of a thousand stars The sound of sweet guitars (note 1) On this night (on this night) On this night (on this night) On this night (on this night) On this night of a thousand blazing stars (note 2) Down in the laundry with my head in my hands Doin whatsoever the Lord commands Poppin the hood off a Ford V8 (note 3) Disguised with an out of state licence plate Payin my taxes in whiskey and blood Mixed in a barrel floating on the flood Doing my penance for a life of crime Singing B Minor Masses in double time The tiger and the lion hanging on the wall Between the head of a saint and a bocce ball Ive been rebuked and Ive been scorned But I cant ever say that I havent been warned [chorus] I tried to serve you right I tried to serve you well It looked all right by morning light In hindsight - who can tell? I dont know what to tell (note 4) Truth or farewell Flipping though the pages of my soul (note 5) My heart rears up and swallows me whole These were moments of my life Since dissected with a thick blunt knife If I could recapture one moment of truth From the firm foundation of a misspent yourh Id fall like rain on this thirsty earth A testament of beauty and worth But if it dont happen because it cant I hope and pray this wish you grant From one mans heart to a falling star We always remember who we are Remember the night of a thousand stars (note 6) When love swam naked in the reservoir Writing mad sonnets in the midnight park Leaving tracks of tears for her watermark Drums of the jungle on the edge of night Only you could see with your perfect sight If you dont remember you can be excused Cause it could never be reproduced [chorus] Notes (1) reportedly. Joan and Phil sang the sound of cheap guitars after some duff notes on 8 July 2003 (2) Phil misses out blazing in this line (as compared with the Hunter lyrics published on Phils site) (3) it sounds to me as if Phil sings Popping the head of a Ford V8 not ... hood ... as in the Hunter lyrics (4) Phil doesnt sing these two lines (5) Phil misses out the first four lines of this verse in live performances (thanks to Bill for spotting this) (6) this is the order of as Phil sings it. The Hunter lyrics have this as a bridge before the third verse. Recordings Date Album Recorded By studio 2002 There And Back Again Phil Lesh & Friends 3 Apr 2002 KCBO Studio C Vol 14 Phil Lesh & Friends
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