Cold Night

It's a cold night

And it calls for cigarettes

It calls for whiskey drinks

And it calls for no regrets

It's gonna be a night where all the girls

Don't know who they're up against

And all those rational weekend warriors

Have all gone off to bed.

And I need a long night

Like I need a rope around my neck.

I'll be swinging from the rafters

Before it all comes to an end.

Even though I'll count it as a loss

A loss is better than no bet

But I'll always be a betting man

Even when they stack the deck.

It's a cold night

And I should take care of myself

But not until I hit the bottom

Do I worry about my health

I can be burning like a flame

While I am chilled down to the bone.

I'll be soaring high above the rooftops

While I am sinking like a stone

And I need a long night

I need to get this off my chest.

It's not for picking up the pieces

It's for throwing out the rest

Tonight we've got a point to prove

We're not too old for this just yet

And what's the point of being a better man

If you can never be the best

I was a cold night

I thought I's never see the dawn

Now my skin's a suit of iron

To protect a soul that's made of stone.

But my heart still pounds a war drum rhythm

As it rattles in my chest

And I'm standing on the front lines

Watching the sun rise overhead.

And I needed last night

And I may need it again tonight

I'm a solitary warrior

In the solitary fight of his life.

I'll see you in the morning

And I'll have stories to tell

These night may be the stuff of legends

So let's make legends of ourselves.