[Spoken Intro] Funny thing about a warning— it only sounds like a warning after you know what happened. [Verse 1] Gas light buzzing at the county line Two seventeen and I'm doing fine Coffee went cold about an hour ago Radio died twenty miles back down the road No cars behind me No town ahead Just that little white line And the things I never said Then every light On the dashboard went black Kept driving. Didn't ask. [Chorus] Something ain't right out here Something ain't right Moon hasn't moved Since a quarter past midnight Same dead tree Same telephone wire Same little house With the porch light on fire I ain't scared But I know what I saw I've passed that sign Four times before Something ain't right out here And I don't think it's the road. [Instrumental Passage] [Verse 2] Pulled to the shoulder, killed the ignition Silence came down like a bad premonition Opened my door, put a boot on the ground That's when I noticed there wasn't a sound No insects No wind No tires somewhere far away Even my own breathing Felt a second late Then the radio whispered Though the key was in my hand— "Keep going." So I did. [Chorus] Something ain't right out here Something ain't right Moon hasn't moved Since a quarter past midnight Same dead tree Same telephone wire Same little house Getting closer every time I ain't praying I ain't calling the law There are some things You don't explain what you saw Something ain't right out here And I don't think it's the road. [Instrumental Passage] [Verse 3] Fifth time around I stopped by the house Porch light humming Nothing else Screen door open Kitchen light low One cup waiting By the window I walked inside Saw a coat on a chair My coat. My keys. My cigarette case sitting there. Then somebody moved At the end of the hall Same boots. Same hair. Same shadow on the wall. She didn't scream. Neither did I. She just looked at me like she'd been waiting all night. [Low Female Harmonies] All night... All night... All night... [Bridge] She said— "You always take this road when you're trying to leave." I said, "Leave what?" She smiled. Then somewhere outside— my engine started. [Instrumental Expansion] [Lead] I walked to the window. My car was in the road. Headlights on. Driver's door closed. And somebody had both hands on the wheel. [Low Female Harmonies] Keep going... Keep going... [Lead] I watched her pull away. Same taillights. Same turn. Same road I'd been driving all night. Then the kitchen lights went black. [Final Chorus] Something ain't right out here Something ain't right Sun should've come But it's still midnight Same dead tree Same telephone wire Same damn road running round and round I ain't running I ain't calling the law I'm done pretending I don't know what I saw Something ain't right out here Something ain't right— [Drop to Near Silence] Headlights turn the corner. [Spoken] There I am. [Final Instrumental] [Low Female Harmonies] Keep going... Keep going... [Lead, Quiet] I think I always do.
