Story Behind the Song
Y2K was just around the corner, and fascinated by the hype over the power shutting down all over the country, Robert wrote a ditty of how it affected ordinary people and their extraordinarily strange lives. John added the appropriately moody tone, and Jeff Kieffer added the Marlboro-Man guitar!
Lyrics
Gladys Perkins, she lived alone,
TV preacher welcome in her home,
She was white, she was Christian, she was so devout
But she couldn’t find Jesus when the lights went out
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Where were you when the lights went out?
When the cold and darkness fell all about,
Did it make you wonder, did it make you doubt?
Where were you when the lights went out?
Jacob Perry he lived alone,
Listened to the women on the telephone,
He heard those voices, he would moan and pout
Got a cold, cold shower when the lights went out.
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Razor Jackson he lived alone,
Played a Stratocaster with a killer tone,
At a hundred DB he would rock the house,
But there’s no Stairway to Heaven when the lights go out.
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SOLO
Did you ever walk the lonely mile,
Did you ever see the devil smile
Did your bad dreams wake you with a scream and shout
Did you call for mother when the lights went out?
CHORUS
So keep your cool, keep you head
Keep your money underneath your bed
And if you’re wondering what it’s all about;
Don’t call my name when the lights go out.
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