Intro: D# D# Cm A# G# Verse 1: D# | G# D# | Standing in darkness with empty hands Cm A# G# I still know how to use 'em, but the miles made other plans D# | G# D# | Running out of highway, shorter on time Cm A# G# Feel the dead weight deepen and the devil coming down the line D# | G# D# | The dashboard shaking, I steady the wheel Cm A# G# And I make every turn by memory, by feel D# | G# D# | Towards a black horizon, an unbroken dawn Cm A# G# A# Cm A# Will this endless stretch of desert road get me back where I belong?
Chorus: D# Will you turn the bright lights on? Baby, turn the bright lights on Cm A# 'Cause I haven't forgotten wherе it is I'm from G# A# Look out your window for me, here I comе D# Will you turn the bright lights on? Baby, turn the bright lights on Cm A# Put me back on the corner to sing my song G# A# D# I'm a shoo-in tonight, turn the bright lights on Interlude: D# Verse 2: D# |G# D# | I carried my own weight and then some too Cm A# G# There are things I would change, but it ain't worth going through D# | G# D# | Maybe I'm tapped out or just plain old tired Cm A# G# A# Cm A# Tonight the charge is reading low, but I'm still hard-wired Chorus: D# Will you turn the bright lights on? Baby, turn the bright lights on Cm A# 'Cause I haven't forgotten where it is I'm from G# A# Look out your window for me, here I come D# Will you turn the bright lights on? Baby, turn the bright lights on Cm A# Put me back on the corner to sing my song G# A# I'm a shoo-in tonight, turn the bright lights on Post-Chorus: D# Cm Turn the bright lights on A# G# A# Bridge: D# Will you turn the bright lights on? Will you turn the bright lights on? G# Will you turn the bright lights on? Will you turn the bright lights on? Cm Will you turn the bright lights on? Will you turn the bright lights on? A# Will you turn the bright lights on? Will you turn the bright lights on? G# Will you turn the bright lights on? D# Will you turn, will you turn Cm Will you turn the bright lights on? Fm D# G# A# Fm D# G# A# Will you turn, will you turn them on? Chorus: D# You know, I think it's gonna be alright D# You know, I think it's gonna be alright Cm You know, I think it's gonna be alright A# G# You know, I think it's gonna be alright A# Tonight, tonight, tonight, yeah D# You know, I think it's gonna be alright Cm You know, I think it's gonna be alright A# G# Just take me back and let me sing my song A# D# Turn the bright lights on Post-Chorus: D# Cm A# G# A# Cm A# D# D# Cm A# G# A# Cm A# Fm D# Fm D# End on D#