I don't remember, were we wild and young
All that faded into memory
I feel like somebody I don't know
Are we really who we used to be
Am I really who I was

The lights will draw you in
And the dark will bring you down
And the night will break your heart
But only if you're lucky now

Waiting outside while you find your keys
Like bags of trash in the blackening snow
City of neon and toes that freeze
We've got nothing and nowhere to go
We've got nothing and nowhere

And the lights will draw you in
And the dark will take you down
The night will break your heart
But only if you're lucky now

And if the lights will draw you in
And the dark will take you down
But love will mend your heart
But only if you're lucky now

I don't remember were we wild and young
All that's faded into memory
I feel like somebody I don't know
Are we really who we used to be
Am I really who I was


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Lucky Now Lyrics as written by Ryan Adams

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    I heard this on Later Live... with Jools Holland as was blown away. Such a beautiful song, and the way he sings it makes it feel so raw. I find myself clinging to the change of line in the final chorus; if not it is a very sad song indeed. It's true that only love can help us through the darkness and long, lonely nights.

    Claudia-Natalieon October 26, 2011   Link

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