Well it was dark at midnight
   There was hardly any moon
   And no one really saw much
   No one was really sure
   But something didn't seem right
   Something was kinda queer
   A roar turned into whispers
   Everyone stood there
  
   As the sound split the night
   They ran hiding from the light
   Like strangers in the night
   Like strangers in the night
  
   Well I didn't see no shotgun
   I didn't see no knife
   But I saw this crazy black guy
   With the demon in his eye
   And I heard him say "white man"
   I've seen that silver cue
   You don't remember me well
   But I remember you
  
   As the sound split the night
   They ran hiding from the light
   Like strangers in the night
   Like strangers in the night
  
   Well the knife just left his fingers
   As the black guy took his aim
   White guy's head exploded
   The black guy howled in pain
   Then everybody scattered
   I heard some woman scream
   God damn you old black bastard
   You've blown away my dreams
  
   As the sound split the night
   They ran hiding from the light
   Like strangers in the night
   Like strangers in the night