Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Chapter 8 from Skyway Man's album 'The World Only Ends When You Die', out now from Mama Bird Recording Co. Buy/save/stream/share: smarturl.it/mb040
/// Credits & Players:
Written by James Wallace / Andy Jenkins
Engineers - Allen Bergendahl, Alan Weatherhead, Kevin Dailey, James Wallace
Guitars - Alan Parker, Kevin Dailey
Drums/Percussion - Pinson Chanselle
Bass - Nate Mathews
Piano/Keys - James Wallace
Acoustic Guitars - James Wallace
Violin - Eleanore Denig
Violin - Cassie Shudak
Cello - Melodie Chase
Accordion - Kai Welch
Background Vocals - Casey Jane, Camille Weatherford
/// Lyrics:
You were supposed to be my babe
You weren't supposed to be Charlie's babe
I bought a new guitar today
Was gonna show ya how that song got made
"Night Walking, Alone" by The Desperation Play
Sha la la la la la la
Oh, the evening drifter
Sha la la la
Try to not miss her, it's easier so
But love still grows
And Nobody knows
I was supposed to be your man
Yeah, you know Charlie he don't understand
But if that's the way, then that's the way
Turn on the radio and fade away
"Night Walking, Alone" by The Desperation Play
Remember when they played at Dark Hollow
And the lights blacked out?
My head bled something real...
I was barely 18
My hands knuckle-white
Neck stretched out
When they played “Gripped on to the Steel”
Or was it “Spinnin' My Wheels"?
Sha la la la la la la
Oh, that’s right they played “The Superstition”
Sha la la la
That's when my spine started shivering from head to toe
They played “Love Is the Great Unknown”
into “Night Walking, Alone”
Someday, I will rise from the grave
Haunt that old pool hall beside the bay
Live in the jukebox, watch people sway
Late at night make the jukebox play
"Night Walking, Alone"
"Night Walking, Alone"
"Night Walking, Alone"
Chapter 8 from Skyway Man's album 'The World Only Ends When You Die', out now from Mama Bird Recording Co. Buy/save/stream/share: smarturl.it/mb040
/// Credits & Players:
Written by James Wallace / Andy Jenkins
Engineers - Allen Bergendahl, Alan Weatherhead, Kevin Dailey, James Wallace
Guitars - Alan Parker, Kevin Dailey
Drums/Percussion - Pinson Chanselle
Bass - Nate Mathews
Piano/Keys - James Wallace
Acoustic Guitars - James Wallace
Violin - Eleanore Denig
Violin - Cassie Shudak
Cello - Melodie Chase
Accordion - Kai Welch
Background Vocals - Casey Jane, Camille Weatherford
/// Lyrics:
You were supposed to be my babe
You weren't supposed to be Charlie's babe
I bought a new guitar today
Was gonna show ya how that song got made
"Night Walking, Alone" by The Desperation Play
Sha la la la la la la
Oh, the evening drifter
Sha la la la
Try to not miss her, it's easier so
But love still grows
And Nobody knows
I was supposed to be your man
Yeah, you know Charlie he don't understand
But if that's the way, then that's the way
Turn on the radio and fade away
"Night Walking, Alone" by The Desperation Play
Remember when they played at Dark Hollow
And the lights blacked out?
My head bled something real...
I was barely 18
My hands knuckle-white
Neck stretched out
When they played “Gripped on to the Steel”
Or was it “Spinnin' My Wheels"?
Sha la la la la la la
Oh, that’s right they played “The Superstition”
Sha la la la
That's when my spine started shivering from head to toe
They played “Love Is the Great Unknown”
into “Night Walking, Alone”
Someday, I will rise from the grave
Haunt that old pool hall beside the bay
Live in the jukebox, watch people sway
Late at night make the jukebox play
"Night Walking, Alone"
"Night Walking, Alone"
"Night Walking, Alone"
