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Story behind the song
Remembrances of the Cuban missile crisis and classic spy novels
Lyrics
Havana Lights
W & M Ron Tintner, 2023 ASCAP
I was stuck in Havana when the missiles struck
Lit up like a thief in the night
So I ducked into an alley with the cats and bums,
Trying to get out of sight
In the pale of the morning, a distant early warning,
Sounded the alert too late
I hadn't done enough and when the rum wore off,
I was an enemy of the state
Ooh ooh ooh Havana sunset
ooh ooh ooh Havana nights
Ooh ooh ooh Havana sunrise
ooh ooh ooh Havana lights
I fled into the jungle, (I was) waist deep in the swamp,
There were alligators, monkeys and snakes
We formed an alliance, I swore them to silence,
They promised not to give me away
Lights of the city kept tracking me down,
Groping like the fingers of a hand
So I slipped into the shadows where they couldn't get a grip
And got ready to make my stand
Ooh ooh ooh Havana sunset ooh ooh ooh Havana nights
Ooh ooh ooh Havana sunrise ooh ooh ooh Havana lights
I was caught in a nightmare
but this was more than a dream
I couldn't get outta there
I was stuck in that scene
I was stuck in Havana when the missiles struck,
Lit up like a thief in the night
I did the best that I could, left later than I should,
And I barely got out alive
Ooh ooh ooh Havana sunset ooh ooh ooh Havana nights
Ooh ooh ooh Havana sunrise ooh ooh ooh Havana lights