Home before dark (HENK) Gm Am Another car is stopping for gas , Gm Am be careful with that burning match , Gm Am G F the radio is playing Nat King Cole , F7 G F Am Nat King Cole sings . Gm Am Another stranger turns the wheel , Gm Am I stay behind in silence and feel Gm Am G F the oil on overall and hands is all that's left , F7 G F Am G Em all left for me . F Am G Em Better late than never , F Am G Em here come the sunny days . F Am G Em You keep your eyes wide open , F Am G F and all I say is Yes , Yes , Yes , F7 G F Am Yes , Yes , me too ! Gm Am Gm Am Gm Am G F F7 G F Am Gm Am I'm ready for a kick in the back , Gm Am I'm ready for another hopeless wreck , Gm Am G F I'm ready for a night so long and black , F7 G F Am G Em so long and black . F Am G Em Better late than never , F Am G Em here come the sunny days . F Am G Em I keep my eyes wide open , F Am G Em and all I say is Yes . F Am G Em Here come the best years of my life , F Am G F and all I say is Yes , Yes , Yes , F7 G F Am Yes , Yes , me too ! Gm Am Another night of counting cars , Gm Am the magazines and candy bars , Gm Am G F and everybody's driving home , they're home ; F7 G F Am home before dark . Symeon Charalabides (cosmopolitan trainee)