Nightmist ’66 Mustang
Written by Derek Carpenter

(Verse 1)
My brother pulled up in his green fatigues
Driving the prettiest car I’d ever seen
The fresh paint matched the evening sky
Smell of the vinyl tattooed in my mind
He said jump on in and we’ll go for a ride
I looked at my brother with the biggest smile

(Chorus)
He dropped the clutch in that 289
You could feel the four-speed V8 horses fly
Burned rubber on blacktop, cloud of smoke
The rumble from the engine shook the road
He tore around that corner going 89
My eyes opened wide—I thought I’d die
Looking at him like he was insane
Driving that Nightmist ’66 Mustang

(Verse 2)
He was sent for his third tour in Vietnam
Drove him to the airport, he was calm
I handed him his bags and we said goodbye
He shook my hand then looked me in the eyes
Gave me his keys, said take care of her for me
When I get back, we’ll burn up those streets

(Chorus)
He dropped the clutch in that 289
You could feel the four-speed V8 horses fly
Burned rubber on blacktop, cloud of smoke
The rumble from the engine shook the road
He tore around that corner going 89
My eyes opened wide—I thought I’d die
Looking at him like he was insane
Driving that Nightmist ’66 Mustang

(Bridge)
He was killed in Kontum in February of ’69
Never returned home and we didn’t get that ride
Fifty years gone but it’s like yesterday
When I fire her up I feel my brother by my side
Driving this Mustang

(Final Chorus)
Dropping the clutch in that 289
I can still feel his four-speed V8 horses fly
Burned rubber on blacktop, cloud of smoke
The rumble from the engine shook the road
He tore around that corner going 89
My eyes opened wide—I thought I’d die
Looking at him like he was insane
Driving that Nightmist ’66 Mustang
He lives on in that Nightmist ’66 Mustang—