"How far off," I sat and wondered.
Started hummin' a song from 1962.
Ain't it funny how the night moves,
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose.
Strange how the night moves, with autumn closin' in." - Meaning and context.">
Night Moves.
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I woke last night to the sound of thunder,
"How far off," I sat and wondered.
Started hummin' a song from 1962.
Ain't it funny how the night moves,
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose.
Strange how the night moves, with autumn closin' in.

— Bob Seger

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I woke last night to the sound of thunder,
"How far off," I sat and wondered.
Started hummin' a song from 1962.
Ain't it funny how the night moves,
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose.
Strange how the night moves, with autumn closin' in." in the context of "Night Moves." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bob Seger

About Bob Seger

Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter.