Whenever dark is fallin' You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive 'Til the day is dawnin' We can throw out all the blues and hit the city lights 'Cause there's music in the air and lots of lovin' everywhere So give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night You need the evening action A place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance It's a chain reaction You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance 'Cause there's music in the air and lots of lovin' everywhere So give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night So come on out tonight And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise And if you feel alright We can be lovers, 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes Don't you know we can fly? Just give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night And if we stay together We'll find the rhythm of the evening taking us up high Never mind the weather We'll be dancing in the street 'til the morning light 'Cause there's music in the air and lots of lovin' everywhere So give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night So come on out tonight And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise And if you feel alright We can be lovers, 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes Don't you know we can fly? Just give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the ni-

I spent all the money I owe I've got nothing to show for it I made a black hole inside a black hole I slept not a minute, oh no I'm bleeding from my soul again Is this the end Before the end, yeah man Me, and my reality, yeah I'm screaming at the past but it's laughing at me So give me back the night Give me back the night Give me back, give me back, give me back the night I'm not making any new friends (oh no) I'm all alone again (oh yeah) I'll play pretend inside my head I watched my idols come and go Each one they died for rock and roll So here I go on down that road Ya man Well me and my insanity I'm screaming at the past but it's laughing at me So give me back the night Give me back the night Give me back, give me back, give me back the night I wanna make it right So give me back my life Give me back, give me back, give me back the light Oh Oh Oh Yeah I'm singing in the hall of shame I'm living in the house of pain I'm singing in the hall of shame I'm living in the house of pain It's just me and my reality, yeah I'm screamin' at the past but its, la la la la la la la la So give me back the night (give me back) Give me back the night Give me back, give me back, give me back the night I wanna make it right So give me back my life Give me back, give me back, give me back the night

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