I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles,
Such are promises, all lies and jest,
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest, hmmmm
When I left my home and my family, I's no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared, laying low,
Seeking out the poorer quarters, where the ragged people go,
Looking for the places only they would know.
Li la li...
Asking only workman's wages, I come lookin' for a job,
But I get no offers,
Just a come-on from the whores on 7th Avenue.
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there.
La la la...
(Instrumental bridge)
Li la li...
And I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone,
goin' home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleedin' me, leadin' me,
goin' home.
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down or cut him
'Til he cried out in his anger and his shame
I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains.
Li la li...do it to me one
Just one more time
Oh Baby let´s get down tonight
Everybody dance and feel allright
Rhythm of the night
Do it to me one
Just one more time
Oh Baby let´s get down tonight
Everybody dance and feel allright
Rhythm of the night
We´re running out of time
Another day in paradise so come on...
And nothing is forbidden
There´s no one who can stop us tonight...give me your love
Do it to me one
Just one more time
Oh Baby let´s get down tonight
Everybody dance and feel allright
Rhythm of the night
Do it to me one
Just one more time
Oh Baby let´s get down tonight
Everybody dance and feel allright
Rhythm of the night
I am lost in a dream
Can´t believe that it´s real
It´s never knew. It excist
You´re the one for me
It´s the rhythm of the night
It will catch you any time
Give me once give me twice
Your love
I can see it in your eyes
But there´s no time for foolish bright
no come on...
If you wanna feel the sun
Than just hang on to this love deep inside
Inside your heart
Do it to me one
Just one more time
Oh Baby let´s get down tonight
Everybody dance and feel allright
Rhythm of the night
Do it to me one
Just one more time
Oh Baby let´s get down tonight
Everybody dance and feel allright
Rhythm of the night
And my love is in a dream
Can´t believe that it´s real
It´s never knew. It excist
You´re the one for me
It´s the rhythm of the night
It will catch you any time
Giv