Up all night I could not sleep   The whiskey that I drank was cheap   With shakin' hands I went and I lit up my last cigarette   Well the sun came, night had fled   And sleepy eyed I reached my bed   I saw you sleepy dreamin' there all covered and warm      South City midnight lady   I'm much obliged indeed   You sure have saved this man whose soul was in need   I thought there was no reason   For all these things I do   But the smile that I sent out returned with you      When day has left the night behind   And shadows roll across my mind   I sometimes find myself alone out walkin' the street   Yes, and when I'm feelin' down and blue   Then all I do is think of you   And all my foolish problems seem to fade away      South City midnight lady   I'm much obliged indeed   You sure have saved this man whose soul was in need   I thought there was no reason   For all these things I do   But the smile that I sent out returned with you