(myles goodwyn)   Published by northern goody two tunes, ltd./capac - ascap      Late night hustle goin' down in the city   A one way street on the wrong side of town   Young and foolish, man don't you know   All we could see were      Ladies in the night, walkin' a straight line   Ladies in the night, workin' overtime   Ladies in the night, doin' the hustle   Ladies in the night, flexin' their muscles   Ladies in the night, big city, big city girls      We worked out a deal with some chicks on the corner   Back at the room it was never to be   No one had money and the girls got so uptight      Ladies in the night, walkin' a straight line   Ladies in the night, workin' overtime   Ladies in the night, doin' the hustle   Ladies in the night, flexin' their muscles   Ladies in the night, big city, big city girls, so tough      Baby I know, it's just what I see   Baby I know, it's not what I need   Big city, big city girls      The next thing you know, things got rough, babe   They carved out a warnin' with a switch blade knife   The message was clear, if you wanna play, you gotta pay      Ladies in the night, walkin' a straight line   Ladies in the night, workin' overtime   Ladies in the night, doin' the hustle   Ladies in the night, flexin' their muscles   Ladies in the night, big city, big city girls