My nights were getting better   Without a lover   The feeling of peace I had   All by myself   Free to fill my space with   Things I really wanted   Giving no excuses I even had my own place   Had my own place      Those long nights   Those bright lights   Those carefree days   Those long nights   Those bright lights   I tell you I got it made      Never ever realized that I was lonely   'cause working on the road can be   It can be an escape   Dinner in a one night stop   Just meet me in the hall   Take a number in my black book   And promise to call, promise to call      Those long nights   Those bright lights   Those carefree days   Those long nights   Those bright lights   I tell you I got it made      Then I saw a bright face   Lit by a candle   Sitting in the bar alone   She filled the whole place      The magic of her presence   Who could walk up to her   Who would ever dare to give   This woman-child a chase      Thought my nights were getting better   Just living by myself   But I got hooked this time   Now we got our own place   We got our own place      Those long nights   Those bright lights   Those carefree days   Those long nights   Those bright lights   I tell you I got it made      And I love those long nights