In the heat of the night   Seems like a cold sweat   Creeping cross my brow, yeah      In the heat of the night   I'm a feelin' motherless somehow   Stars with evil eyes stare from the sky   All mean and bright   (In the heat of the night)      Ain't a woman here before   Knows how to make the morning come   It's so hard to keep control   When I could sell my soul, oh, for just a little light   (In the heat of the night)      In the heat of the night   I've got trouble wall to wall, oh yes I have   An' I repeat, oh, I repeat in the night   Must be an ending to us all      Oh Lord, it won't be long   Just you be strong   And it'll be all right   (In the heat of the night)      In the heat of the night