Karen, she's my boss at the shoe store   We sell to the rich on Madison Avenue   I come in late from Brooklyn on the F train   Karen says "honey, make this your last time"   But we like her, she's firm but approachable   Dresses in style, pretty conservative   We ask her, "hey, come out with us after work"   Karen she always declines      And we talk about   Karen by night   We imagine she must lead a very dull life   With just a cat and a book by her side   We know her by day but we don't know   Karen by night      In the stockroom searching for a 9B   I overheard Karen whisper on the phone   She said, "meet me at the club   There's a shipment coming in   And I can't pull this one off alone"   Well, I didn't know what to think   Was my mind playing tricks?   Was there more to this Karen then realized?   I had to know so I followed her home   I could not believe my eyes      And then I saw   Karen by night   The leather comes out under the moonlight   Takes off her Chanel and hops on her bike   Looking like young Marlon Brando   Karen by night      Saw her leaning on the bar with a drink in hand   And a cigarette dangling from her bright red lips   She looked like she was looking for someone   Like she was looking for a fight   Then a young blonde buck walked in   She grabbed him by the collar   Kissed him hard on the mouth   And slapped him on the cheek   Then I thought she spied me in the corner of her eye   So I ran outside, but all night all I could think about was   Karen by night      The next morning, I'm late as usual   Karen's there fresh as a daisy   She says with a smile, "you look like hell   And where you last night?"      Karen by night   Imagine she must lead a very dull life   With just a cat or a book by her side   We know her by day but we don't know   Karen by night   The leather comes out under the moonlight   Takes off her Chanel and hops on her bike   Looking like Marlon Brando   Looking like young Marlon Brando   Wish I could be more like   Karen by night      Looking like young Marlon Brando   Not like the old fat Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now   Karen by Night