I go out about five    I gotta job to stay alive    Downtown I'm so lost    Every fool around me is my boss    I can't wait to get back    Leaning on your shoulder    We don't sleep you play rough    And when it comes to going down we never get enough       Long live the night    When I can hold my head up high    Long live the night    Cause I know you'll be standing by       And all day I'm just dirt    Don't get no breaks just do the work    I'm so bored I watch the clock    And when the sun is down    I finally get to stop       And I love the things that we do    You really work me over    Don't have to crawl    Life is mean    Cause you make me so tall    And I feel like a queen       Long live the night    When I can hold my head up high    Long live the night    Cause I know you'll be standing by       Long live the night    I'm in your arms and I'm all right    Long live the night    Just keep me from the morning light       You and I have dreams so sweet no one can take away    Til the day we're on our feet    Keep me going cause we got the night    And you know how to do me right       Long live the night    Long live the night    Long live the night    I'm in your arms and I'm all right    Long live the night    I'm safe until the morning light