Verse
I?m searching for phrases
To sing your praises
I need to tell someone
It?s soon after midnight
And my day has just begun
Verse
A gal named Honey
Took my money
She was passing by
It?s soon after midnight
And the moon is in my eye
Middle 8
My heart is cheerful, it?s never fearful
I been down on the killing floors
I?m in no great hurry, I?m not afraid of your fury
I've faced stronger walls than yours
Verse
Charlotte?s a harlot
Dresses in scarlet
Mary dresses in green
It?s soon after midnight
And I?ve got a date with a fairy queen
Solo
Middle 8
They chirp and they chatter, what does it matter
They?re lying there dying in their blood
Two Timing Slim, who?s ever heard of him
I?ll drag his corpse through the mud
Verse
It?s now or never
More than ever
When I met you I didn?t think you would do
It?s soon after midnight
And I don?t want nobody but you
Coda
