Live 18 Jul 1978 version
[Piano intro]
Take me now baby here as I am
Hold me close, try and understand
I work all day out in the hot sun
Break my back until the morning come
Come on now try and understand
I work all day pushing for the man
When daylight's gone, take me under your cover
They can't hurt us now
They can't hurt us now
They can't hurt us now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to love
What I got I have earned
What I'm not baby I have learned
True love is an angel disguised as lust
I wait in my bed till the morning come
Well come on now try and understand
The way I feel when I'm in your hands
Take me now as the sun descends
They can't touch us now
They can't touch us now
They can't touch us now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to love
Our love it seeds with doubt
The vicious circle turns and burns without
You know I cannot live, forgive me now
The time has come to take the moment and
They can't hurt us now
They can't hurt us now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
[Guitar solo]
One, two, three!
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
The above lyrics are for the live 18 Jul 1978 performance of BECAUSE THE NIGHT at Jackson Municipal Auditorium in Jackson, MS, during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour.
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List of available versions of BECAUSE THE NIGHT on this website:
BECAUSE THE NIGHT [Official studio version]