Live 23 Nov 2002 version
[Spoken intro (Bruce Springsteen):] Thanks. We got some friends of ours here tonight, they'll come up and be with us. We got Dave Stewart, come on up. And Bono, come on up.
| Bono: | Take me now baby here as I am |
| Pull me close, try and understand | |
| I work all day out in the sun | |
| Take me now till the morning come | |
| Bono: | Come on now try and understand |
| The way I feel when I'm in your hand | |
| Take me now as the sun descends | |
| They can't hurt us now | |
| Can't hurt us now | |
| Can't hurt us now | |
| Bono: | Because the night belongs to lovers |
| Because the night belongs to us | |
| Because the night belongs to lovers | |
| Because the night belongs to us | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | What I got baby I earned |
| What I'm not yeah I have learned | |
| Desire and hunger is the fire I breathe | |
| Stay in my bed till the morning comes | |
| Springsteen and Bono: | Come on now try and understand |
| The way I feel under your command | |
| Take my hand as the sun descends | |
| Bono: | They can't hurt us now |
| Bruce Springsteen: | They can't hurt us now |
| Bono: | They can't hurt us now |
| Springsteen and Bono: | Because the night belongs to lovers |
| Because the night belongs to us | |
| Because the night belongs to lovers | |
| Because the night | |
| Bono: | Belongs to us |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Your love is here and now |
| Springsteen and Bono: | The vicious circle turns and burns without |
| Bono: | You know I cannot live, forgive me now |
| But time has come to take this moment and | |
| They can't hurt us now | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | They can't hurt us now |
| Bono: | They can't hurt us now |
| Springsteen and Bono: | Because the night belongs to lovers |
| Because the night belongs to us | |
| Because the night belongs to lovers | |
| Because the night | |
| Bono: | Belongs to us |
| Dave Stewart: | [Guitar solo] |
| Bruce Springsteen: | [Guitar solo] |
| Bono: | Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! |
| Crowd: | Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! |
| Springsteen and Bono: | Because the night belongs to lovers |
| Because the night belongs to us | |
| Because the night belongs to lovers | |
| Because the night belongs to us | |
| Bono: | I just wanna draw lines in the sand |
| We're building a church, not made of hands | |
| We'll reach into the night, we'll reach into a prayer | |
| We'll reach into a night that will never end | |
| Because the night belongs to lovers | |
| Springsteen and Bono: | Because the night belongs to us |
| Because the night belongs to lovers | |
| Because the night | |
| Bono: | Belongs to us |
The above lyrics are for the live 23 Nov 2002 performance of BECAUSE THE NIGHT at American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL, during The Rising Tour. The song featured a guest appearance by Bono (of U2) on vocals and Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics) on guitar.
Thanks Born To Walk (at Greasy Lake) and Ciaran (at Greasy Lake) for the lyrics corrections.
List of available versions of BECAUSE THE NIGHT on this website:
BECAUSE THE NIGHT [Official studio version]
