In The Heat Of The Night

Smokie

In the heat of the night when you know it ain't right


But you do what you want to do.


You do what you feel but no one can feel like you.





In the summertime city ain't it a pity


There's so much to tie you down


You're leaving tonight for somewhere you can't be found





While down at the end of town


At a pool hall where they all hang around


You can hear them talking 'bout girls they know


Talking 'bout what they're gonna do


Then you ask yourself: is this where you belong,


Is it right or is it wrong


And does it matter what's right


In the heat of the night.





In the streets tonight under the neon lights


You're searching for something new.


Nothing is real but no one could feel like you.





They say eagles fly in this red hot sky


But were they just passing through


Or did they look down and see what you found was true.





But still in the back of your mind


You've got something to believe in


But there's so much to find


As the bright lights dim and the night closes in .


You thought everything has ended


But it's yet to begin


And you ain't see nothing yet


(but) what you see you won't forget





You say


Why oh why did it take you so long to want something more


oh why did you never got off on this before


and here it is the life you've standing in front of you like an open door.





And you ask yourself: is this where you belong,


Is it right or is it wrong


And does it matter what's right


In the heat of the night.





In the heat of the night when you know it ain't right


But you do what you want to do.


You do what you feel but no one can feel like you.