Just a small-town girl Livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train goin' anywhere Just a city boy Born and raised in South Detroit He took the midnight train goin' anywhere Oh, a singer in a smokey room The smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they share the night It goes on and on, and on, and on Strangers waiting Up and down the boulevard Their shadows are searching in the ni-i-i-ight Streetlights people Livin' just to find emotion Hidin' somewhere in the night Workin' hard to get my fill Everybody wants a thrill Payin' anything to roll the dice just one more time Some will win, some will lose Some were born to sing the blues Oh, the movie never ends It goes on and on, and on, and on Strangers, oh waiting Up and down the boulevard Their shadows oh searching in the ni-i-i-ight Streetlights people Livin' just to find emotion Hidin' somewhere in the night