I walk alone into lady night
She wraps me in her black veils, wraps me tight
Her velvet touch on my weary eyes
Kisses softly, windy sighs

Lady night in her grandeur flaunts jewels of light
Flirting with sir half-moon
She shimmies slowly backs-o-mountains
Dips her hair in twilight

Walk alone into lady night
The woman's discreet as a grave and I know she'll want your tears

Lady night's got an appetite
For sorrow liquidated into pearls of light
One by one shell gather them to her breast
Kiss your lowered eyes and bid you rest

She takes me to her tummy, I clutch her warmth
I know that I am falling
She delves into my mind, delves into my mind
Brings out my darkest thoughts to keep her dark from dawning
I know that's what she wants

I turn my back to lady night, my mind is clear
My pearls are in her satchel, I've paid my share of blackness to her

Turn my back to the lady, though she calls, she calls?
But I am going to the dawn, I am going to the dawn
I am going to the dawn
And she can no longer keep me