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Heat Of The Night Lyrics
I was caught in the crossfire of a silent scream
Where one man's nightmare is another man's dream
Pull the cover up high - and pray for the mornin' light
Cause you're livin' alone - in the heat of the night
Met a man with a message from the other side
Couldn't take the pressure - had to leave it behind
He said it's up to you
You can run or you can fight (Ya that's right)
Better leave it alone - in the heat of the night
In the heat of the night they'll be comin' around
There'll be lookin' for answers they'll be chasin' you down
In the heat of the night
(Where ya gonna hide when it all comes down)
(Don't look back don't ever turn around)
Had to pay the piper to call the tune
Said he'd be back someday - said he'd be back real soon
Pull the shades down low - you'll know when the time is right
When you're lyin' alone in the heat of the night
Where one man's nightmare is another man's dream
Pull the cover up high - and pray for the mornin' light
Cause you're livin' alone - in the heat of the night
Couldn't take the pressure - had to leave it behind
He said it's up to you
You can run or you can fight (Ya that's right)
Better leave it alone - in the heat of the night
There'll be lookin' for answers they'll be chasin' you down
In the heat of the night
(Where ya gonna hide when it all comes down)
(Don't look back don't ever turn around)
Said he'd be back someday - said he'd be back real soon
Pull the shades down low - you'll know when the time is right
When you're lyin' alone in the heat of the night
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from Jim Vallance\'s site:\n\n"Heat Of The Night" was partly inspired by the film noir classic "The Third Man", starring the brilliant actor-director Orson Welles. The darkness of the lyric was further influenced by a trip Bryan and I took to Berlin in March 1986, before the wall came down.\n\nsource: http://www.jimvallance.com/01-music-folder/songs-folder-may-27/pg-song-adams-heat-of-the.html#\n\nluckchild: I suspected something to do with the cold war or spies, or possibly a witness protection type thing. Guess I was in the right direction...