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.