Nighttime (And My Baby)

(Norro Wilson - Carmol Taylor - Joe Stampley)



Well, I work like a dog eight hours a day

You know I'm nearly dead

I stop by a bar on my way home

Tried to loosen up my head.



Lord, knows it's a hard life

And sometimes it'll nearly drive you crazy

'Cause there ain't no pleasure in this life for me

But the nighttime and my baby.



Well, I'd love to ride all over town

In a brand new Cadillac

But on the money that I'm makin'

It'll never be like that.



But money don't buy everything

Like tender love that I have home a-waitin'

And the only pleasure in this life for me

Is the nighttime and my baby.



When I get home she's always got

Love saved up for me

Her warm sweet lips will make me

Forget all of my misery.



With her arms around me

Through the long, long night

I wake up in the morning

Feelin' right.



Go back to that old job again

With the boss standin' over me

Sayin' hurry up you gotta work hard

That's the way it's gonna be



Ten hours just keep on draggin'

Lord, knows that this life of mine ain't easy

Lord, there ain't no pleasures in the life for me

But the nighttime and my baby.



When I get home she's always got

Love saved up for me

Her warm sweet lips will make me

Forget all of my misery.



With her arms around me

Through the long, long night

I wake up in the morning

Feelin' right.



Go back to that old job again

With the boss standin' over me

Sayin' hurry up you gotta work hard

That's the way it's gonna be



Ten hours just keep on draggin'

And Lord, knows that this life of mine ain't easy

No, there ain't no pleasures in the life for me

But the nighttime and my baby...