Lady of the Night

Standing on the corner Getting soaked by all the rain The world that waits before her Is the same old twisted game It pushed her to her limits And then it broke her pride The failures and near-misses Locked the gates to paradise Yet another headlight Yet another man She's on another deadline For a little cash in hand She wonders how she came to Fall as low as this Life has turned the tables Fed her poison from its lips She feels so lost Just count the cash, not the soul that she has lost She's the lady of the night Once there was a young girl Who dreamt a perfect life Is it out there somewhere? 'Cos it sure ain't here tonight Living in the moment There's no more "making plans" It's ecstasy and torment Wrapped up in a half-hour stand She feels so lost Just count the cash, not the soul that she has lost All the times she's been lost Caught up in this vicious cycle (The soul that she has lost) Count the cash, don't count the cost That's the lady of the night She's the lady of the night (She feels so lost) All the times she's been lost Caught up in this vicious cycle She's the lady of the night And that's how she survives