The night was dark, there was no moon above

I told my girl, yeah, this was a night for love

So we went parking, yeah, and the night was right

When someone grabbed me and I knew I was in a fight

It was the night of the phantom, yeah

I remember that look in his eye

It was the night of the phantom, yeah

I'll remember till the day I die

He grabbed my throat and I felt the blade of his knife

I clutched his hand 'cause I knew he would take my life

I heard him groan with an oh-so-familiar sigh

I looked at my girl and I heard her helpless cry, whoa

It was the night of the phantom, yeah

I remember that look in his eye

It was the night of the phantom, yeah

I'll remember till the day I die

I looked in his face, I saw the hate in his eyes

I felt the pain and I knew I was gonna die

I can hardly hear their voices now, life's about to go

But the secret I peeped, the phantom was my brother Joe

It was the night of the phantom, yeah

It was the night of the phantom, yeah

It was the night of the phantom, yeah

It was the night of the phantom, yeah