It was a nice night,
at least I thought it was nice
And it was the right time,
at least I thought it was right
All I wanted was a taste of sin
But when I started, the roof gave in
If they only had told me,
if only they had known
Well, I would have changed
my whole way
of thinking a long time ago
She said she was lonely
and it was hell back home
And she said she was tired
of being left alone
Well I knew all about it,
cause I was feeling the same
I had no reason to doubt it,
she was playing my game
And when she asked me
to take a ride in her car
Well, how was I to know
that it would ever, ever go this far?
Sittin' in the backseat
with a day -old bone
And a partly -grown poodle
she couldn't leave out of home
Cause he would only get lonely
and all the neighbors complained
But we'd be fine if I don't leave,
I softly whisper his name
Cause he was really quite friendly,
he wouldn't do me no harm
So there I sat the poodle in my lap,
the woman in my arms
And every time I kissed her,
the dog would growl
And I would have loved to kick him,
but I didn't know how
She looked so lovely,
sitting there in the dark
But when I moved in closer,
the damn thing barked
Just because I gave him
a little twist of his ear
Ž
Well she threw me out the door
and she said Ž
Well you can walk from here
Ž
By walking down the highway
Ž
Afraid to hit your ride
Ž
But if you remember Ž
Ž
It was a lovely night
Ž
Watch the new moon rise Ž
On the crest of the hill
Ž
I guess it isn't surprising
that I had my fill
And all the songs on the jukebox,
oh well, they sure ain't me
And if I hadn't pulled a dog's ear,
God knows where I'd be you