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SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT 
Live 31 Oct 1992 version
[Roy Bittan plays about two-and-a-half minutes from Bach's "Toccata and Fugue
in D minor"]
Crazy Janey and her mission man were back in the alley tradin' hands
'Long came Wild Billy and his friend G-Man, all duded up for Halloween night
Well, Billy slammed on his coaster brakes
Said, "Anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake?
It's 'bout a mile down on the dark side of route eighty-eight
I got a bottle of rose, let's try it
We'll pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe, I'll take you all out to where the gypsy angels go
They're built like light
Ooh, and they dance like spirits in the night" (all night)
All night (all night)
Oh, baby don't know what it do to you (ooh)
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Stand up and let it shoot right through you
Well now, Wild Billy was a crazy cat, and he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap
Cried, "Trust some of this, it'll show you where you're at, at least it'll help you really feel it"
Well, by the time we made it up to Greasy Lake, I had my head out the window; Janey's fingers in the cake
I think I really dug her; I was too loose to fake
I said, "I'm hurt," she said, "Honey, let me heal you"
Well, we danced all night to a soul fairy band
She kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can
Felt just right, just as sweet as a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Oh, baby don't know what it do to you (ooh)
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Stand up and let it shoot right through you (ooh)
Oh, let's get smoother now! Oh!
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Well, the night grew bright, and the stars threw light on Billy and Davy
Dancin' in the moonlight
They were down near the water in a stone mud fight
Killer Joe gone passed out on the lawn
Well, Hazy Davy got really hurt, he ran into the lake in just his socks and a shirt
Me and Crazy Janey were makin' love in the dirt, singin' our birthday songs
Well, Janey said, "Hey little brother, don't you think it's time we go?"
So we closed our eyes and said goodbye
Gypsy angel row, felt just right
Just as sweet as a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Oh, baby don't know what it do to you (ooh)
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Stand up and let it shoot right through you (ooh)
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (ooh)
Awoo!
[Spoken outro:] Happy Halloween! Let's go!
Page last updated: 09 May 2011
Info
The above lyrics are for the live 31 Oct 1992 performance of SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT
at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN, during World Tour 1992-1993. The song was played on
acoustic guitar, with backup vocals and with Roy Bittan playing a section of Bach's spooky organ
piece TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR (BWV 565) as a
Halloween-special introduction to the song.
Ticket stub for the 31 Oct 1992 show at Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
[Taken from Brucebase] |
Available Versions
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Credits
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake).
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