She lives her life in honky tonks
And crowded backstreet bars
The world of make believe that knows
No sun or moon or stars
Just a glitter of a great white way
And the glare of city lights
Where music's loud
She's in the crowd
A girl in the night
I wonder if she's thinking
Of dreams that didn't last
I wonder if she's haunted
By heartaches from the past
Perhaps there is a story
Of a love that wasn't right
Now shadows hide
Her empty pride
A girl in the night
She's sitting there so lonely
As she lights a cigarette
The smoke rings rise
And in her eyes
There seems to be regret
Is she there to tempt the lover
In a dress that hugs her tight?
A glass of wine
To pass the time
A girl in the night
I wonder if she's thinking
Of dreams that didn't last
I wonder if she's haunted
By heartaches from the past
Perhaps there is a story
Of a love that wasn't right
Now shadows hide
Her empty pride
A girl in the night