It's late but I'm not finished yet
I'm stuck like a half smoked cigarette
Between mates and the chances of something happenin'
She's in a group  she might be leaving soon
For a club or just a taxi home
I'd like to be in a taxi by her
Take a chance  make my move
Could be knocked back and they would all see
My mates and hers  it will be ugly
Or maybe it'll work and this night would be
More than just jabber to my mates and me
She's just leaving holes in your memory
Swing test to a heart in her sleeve
Instead I'll be back at her under the sheets
With TV on and she would smell good
We'll wake up and go to work
The world would be alright for once
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
There ain't no home tonight
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
There ain't no home tonight
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
I asked her for a light
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
There ain't no home tonight
Yeah  I have to use your toothbrush
I know that you may not like that much
But stop for a second Freda while you touch
Most girl's magazines  blah  blah  blah
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
I ain't going home tonight
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
I ain't going home tonight
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
I asked her for a light
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
I ain't going home tonight
That's the reason
Then you'd wake up
That's the reason
You were holding my hand
That's the reason
Fall asleep again
That's the reason
Big smile on my face
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
I ain't going home tonight
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
I ain't going home tonight
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
I asked her for a light
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
I ain't going home tonight