Hey mister, mister, you can have my day but you better leave my nights alone.
I'm leaving in the evening, then I'll be goin home
Hey mister, mister you can have me pay but I'm never yours to own
Only I, it's the night when I want it
and only I, so leave my night alone
I put a face on to wear through the day
It's a heavy uniform hanging on me
but here I am to do what I have to
Noddin my head
hummin the drum
going through the motion
Moving, carry on until the sundown calls the time that I'll be gone
Only I, it's the night when I want it
and only I gotta let it go
Only I, it's the time and I want it
Only I, alone
Hey mister, mister, you can have my day but you better leave my nights alone
I'm leaving in the evening, then I'll be goin home
Hey mister, mister you can have me pay but I'm never yours to own
I'll give you every day but the nights are just one
You can tell me what to say
tell me what to do
throw me any way that you want to
She won't ever make me work the night through
Cause I've got places to go, people to see
Got my mind set on the sunset to separate me from this grindstone
carving out my way back home
Only I, only I, only I
in the night is when I want it
Only I, only I, so leave my night alone
Hey mister, mister, you can have my day but you better leave my nights alone
I'm leaving in the evening, then I'll be goin home
Hey mister, mister you can have me pay but I'm never yours to own
I'll give you every day but the nights are just one
You can tie me up for a moment
and I'll earn what I owe
You can't tie me up
you better let me go
Hey mister, mister, you can have my day but you better leave my nights alone
Hey mister, mister you can have me pay but I'm never yours to own