In the Heat

Slowly drifting on a sea of tears
Filled of heartache and pain
Friend of the bottle for so many years
Woman in chains

They say she went down
To the city of lights
Gonna be a star
Her mama still sits
On that front porch every night
Waitin' for a call
But there's nothin' at all

Candy lived the hard life
Died a year ago
Facedown on the pavement
Covered in snow
Came into this big town
Small bag in her hand
Left this world an empty soul
And I don't understand

It's the same old song and dance
A gambler's only chance

In the heat of the night
In the big city game
When you turn out the light
Feel that nothin's the same
In the heat of the night
In the eye of the storm
There's nowhere to run
And you're so far from home
In the heat of the night

Johnny loved the hard stuff
Always on the run
One day he got too tough
Face to face with a gun
The boy is missed by no one
And I don't understand
Just another number
Washed away in the sand

It's the same old song and dance
A gambler's only chance

In the heat of the night
In the big city game
When you turn out the light
Feel that nothin's the same
In the heat of the night
In the eye of the storm
There's nowhere to run
And you're so far from home
In the heat of the night

Same old song and dance
A gambler's only chance, hey!

In the heat of the night
In the big city game
When you turn out the light
Feel that nothin's the same
In the heat of the night
In the eye of the storm
There's nowhere to hide
And you're so far from home

In the heat of the night
In the big city game
When you turn out the light
Feel that nothin's the same
In the heat of the night
In the eye of the storm
There's nowhere to hide
And you're so far from home