[Verse 1]
        
 Just a small 

            
town girl, liv

         
ing in a lonel

y world
             
 She took the 

         
midnight train

         
 going any whe

re
        
 Just a city b

            
oy, born and r

         
aised in South

 Detroit
            
 He took the m

          
idnight train 

        
going any wher

e

[Instrumental]    

             
 A singer in a

 
 smoky room
            
 A smell of wi

       
ne and cheap p

erfume
             
 For a smile t

        
hey can share 

the night
            
It goes on and

        
 on and on and

 on


[Chorus]
         
Strangers wait

           
ing, up and do

       
wn the bouleva

rd
             
Their shadows 

         
searching in t

          
he niiiiiight
            
Streetlights p

        
eople, living 

        
just to find e

motion
        
Hidin, somewhe

          
re in the niii

iiiight


[Instrumental]    


[Verse 2]
             
 Working hard 

   
to get my fill
         
 Everybody wan

ts a thrill
             
Payin' anythin

     
g to roll the 

dice
            
Just one more 


time
             
Some will win,

 
 some will los

e
            
 Some were bor

     
n to sing the 

blues
             
Oh, the movie 


never ends
            
It goes on and

        
 on and on and

 on


[Chorus]
         
Strangers wait

           
ing, up and do

       
wn the bouleva

rd
             
Their shadows 

         
searching in t

          
he niiiiiight
            
Streetlights p

        
eople, living 

        
just to find e

motion
        
Hidin, somewhe

          
re in the niii

iiiight


[Instrumental]    


[Outro]
          
Don't stop bel


ievin
            
Hold on to the

 
 feeeeeling
            
Streetlights p

    
eopleeeee
          
Don't stop bel


ievin
   
Hold oooooon
           
Streetlight pe

    
opleeeeee
          
Don't stop bel


ievin
            
Hold on to the

 
 feeeeeling
            
Streetlights p

     
eopleeeee