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Because a fight belongs to lovers.
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Because the knife belongs to others,
Because the knife belongs to Gus
Because the night belongs to lovers,
Because the night belongs to us
Because the night belongs to Luppa
Because the night belongs to Vase.
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us.
Editor's note: Even though this song was credited as by the Patti Smith Group, it will be credited to Patti herself, for consistency sake.
Because the night belongs to huevos.
Because the night belongs to lovers.
huevos (pronounced "WAY-vohss") is Spanish for eggs.
Because the night belongs to lovers,
because the night belongs to wives
Because the night belongs to lovers,
because the night belongs to us
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to wives
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to life.
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us.
Because the night belongs to robbers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night, we're lost in love
Because the night, we're lost in love.
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust.
Because tonight belongs to lovers
Because tonight belongs to lust.
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust.
Big energy now... Big energy now....
Can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you nowowowowow
Bring on the night, belongs to others
Bring on the night, belongs to us.
Because the night, belongs to lovers
Because the night, belongs to lust.
Can of tuna, can of tuna, can of tunaaAaAaAaA
Can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you nowowowowow
Can't touch me, nah.
Can't hurt you now.
Can't touch you now
Can't hurt you now
Can't you see that I'm the Orkin Man?
The way I feel under your command
Come on down, try to understand
The way I feel for the Orkin man.
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel when I'm in your hands.
Come on now and try to understand
the way I feel about the Orkin Man
Come on now and try to understand
the way I feel under your command
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel with an injured hand
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel when I'm in your hands
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel, I'm the Orkin man!
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command.
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel I'm a Yorkshire man
Take my hand as in Sunderland
They can touch you now,
Can touch you now, can touch you now
Because the night belongs to blubbers...
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand as the sun descends
They can't touch you now,
Can't touch you now, can't touch you now
Because the night belongs to lovers ...
Come on now, try and arm her, Stan
The way I feel, I'm the Orkin Man
Take my hand as this understands
They can hurt you now
Can hurt you now
Can hurt you now (latter word sung back and forth)
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand as the sun descends
They can't hurt you now
Can't hurt you now
Can't hurt you now (latter word sung back and forth)
Come on now, try and understand,
the way I feel about the Orkin Man
Come on now, try and understand,
the way I feel under your command
Come on now, try and understand,
the way I feel, my New Yorker man
Come on now, try and understand,
the way I feel under your command
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel on the old come-on
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command
De la chida, de la chida
Cadda chino-o-o
Be-bop anay, banosi wa-ah
Be-bop anay, banosi wuh.
Can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now
Can't hurt you now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us.
De-tox tonight, along two others
Because the night, belongs to lovers
Forgive, the Irving Berlin
Forgive, the yearning burning
I thought it was a metaphor for love/romance!
Get Auntie now!
Can't hurt you now.
Heat of the night, long steel lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers.
I cannot live, forgive the yawning bunny
I cannot live, forgive the yearning burning
Keep off the night, it belongs to lover.
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Leave off the night to these two lovers
Leave off the night to these two wives
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Love is an angel disguised as lust
in our face until the morning comes
Love is an angel disguised as lust
here in our bed until the morning comes
Love is an angel, disguised is love
Come and dance until the morning comes
Love is an angel disguised as lust
In our beds until the morning comes
Love is as real as a telephone.
Love is a ring on the telephone.
Love is unreal, a telephone.
Love is a ring on the telephone.
Love isn't really a telephone.
Love is a ring on a telephone.
Meatloaf tonight
Because the night
Newcastle knights belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Rebirth of life
belongs to lovers
Because the night
belongs to lovers
Take my hand and try to understand
The way I feel on the old command
Take my hand, come on the cover,
They daylight she now daylight she now.
Bee bops the name, belongs to lover
Bee bops the name, belongs to us
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel when I'm in your hands
Take my hand, come undercover.
They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now.
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Take my hand as it's under sense
Take my hand as the sun descends
Take my hand as the sun ascends.
Take my hand, as the sun descends.
Editor's note: Many lyrics sites have this line as "Take my hand, come under cover", whereas others have "...as the sun descends." Those two phrases sound completely different, yet when you listen to the recording, it's not completely understandable, yet Natalie Merchant sounds like she's saying something about the sun.
Take my hand as the sun don't set
Begin edging out
Take my hand as the sun descends
They can't hurt you now
The vicious sack of turnips
The vicious cycle turns
The way I feel and you're the man
take energy now
The way I feel under your command
they can't hurt you now
The way I feel on the old command
Take my hand as the sun does set
Take energy now
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand as the sun descends
They can't hurt you now
The way I feel, I'm the Orkin Man.
The way I feel under your command.
They can hurt you now
They can't hurt you now
They cannot cheat now.
They can't hurt you now.
They guarantee now.
They can't hurt you now.
Think energy now, energy now, energy now!
They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you know, can't hurt you now.
Think energy now, energy now, energy now...
They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now...
Be home tonight, we lost two lovers
Be home tonight, we lost two of ours
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Bebop the noun, because true lovers.
Bebop the noun, because true lies.
Because the night belongs to lovers.
Because the night belongs to us.
Because the night belongs to Lars
Because the night belongs to lovers
Come on, now, I can understand
The way I feel for the Orkin man
Take my hand, let us understand
Come on, now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand as the sun descends
Fecal matter belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
Fecal matter belongs to mothers
Because the night belongs to lovers
I can touch you now
They can't hurt you now
Pissed off tonight for long-term lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
So get comfy now
They can’t hurt you now
Take energy now, energy now, energy now
They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now
The energy now, energy now, energy now
They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now
The way I feel under your command
The way I feel when I'm in your hands.
Both are correct, at different places in the song. The "in your hands" line appears the first time around; the "under your command" line the second time. However, when 10,000 Maniacs covered this song, they used "under your command" both times.
Weekends and nights belong to lovers
Because the night belongs to lovers
You know me, I'm the Orkin man
You know me, I'm under your command