Just a small town girl livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train goin' anywhere Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit He took the midnight train goin' anywhere A singer in a smokey room The smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they can share the night It goes on and on and on and on Strangers waitin' up and down the boulevard Their shadows searchin' in the night Streetlights, people, livin' just to find emotion Hidin' somewhere in the night Just a small town girl livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train goin' anywhere Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit He took the midnight train goin' anywhere A singer in a smokey room The smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they can share the night It goes on and on and on and on Strangers waitin' up and down the boulevard Their shadows searchin' in the night Streetlights, people, livin' just to find emotion Hidin' somewhere in the night