show me the night is simple the sky tunrs purple then black like your pupil the stars they start to sparkle in the city below lets go to the city below show me shed your woes like a snake sheds skin show off your diamonds and that you havent lost all hope try to throw it all out the window dont slow down these are the times when we say dont slow down these are the times when you show the white eyes youve got to lose those blues show me a good time or something i cant lose show me where we can go when we begin with no dollars or sense ive got a big book of matches and im lighting the sticks that we throw out the window to the beat of the music show me innocence in a salesmans pitch and a touch of brilliance that this is all that we need we can cover the rent were in the red if we bleed just dont slow down these are the times when we say dont slow down these are the times when you show me the white eyes youve got to lose those blues show me a good time or something i cant lose weve got no dollars no not one cent weve lost our innocence