Because the night
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1. Take me now, baby, here as I am. Pull me close try and understand.
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Desire is hunger, it’s the fire I breathe. Love is a banquet on which we feed.
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Brid. Come on now, try and understand
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the way I feel when I'm in your hand.
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Take my hand; come under cover.
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They can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now.
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Refr. Because the night belongs to lovers.
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Because the night belongs to lust.
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Because the night belongs to lovers.
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Because the night belongs to us.
2. Have I doubt when I'm alone? Love is a ring on the telephone.
Love is an angel disguised as lust, here in our bed until the morning comes.
Brid. 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.
Refr. (plus solo)
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Stick. With love we sleep; with doubt the vicious circle turns and burns.
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Without you I cannot live, forgive me now. The time has come to take this moment and
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It can’t hurt us now. They can’t hurt us now.