Emily's going out tonight
with a candle in her pocket
and a lighter in her right hand
does anybody know
why she's gonna go
she's nearly out of sight
Emily's out tonight
so familiar
how ladylike the old girl comes along
she's ninety something
dressed up and wide awake
a little slow but going strong
she's paid off the overdraft
for the TV she has bought in eighty four
she's been paying all her lifetime
but now she's gonna pay no more
deep religious
she went to mass on every sunday morning
she's believing
in God but she don't like
the priest he's new in town and
very boring
she's listened to his sermon well
though she's heard the same
one hundred times before
she's heard them all her lifetime
but now she's gonna listen anymore
she's gonna do it today
she's gonna make it today
she's very friendly
and open minded and always understanding
bad behavior
she doesn't like at all
she's very modest
she's never been demanding
she's always followed every rule
though she didn't even know
what they've been for
she has followed all her lifetime
but now she's gonna follow anymore
right now
she's gonna make the world go round
and round
she's gonna make it today
she's gonna do it
