Well I'm waitin' standin' on the corner   And it's comin' forty past the hour   In the midnight lonely freezin' hour   With my insides churnin' in the gutter      And I'm waitin' forty past midnight   Catchin' rain in the soda light   Won't you come and call me to your window?   Please don't leave me waitin' on the corner   We could have the best time   If you lighten up your life      With my pockets holey in the inside   With my bus ride rollin' in the gutter   But if you would only light your lamp light   Then I would be here than any other      Girl I'm waitin' forty past midnight   Catchin' cold in the pourin' rain   Won't you come and take me to your door   So I can take myself home again   We could have the best time   If you lighten up your life      When I'm waitin' standin' on the corner   And the soda light begins to flicker   And it's getting forty past the hour   And I think I won't see what I figure      Well I'm waitin' freezin' on the inside   Starin' up at your window pane   If you won't come see me this evenin'   I can see myself here again   But we could have the best days   If you lighten up your life   We could have the best time   If you lighten up your life   Ohh