India Taylor: Listening Page
"THIEF IN THE NIGHT" - A humorous plot about puttin' on your shades, pullin' your hat down low, and bustin' that thief who stole your heart (since the cops won't arrest 'em). Finger-snapping jazz!
(India Taylor)
He looked sweet enough when he broke in; he can't be a thief, I thought then.
He said, "Don't want your TV or your VCR; I'm just here to steal your heart." (like a ...)
CHORUS:
Thief in the night,
Stealin' away, don't care if it's right,
Like a thief in the night,
Stealin' away, out of sight.
I called the cops; reported his crime, but they had more important criminals to find.
Put on my shades, pulled my hat down low; said I'll catch him myself, on my own. Catch that ...
(repeat chorus)
Bridge:
Decoded his license plate number of X's and O's.
Uncovered its hidden message -- runnin' on empty; it's all for show.
I followed my hunch straight to his room;
there were hearts everywhere in the evenin' gloom.
I took back my stolen property, and left him a note that said, "Think of me as a ..."
(repeat chorus)