| Where were you when the lights went out
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| In New York City (I wanna know, I wanna know)
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| Where were you when the lights went out
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| In New York City
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| Don’t you know that I was making love
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| (She was making love)
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| I remember on the 13th of July
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| The only light was the light up in the sky
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| New York had black-out for 25 hours or more
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| And nobody really knows the reason why
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| Ooh, somebody called it love down on the socket (The socket)
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| It was safe to say I went the door to lock it (To lock it)
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| So I took my lady by the hand
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| And led her to love me, love me, love me!
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| Where were you when the lights went out
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| In New York City (All over the town, yeah)
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| Where were you when the lights went out
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| In New York City
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| Don’t you know that I was making love
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| (She was making love)
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| Ooh, sweet making love
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| (She was making love)
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| Central Park was jammed after dark
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| Innocent girl from love above the
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| What the nation’s gonna grow in nine months or so Where we all a little bit baby-boom
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| Politicians said it was a pity (A pity)
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| But that was the night they call it love city (Love city)
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| So I took my lady by the hand
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| And led her to love me, love me, love me!
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| Where were you when the lights went out
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| In New York City (I wanna know, yeah)
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| Where were you when the lights went out
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| In New York City
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| Don’t you know that I was making love
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| (She was making love)
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| Ooh, sweet making love
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| (She was making love)
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| Oh!
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| Oh!
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| Oh!
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| Oh, can you remember?
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| Where were you when the lights went out
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| In New York City (I wanna know, yeah)
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| Where were you when the lights went out (Where?)
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| In New York City
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| Don’t you know that I was making love
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| (She was making love)
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| Oh, sweet, sweet love, yeah
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| (She was making love)
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| I wanna know
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| (She was making love)
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| Have a baby by the hand
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| (She was making love)
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| Led her to love me, yes I did
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| Oh, where were you? |