Going Out Tonight Lyrics - Mary Chapin Carpenter

(Mary Chapin Carpenter/John Jennings) 

I'm going out tonight to find myself a friend 

I need a welcome smile and the grasp of a knowing hand 

Gonna sit for hours in a small dark place 

Catch up with a long lost face 

And talk about how long it's really been 

I'm going out tonight with perfume on my wrist 

I need to find someone to show me what I've missed 

And when I see that someone sitting there 

Gonna tell your memory I don't care 

If he offers something more than just a kiss 

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Underneath the moon so bright 

I wanna fall tonight 

Beneath a spell 

Underneath the sky so clear 

I wanna find someone waiting there 

Who used to know me well 

I'm going out tonight without a chaperone 

I'm going to leave that meddling heart of mine at home 

Cause it don't like crowds or closing time 

Neon blues or pick-up lines 

It makes me spend my Friday nights alone 

Underneath the moon so bright 

Underneath the sky so clear 

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I'm going to tell myself that someone I adore 

Is the one I'm with ain't that what friends are for 

'Cause my empty arms are open wide 

I'm long on spite and short on pride 

And the old way isn't working anymore 

I'm going out tonight to find myself a friend