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 84
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 going make it today
she's gonna do it, gonna do it, gonna do it

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 away?
She's gonna make it today

She's very friendly,
an 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

She's gonna do it today, she's gonna make it today
she's gonna do it, gonna do it, gonna do it right now
She's going make the world go round (and round and round)
she's gonna make it today
She's gonna do it, gonna do it, gonna do it

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 away?

Emily's going out tonight
with a candle in her pocket and
a lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know,
where she's gonna go today?
She's gonna go away, she's gonna go today

Emily's going out tonight
with a candle in her pocket and
a lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
where she's gonna go?
Se's nearly out of sight
Emily's out tonight