Well I work like a dog eight hours a day, you know I'm nearly dead
I stop by a bar on my way home tryin' to loosen up my head
Lord knows it's a hard life and sometimes it'll nearly drive you crazy
Cause there ain't no pleasures in this life for me but the nighttime and my baby

Well I'd like to ride all over town in a brand new Cadillac
But on the money that I make it'll never be like that
Money can't buy everything like tender love that I have home a waitin'
And the only pleasures in this life for me is the nighttime and my baby

When I get home she's always got love saved up for me
Her warm sweet lips will make me forget my misery
With her arms around me through the long, long night
I wake up in the morning feeling right

So it's back to that old job again with the boss standin' over me
Sayin' hurry up you gotta work hard, that's the way it's gonna be
The hours just keep on draggin' and Lord knows this life of mine ain't easy
Lord there ain't no pleasures in this life for me but the nighttime and my baby

When I get home she's always got love saved up for me
Her warm sweet lips will make me forget my misery
With her arms around me through the long, long night
I wake up in the morning feeling right

So it's back to that old job again with the boss standin' over me
Sayin' hurry up you gotta work hard, that's the way it's gonna be
The hours just keep on draggin' and Lord knows this life of mine ain't easy
No there ain't no pleasures in this life for me but the nighttime and my baby