In this dirty town
 There's nothing going for me 
No show's going down 
That I would want to see 

Nothing but the midnight train 
In this shady street on a top floor flat 
Women take their sheets down to the laundromat 

And as the night falls on this town 
I'm going to watch the moon come down 
Watch the moon come down 
I'm goning to  watch the moon come down 
Watch it come down 



As the workmen walk home,
 Reflected in the car chrome 
Splashing through the gutters and the sand 

The birds move in the rafters 
Hearing echoes of the laughter 
From children in a playground close at hand 

And hands inside my pockets,
 Staring at the light sockets 
Everyone's been blown out 
Everyone's been thrown out 

I said, "Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby" 
Watch the moon come down 
I’m going to watch the moon come down 
I'm ging to watch the moon come down 
Watch it come down 

If I stay out all night, 
Test the midnight train's headlights 
I follow the tracks beyond sight to the bend 

Now who've I got to let down ?
Tell me somebody with their head down 
Bargin' into solid ground in the end 
In the end, yeah in the end 

Waitin' for the end, 
Arrive to the end, hey, hey 

I said, "Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby" 
Watch the moon come down 
Watch the moon come down 
Watch the moon come down 

Yes, I'm going to watch the moon come down 
Yeah, I'm going to watch the moon come down 
Like a midnight train 

I'm going to watch the moon come down 
i’m gonna watch it come down 
Yes, I'm going to watch the moon come down 
Like a midnight train