Lyrics to
In The Evening

This version of In The Evening was released by Led Zeppelin in 1979.

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In the evening, When the day is done
I’m looking for a woman, but the girl don’t come
So don’t let her, Play you for a fool
She don’t show no pity baby, she don’t make no rules

Oh, oh, I need your love, I need your love
Oh, I need your love, I just got to have

So don’t you let her, Oh, get under your skin
It’s only bad luck and trouble, From the day that you begin
I hear you crying in the darkness, Don’t ask nobody’s help
Ain’t no pockets full of mercy baby, Cause you can only blame yourself

Oh it’s simple, All the pain that you go through
You can turn away from fortune, fortune, Cause that’s all that’s left to you
It’s lonely at the bottom, Man, it’s dizzy at the top
But if you’re standing in the middle, Ain’t no way you’re gonna stop

Oh whatever that your days may bring
No use hiding in a corner, Cause that won’t change a thing
If you’re dancing in the doldrums, One day soon, it’s got to stop, it’s got to stop
When you’re the master of the off-chance, When you don’t expect a lot

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About Lyrics and In The Evening by Led Zeppelin

The lyrics to In The Evening are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Led Zeppelin in 1979. Elements of the lyrics to In The Evening are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Led Zeppelin and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for In The Evening back when it was created.

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