Lyrics to
Nightrider

This version of Nightrider was released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1975.

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I remember somewhere in the rain,
The faces of the passers-by,
Staring faces broken blinds,
I recall the situation clearly standing in a crowded car,
I can feel the need in me.

Hold on, nightrider baby,
Hold on you’re a nightrider,
Riding the night, searching for what is gone,
Never reaching the end, so you must travel on.

I still see that vision of delight,
While cruising on the black of night,
But she keeps a step ahead,
Looking out the corner of her world,
Nobody ever knows a girl, who once lived along this way.

Desolation degradation row,
Don’t let the feeling show,
She’s a ten a penny dream,
Faces with no name and no address,
Keep staring in on my distress, but she kills me with her smile.

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About Lyrics and Nightrider by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo)

The lyrics for Nightrider are defined as the words making up the song released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Nightrider have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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