Where were you when the lights went out
In New York City I wanna know, I wanna know
Where were you when the lights went out
In New York City
Don't you know that I was making love
She was making love
I remember on the 13th of July
The only light was the light up in the sky
New York had black out for 25 hours or more
And nobody really knows the reason why
Ooh, somebody called it love down on the socket The socket
It was safe to say I went the door to lock it To lock it
So I took my lady by the hand
And led her to love me, love me, love me
Where were you when the lights went out
In New York City All over the town, yeah
Where were you when the lights went out
In New York City
Don't you know that I was making love
She was making love
Ooh, sweet making love
She was making love
Central Park was jammed after dark
Innocent girl from love above the
What the nation's gonna grow in nine months or so
Where we all a little bit baby boom
Politicians said it was a pity A pity
But that was the night they call it love city Love city
So I took my lady by the hand
And led her to love me, love me, love me
Where were you when the lights went out
In New York City I wanna know, yeah
Where were you when the lights went out
In New York City
Don't you know that I was making love
She was making love
Ooh, sweet making love
She was making love
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh, can you remember
Where were you when the lights went out
In New York City I wanna know, yeah
Where were you when the lights went out Where
In New York City
Don't you know that I was making love
She was making love
Oh, sweet, sweet love, yeah
She was making love
I wanna know
She was making love
Have a baby by the hand
She was making love
Led her to love me, yes I did
Oh, where were you