Bright lights, big city
All night, are you ready
Cat Fight, what a pity
Sex hype, nitty gritty

You are the one that I am pointing to,
Come here and give me some

Mouse trap, on your body
Groupies, in the lobby
Cold Cash, In your pocket
Cool Vibes, in your socket

Open the lock to my bedroom door
See what its all about

Long drives on the freeway
Cop Lights in your driveway
Long rides on the airway
All night on the runway

Long drives on the freeway
Cop Lights in your driveway
Long rides on the airway
All night on the runway

This is the chance i've been waiting for
Better get out of my way

Cab ride to the whiskey
Blue ice make you frisky
Strobe light on your body
All night eatin sushi

Someday you'll know ill be wantin more
More than the streets can put out

Bright lights, Big City
All night, are you ready
Cat Fight, what a pity
Sex hype, nitty gritty

You've got the strut Ive been dreamin about
Cuttin the crowd like some bread

From the outbox of Karl Engelmann:

well, i was in my studio here in brasstown n.c. just after thanksgiving , and i started laying down tracks and came up with this disco-ish beat with a funky-ass bass line. i kept the guitar to one track, and very simple. before the vocals we're devised and tracked, i was listening to the rough draft tape in my volvo, driving to a greesy spoon on a sunday evening, then it came to me,"bright lights, big city, all night are you ready....you got the strut i've been dreaming about, cutting the crowd like some bread..." i was due to visit chicago the following week, and i had the image of the skyline in my head. i guess it just metamorphisized into a song....

anyway, i recorded it and realized how much it sounded like jake, brendan and the boys. i played it for brett padgett (padges profile) and he agreed that 'bright lights' sounded ALOT like 'umph'. so the following week, i traveled to chicago on business and looked up brendan and gave him the tape.

Thanks to Bahr & McL...