when the evening the evening sun goes down you gonna find me somewhere hanging around the night life people it ain t no good life but it s my life yeah all the people just like you and me everybody s dreaming dreaming about their old used to be the night life hey it ain t no good life people oh but it s my life yes listen to the blues people listen to what they re saying yes listen to the blues people listen to the way they re playing heaven please send to all mankind understanding and peace of mind if it s not asking too much please send me someone to love someone to love show the world show them how to get along peace will enter when hate is gone if it s not asking too much please send me someone to love please send me someone to love nights i lay awake and ponder world s troubles and my answer is always the same unless man put an end to this damnable sin hate will put the world in a flame what a shame just because i m because i m in misery oh i don t beg i don t beg for no sympathy but if it s not asking too much please send me someone to love yeah oh the night life people it ain t no good life but it s my life yeah so please please please please please please please send me someone to love someone to love