me and julie ray got married we were both just sixteen quit school and took what work we could find we just got tired of working hard wanted to change the scenes so we packed our clothes and left it all behind we got off the trailways bus in downtown seattle i found a job drivin a cab and i worked all night while that taxi meter clicked away i was a losin my julie ray to the honky tonkin bright seattle lights will the last one to leave seattle please turn out the lights those lights are the reason why she ain t here tonight if you see her tell her i left for home tonight will the last one to leave seattle please turn out the lights seattle made val dolsta look like a wide place in the road the brights light and the night life really turned her on if those lights go out some night i still want that girl to know a light will always burn for her at home will the last one to leave seattle please turn out the lights those lights are the reason why she ain t here tonight if you see her tell her i left for home tonight will the last one to leave seattle please turn out the lights will the last one to leave seattle turn out the lights