Emily`s going out tonight,
With a candle in her pocket and
A lighter in her right hand,
Does anybody know
Why`s she`s gonna go?
She`s nearly out of sight.
Emily`s out tonight
So familiar - How ladylike
The old girl comes along
She`s ninety something,
Dressed up and wide awake,
A little slow but going strong,
She`s paid off the overdraft for the TV
She had bought in 84
She`s been paying all her lifetime
But now she`s gonna pay no more.
Deep religious - She went to mass
On every sunday morning
She`s believing in God but she don`t like
The priest he`s new in town - and very boring
She`s listened to his sermon well -
Though she`s heard the sam one hundred times before
She`s heard them all her lifetime,
But now she`s not gonna listen anymore.
Emily`s going out tonight,
With a candle in her pocket and
A lighter in her right hand,
Does anybody know
Why she`s gonna go away?
She`s gonna make it today.
She`s very friendly and open minded-
Always understanding
Bad behaviours, she doesn`t like at all,
She`s very modest, she`s never been demanding.
She`s always followed every rule
Though she didn`t even know what they`ve been for
She has followed all her lifetime
But now she`s not gonna follow anymore.