And he'll tell her he's working late againBut she knows too well there's something going onShe's been neglected, and she needs a friendSo her trembling fingers dial the telephone
Lord, it hurts her doing this againHe's the best friend that her husband ever knewWhen she's lonely, he's more than just a friendHe's the one she longs to give her body to
Daytime friends and nighttime loversHoping no one else discoversWhere they go, what they do, in their secret hideawayDaytime friends and nighttime loversThey don't want to hurt the othersSo they love in the nighttimeAnd shake hands in the light of day
When it's over, there's no peace of mindJust a longing for the way things should have beenAnd she wonders why some men never findThat a woman needs a lover and a friend
Daytime friends and nighttime loversHoping no one else discoversWhere they go, what they do, in their secret hideawayDaytime friends and nighttime loversThey don't want to hurt the othersSo they love in the nighttimeAnd shake hands in the light of day
Daytime friends and nighttime loversHoping no one else discoversWhere they go, what they do, in their secret hideawayDaytime friends and nighttime loversThey don't want to hurt the othersSo they love in the nighttimeAnd shake hands in the light of day
Daytime friends and nighttime loversHoping no one else discoversWhere they go, what they do, in their secret hideaway