Blinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightBlinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightBlinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightMadman drummers bummers, Indians in the summerwith a teenage diplomatIn the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumpsHis way into his hatWith a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda olderI tripped the merry-go-roundWith this very unpleasin' sneezin' and wheezin'The calliope crashed to the groundThe calliope crashed to the groundBut she was blinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightBlinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightBlinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightBlinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightSome silicone sister with a manager misterTold me I got what it takesShe said, "I'll turn you on, sonny, to something strongPlay the song with the funky break"And go-kart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chartTo see if it was safe outsideAnd little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurlyAnd asked me if I needed a rideAsked me if I needed a rideBut she was blinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightBlinded by the lightShe got down but she never got tiredShe's gonna make it through the nightShe's gonna make it through the nightBut mama, that's where the fun isBut mama, that's where the fun isMama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sunBut mama, that's where the fun isSome brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stonePreacher from the eastSays, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny boneThat's where they expect it least"And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the cornerWatchin' the young girls danceAnd some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zoneRemindin' him of romanceThe calliope crashed to the groundBut she was blinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightBlinded by the lightRevved up like a deuce, another runner in the nightBlinded by the light (madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer)Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night (with a teenage diplomat)Blinded by the light (in the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps)Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night (his way into his hat)Blinded by the light (with a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older)Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night (I tripped the merry-go-round)Blinded by the light (with this very unpleasin' sneezin' and wheezin')Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night (the calliope crashed to the ground)Blinded by the light (now Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot)Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night (and throws his lover in the sand)Blinded by the light (and some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot)Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night (save the buckshot, turn up the band)Blinded by the light (some silicone sister with a manager mister)Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night (told me I got what it takes)Blinded by the light (she said, "I'll turn you on, sonny, to something strong")She got down, but she never got tiredShe's gonna make it through the night