Out Tonight
Original Broadway Cast Lyrics

What's the time?
The singer is asking for the time to help determine if it is too late to go out or not.

Well it's gotta be close to midnight
The singer believes it is almost midnight based on their intuition.

My body's talking to me
The singer's instincts are urging them to take risks and do something daring.

It says, 'Time for danger'
The artist's instinct is telling them to engage in something dangerous or risky.

It says 'I wanna commit a crime
The artist's instincts are urging them to break the law and go against societal norms.

Wanna be the cause of a fight
The singer seeks conflict and confrontation with others.

I wanna put on a tight skirt and flirt
The singer desires to wear provocative clothing and engage in flirtatious behavior with strangers.

With a stranger
The artist is seeking to engage in this flirtatious behavior with someone they don't know.

We don't need any money
The artist believes that they can get into the desired location without paying.

I always get in for free
The artist has a history of getting into places without paying, hence their belief from the previous line.

You can get in too
The singer is offering to help the person they are addressing get into the desired location without paying as well.

If you get in with me
The artist will help the addressed person get into the desired location without paying, but only if they accompany the artist.

Let's go out tonight
The singer is urging the addressed person to go out and engage in the desired activities with them.

I have to go out tonight
The singer feels a strong need to engage in the desired activities tonight.

You wanna play?
The singer is asking the addressed person if they want to engage in the desired activities with them.

Let's run away
The artist is urging the addressed person to leave their current environment with them and engage in the desired activities.

We won't be back before it's Christmas day
The artist intends to stay out all night and into the early hours of the morning, not returning home until after midnight.

Take me out tonight, meow!
The singer is playfully urging the addressed person to take them out tonight, using the sound of a cat as a playful effect.

When I get a wink from the doorman
The singer knows the doorman of the desired location and has a good relationship with them.

Do you know how lucky you'll be?
The artist is implying that the addressed person will be lucky to be with the artist and get into the desired location with them.

That you're on line with the feline of Avenue B
The artist is referring to themselves as a cat, indicating they are playful, wild, and sexually confident.

You wanna prowl
The artist is asking the addressed person if they want to wander around the city and engage in the risky behaviors the artist is seeking.

Be my night owl?
The singer is asking the addressed person to stay out late into the night with them.

Just take my hand we're gonna howl
The artist is urging the addressed person to engage in rowdy and wild behavior with them, like howling at the moon.

In the evening I've got to roam
The singer feels a strong urge to leave their current environment and wander around the city at night.

Can't sleep in the city of neon and chrome
The singer is indicating that the bright lights of the city are too stimulating for them to rest or sleep.

Feels too damn much like home
The singer is indicating that the city is so familiar to them that it feels like home.

When the Spanish babies cry
The artist is referring to the sounds of the city late at night, including the crying of infants of Spanish-speaking individuals.

So let's find a bar
The artist is suggesting that they and the addressed person go to a bar to engage in drinking and socializing.

So dark we forget who we are
The singer is suggesting that they go to a bar that is so dark and boisterous that they can lose themselves in the experience.

Where all the scars of the nevers and maybes die
The singer is referring to the idea that going out and engaging in risky behavior can help to overcome and forget past failures and regrets.

You're sweet
The artist is expressing fondness for the addressed person.

Wanna hit the street?
The artist is suggesting that they and the addressed person go out into the city and engage in the desired activities.

Wanna wail at the moon like a cat in heat?
The artist is suggesting that they and the addressed person engage in wild, uninhibited behavior, like a cat in heat, and howl at the moon.

Please take me out tonight
The singer is expressing a desire to be taken out and to engage in the desired activities tonight.

Don't forsake me, out tonight
The artist is pleading with the addressed person not to abandon them, but to take them out and engage in the desired activities with them.

I'll let you make me, out tonight
The singer is indicating that they are willing to be persuaded and influenced by the addressed person to engage in the desired activities tonight.

Tonight, tonight, tonight
The singer is emphasizing that they want to engage in the desired activities tonight.