The Midnight Oil

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That call was from the office and I guess I'll have to burn the midnight oil again
And hon' you know how much the boss depends on me to lend a helping hand
I watch him in the mirror as I lie and tell him I don't know how late I'll be
While I'm puttin' on my makeup I'm puttin' on the one that really loves me

The girls all got together and they called to see if I could have some fun tonight
But you know me the only thing I do is go to work and watch TV
And I watch him in the mirror as I lie and tell him I don't know how late I'll be
While I'm puttin' on my makeup I'm puttin' on the one that really loves me

And tonight I'll cheat again and tomorrow I'll be sorry
And I'll feel kind of dirty cause I'll have the midnight oil all over me
God knows his dream would shatter if he knew the devil had me and won't set me free
While I'm puttin' on my makeup I'm puttin' on the one that really loves me
While I'm puttin' on my makeup I'm puttin' on the one that really loves me

The Midnight Oil (unreleased cover)
Written byJoseph Allen
Performed byThe Coward Brothers

Only known performance:
June 25, 1985, Melbourne, Australia
     (1 known performance)


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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
Barbara Mandrell  1973 The Midnight Oil AllMusicWikipedia
 Gretchen Wilson  2006 She Was Country When Country Wasn't CoolVarious artists AllMusic

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