She takes a rest Puts her feet on her desk And the world's at her fingertips She's really come a long, long way She gets bored of the things others say And every day she's seen with a Cosmo dream Who is king of the questionnaires But there's a part of her life that he never shares One night (one night, one night) One night with a stranger Something to keep her on the rails A reveille that never fails One night (one night, one night) One night with a stranger One night (one night, one night) One night with a stranger And everything'll be all right Later on when the feeling is gone And she's back in the old routine She can't believe how she did all that It's like a dream But she's keeping it under her hat That's how it goes Just the right fella knows She has so much to lose When her motor's runnin' she's a-ready to cruise It only takes one night (one night, one night) One night with a stranger It's just a habit that she cannot break But right now it's only gonna take One night (one night, one night) One night with a stranger One night (one night, one night) One night with a stranger And everything'll be all right Until the night of the tattooed man He had hate on the knuckles of his drinking hand A lot of zips and leather And the very last thing she saw Was the sight of her own blood on the floor She shoulda known better Diamonds are nice But take my advice Tattoos are forever It only takes one night (one night, one night) One night with a stranger The last one she would ever spend What a waste and a bad way to end One night (one night, one night) One night with a stranger One night (one night, one night) One night with a stranger And everything'll be all right