We take no prisoners
When it rains it pours
Give me time, give me sweet by and by
And I know we can make it through it
When they say that it's not true
When I say that I love you
It's all right, I'll be standing by your side
When they say that it's not so
He won't be with you when you grow old
Just wait and we can prove them wrong
So give them time and they'll come around
You got to stay alive when the sun goes down
To see the glory of the city is open wide
'Cause tonight, darling, you will be my bride
Well, the people up in Detroit
They get their soul from Marvin Gaye
And the people down in California
Get their sunshine in L.A.
From the bluegrass to the blues
Elvis Presley's blue suede shoes
Singing sweet Mississippi ghost, crooning slide guitar
Down in Texas it's all right
With it's hot tequila nights
Selling romance of riding into Mexico
So give them time and they'll come around
You got to stay alive when the sun goes down
To see the glory of the city is open wide
'Cause tonight, darling, you will be my bride
Well, the preachers down in greenwood
They stomp the gospel out on hardwood floors
And the gamblers lost in Vegas
Don't believe it any more
Well, they're trying just to behave
Hearing Robert Johnson from the grave
Running scared with the hell hounds still on his trail
And Jacob in the field
To the angel's strength he yields
You feel the spirit moving and it's hard to fail
So give them time and they'll come around
You got to stay alive when the sun goes down
To see the glory of the city is open wide
'Cause tonight, darling, you will be my bride