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Electric Light Orchestra - Nightrider (Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Guitar
Kelly Groucutt
Kelly Groucutt
Background Vocals
Bev Bevan
Bev Bevan
Drums
Richard Tandy
Richard Tandy
Piano
Mik Kaminski
Mik Kaminski
Violin
Hugh 'H' McDowell
Hugh 'H' McDowell
Cello
Melvyn Gale
Melvyn Gale
Cello
Louis Clark
Louis Clark
String Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Songwriter
Louis Clark
Louis Clark
String Arranger
Richard Tandy
Richard Tandy
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Producer
David Thoener
David Thoener
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
Mixing Engineer
Mack
Mack
Recording Engineer
Richard Goldblatt
Richard Goldblatt
Strings Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I remember somewhere in the rain
The faces of the passers-by
Staring faces, broken blinds
I recall the situation clearly
Standin' in a crowded car
I can feel the need in me (Ooh)
[Verse 2]
Hold on, nightrider baby
Hold on, you're a nightrider
Riding the night (Riding the night)
Searchin' for what is gone (For what is gone)
Never reachin' the end (Reachin' the end)
So you must travel on
[Verse 3]
I still see that vision of delight
While crusin' on the black of night
But she keeps a step ahead
Lookin' out the corner of her world
Nobody ever knows a girl
Who once lived along this way, ooh
[Verse 4]
Hold on, nightrider baby
Hold on, you're a nightrider
Riding the night (Riding the night)
Searchin' for what is gone (For what is gone)
Never reachin' the end (Reachin' the end)
So you must travel on
[Verse 5]
Desolation, degradation row
Go on, don't let the feeling show
She's a ten a penny dream
Faces with no name and no address
Keep starin' in on my distress
But she kills me with her smile, ooh
[Verse 6]
Hold on, nightrider baby
Hold on, you're a nightrider
Riding the night (Riding the night)
Searchin' for what is gone (For what is gone)
Never reachin' the end (Reachin' the end)
So you must travel on
Written by: Jeff Lynne

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