Emily's going out tonight
  With a candle in her pocket and
  a lighter in her right hand
  Does anybody know
  why she's gonna go
  She's nearly out of sight
  Emily's out tonight
  
  So familiar
  How ladylike the old girl comes along
  She's ninety something,
  dressed up and wide awake
  A little slow but going strong
  She's paid off the overdraft
  for the TV she has bought in 84
  She's been paying all her lifetime
  But now she's gonna pay no more
  
  Deep religious
  She went to mess on every Sunday morning
  She's believing
  in God but she don't like
  the priest he's new in town – and very boring
  She's listened to his sermon well
  though she's heard the same one hundred times before
  She's heard them all her lifetime
  But now she's gonna listen anymore
  
  Emily's going out tonight
  With a candle in her pocket and
  a lighter in her right hand
  Does anybody know
  why she's gonna go away
  She's gonna make it today
  
  She's very friendly
  and open minded always understanding
  Bad behaviour
  she doesn't like at all
  She's very modest, she's never been demanding
  She's always followed every rule
  though she didn't even know what they've been for
  She has followed all her lifetime
  But now she's gonna follow anymore
  
  Emily's going out tonight...