In a house all trimmed with gold You live in wealth untold And I'm not rich enough to fit the part Your society's so dear And you live in constant fear But you always meet me after dark And after dark, that's when you turn to me I'm not what you want, I'm only what you need Your crown comes off and your mind gets in a whirl And for a little while you're living in my world Ah, but money holds the key to your heart And that's why you only meet me after dark Someday when you see that happiness can't be What you've got in your mansion on the hill Cause the real you in your heart knows that love just can't be bought That's why you only need me after dark And after dark, that's when you turn to me I'm not what you want, I'm only what you need Your crown comes off and your mind gets in a whirl And for a little while you're living in my world Ah, but money holds the key to your heart And that's why you only meet me after dark After dark, after dark