[Verse 1] Chartreuse and chandeliers Fancy that, seeing you out here Let's get to going soon 'Cause the distant sound is upstairs, loud and booming Yeah, we better get moving [Verse 2] Heartbreak hotel White lies and fare thee wells I know my blinds are down And it's getting dark now, but somehow we're all smiling Beats the hell out of crying [Chorus] Goodbye, old Kentucky Don't fly where you can't be found Here's to all that money You can't take to the underground What a night, what a night, what a night What a night, babe What a night, what a night, what a night What a night, babe [Verse 3] Race on the stereo Had a drink and an episode They're in the starting gate Here they come, a hundred to one in the fast lane Everybody knows that he breaks late [Chorus] Goodbye, old Kentucky
Don't fly where you can't be found Here's to all that money You can't take to the underground What a night, what a night, what a night What a night, babe What a night, what a night, what a night What a night, babe [Verse 4] Southbound Seattle Slew It don't matter what you do You want a whole lot and that's okay, too But if you want nothing at all, well then good for you Hallelujah More power to ya [Chorus] Goodbye, old Kentucky Don't fly where you can't be found Here's to all that money You can't take to the underground What a night, what a night, what a night What a night, babe What a night, what a night, what a night What a night, babe [Outro] What a night, what a night, what a night What a night, babe What a night, what a night, what a night What a night, babe