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 mass on every Sunday morning.
She's believing
in God but she don't like
the priest (he's new in town