Italian X Rays is the thirteenth album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band, released in 1984. "Who Do You Love?" and "Out of the Night" were songs co-written by Steve Miller and Tim Davis. Tim Davis had been a co-founder of the Steve Miller Band and had been a drummer, singer and songwriter with the band during its first five albums, released between 1968 and 1970. As of 1984, Davis was suffering from the effects of diabetes, and died four years later.
Referring to "Out of the Night", Steve Miller wrote, in the liner notes to the Steve Miller Band Box Set (1994), "This is the last song I wrote with Tim Davis. Tim was dying at the time from diabetes and it had taken a terrible toll on him. But he never lost his good humor."
I went to bed late last night
Pulled down the shade
And turned out the light
I fell asleep, and I began to dream
The most extraordinary beautiful dream
Incense and perfume filled the air
The sound of music was everywhere
I met a woman by a babbling brook
She was gifted, she was wise
She was reading a book
She talked about virtue
She talked about vice
She acted kinda naughty
But she looked real nice
I could see her body move
To the rhythm, to the beat
Of a powerful groove
Her lips are red
Her body is soft
She is a movin' volcano
Man, I mean she's hot
She got the long cool legs
She got the sexy sexy style
She got the cool sweet walk
She got the beautiful smile
When I awoke, it was the break of day
I got to go to work, I got to earn my pay
I am a man who works on the line
I'm the muscle, I'm the blood, I'm the overtime
I gotta lift that bail
Work my fingers to the bone
You know I can't stop the train
I gotta let it roll on
No need to dream about it anymore
Cuz I found my dream lover on the 13th floor
Incense and perfume filled the air
The sound of music was everywhere
I met a woman by a babbling brook
She was gifted, she was wise
She was reading a book
Her lips are red
Her body is soft
She is a movin' volcano
Man, I mean she's hot
No need to dream about it anymore
Cuz I found my dream lover on the 13th floor
She got the long cool legs
She got the sexy sexy style
She got the cool sweet walk
She got the beautiful smile
She got the long cool legs
She got the sexy sexy style
She got the cool sweet walk
She got the beautiful smile
Her lips are red
Her body is soft
She is a movin' volcano
Man, I mean she's hot
No need to dream about it anymore
Cuz I found my dream lover on the 13th floor
She got the long cool legs
She got the sexy sexy style
She got the cool sweet walk
She got the beautiful smile
She got the long cool legs
She got the sexy sexy style
She got the cool sweet walk
She got the beautiful smile
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