[Intro]
Gloria, take one
Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine
Melting in a pot of thieves, wild card up my sleeve
Mm, thick, heart of stone, my sins, my own
They belong to me, me
Me, me
Mm, people said beware, but I don't care
Their words are just rules and regulations to me
Me
[Verse 1]
Mm, I walk in a room, you know I look so proud
I move in this here 'asmophere' where anything's allowed
And then I go to this party, I just get bored
Until I, 'til I see this sweet young thing, looking out the window
Humping on the parking meter, leaning on the parking meter
And, oh, she looks so good
Oh, she looks so fine
Oh, she looks so good
And I've got this feeling, I'm going to make her mine
[Verse 2]
And then I put my spell on her, here she comes
Coming up the street, here she comes
Coming through my door, here she come
Coming up the stair, watch her come
Coming through the hall in a pretty red dress
She's gonna give it all to me
Gonna give it all to me
And oh, she looks so good
Oh, she looks so fine
And I've got this crazy feeling that I'm going to, ah-ah, make her mine
[Verse 3]
And then I hear this knocking at my door, I hear this knocking at my door
And I look up the big tower clock and say, "Oh my God, it's midnight"
And my baby is walking through the door
In her pretty red dress, laying on my couch
She's gonna give it all to me
Gonna give it all to me
And I take the big plunge
And oh, she's so good
And oh, she's so fine
And I'm going to tell the world that I made her mine, made her mine, I said
[Pre-Chorus]
Darling, tell me your name, and I'll tell the world
She whispers to me, and she tells me her name
She tell me her name, she tells me her name
She told me her name
And her name is, and her name is
And her name is, and her name is
G L O R I -
[Chorus]
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
[Verse 4]
Oh, oh, boy, when I
I was at the stadium
There were twenty thousand girls
Little blonde darlings and they all called for me
I was looking down at them from the stage, but
No, they didn't mean nothing, nothing to me at all
I let my eyes rise up, up to the big tower clock
And I said, "Oh no, it's midnight"
And the tower bells were chiming in my heart, saying
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong
Ding-dong, ding-dong, in my heart, just for you, baby
And I remember the night when you came in my room
And you laid on my couch
And I took the big plunge, took the big plunge
And oh, you were so good
Oh, you were so fine
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'll tell the world that I made ya mine, made ya mine
Made ya mine, made ya mine
And her name is, and her name is
And her name is, and her name is
G-L-O-R-I -
[Chorus]
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
G-L-O-R-I-A (Gloria)
[Outro]
Gloria, Gloria
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria
When the tower bells chimed
Ding-dong, they chimed
I said that Jesus died for somebody's sins
But not mine
G-L-O-R-I-A
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