Released: September 1, 1981
Songwriter: Bob Seger
Producer: Bob Seger Punch Andrews
[Intro]
Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine
Here comes hot Nancy she's steppin' right on time
There go the street lights bringin' on the night
Here come the men faces hidden from the light
All through the shadows they come and they go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
Here comes the rich man in his big long limousine
Here comes the poor man all you got to have is green
Here comes the banker and the lawyer and the cop
One thing for certain it ain't never gonna stop
When it all gets too heavy
That's when they come and go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
It happens out in Vegas, happens in Moline
On the blue blood streets of Boston
Up in Berkeley and out in Queens
And it went on yesterday and it's going on tonight
Somewhere there's somebody ain't treatin' somebody right
And he's looking out for Rosie and she's looking mighty fine
And he's walking the streets for Nancy
And he'll find her every time
When the street light flicker bringing on the night
Well they'll be slipping into darkness slipping out of sight
All through the midnight
Watch 'em come and watch 'em go
Oh, c'mon
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
[Outro]
Burning down below
Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine
Here comes hot Nancy she's steppin' right on time
There go the street lights bringin' on the night
Here come the men faces hidden from the light
All through the shadows they come and they go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
Here comes the rich man in his big long limousine
Here comes the poor man all you got to have is green
Here comes the banker and the lawyer and the cop
One thing for certain it ain't never gonna stop
When it all gets too heavy
That's when they come and go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
It happens out in Vegas, happens in Moline
On the blue blood streets of Boston
Up in Berkeley and out in Queens
And it went on yesterday and it's going on tonight
Somewhere there's somebody ain't treatin' somebody right
And he's looking out for Rosie and she's looking mighty fine
And he's walking the streets for Nancy
And he'll find her every time
When the street light flicker bringing on the night
Well they'll be slipping into darkness slipping out of sight
All through the midnight
Watch 'em come and watch 'em go
Oh, c'mon
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
[Outro]
Burning down below
Nine Tonight
- Tryin’ to Live My Life Without You
- Let It Rock (Live, 1980)
- Rock and Roll Never Forgets (Live)
- Night Moves (Live)
- We’ve Got Tonight (Live)
- Betty Lou’s Gettin’ Out Tonight (Live)
- Fire Lake (Live)
- Feel Like A Number (Live)
- Her Strut (Live)
- The Fire Down Below (Live)
- Against The Wind (Live)
- Mainstreet (Live)
- Old Time Rock and Roll (Live)
- Hollywood Nights (Live)
- You’ll Accomp’ny Me (Live)
- Nine Tonight (Live)
- Brave Strangers (Live)
- Nine Tonight (1981)
- Night Moves
- Turn the Page (Live)
- Against the Wind
- Still the Same
- Old Time Rock and Roll
- You’ll Accomp’ny Me
- Like a Rock
- Hollywood Nights
- Beautiful Loser
- Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man
- The Famous Final Scene
- 2 + 2 = ?
- Travelin’ Man
- Turn the Page
- Shame on the Moon
- Her Strut
- C’est La Vie
- Mainstreet
- Roll Me Away
- We’ve Got Tonight
- The Fire Down Below
- Sunspot Baby
- Feel Like a Number
- Get Out of Denver