Where were you when the lights went out in New York City? Don't you know that I was makin' love? I remember on the 13th of July The only light was the light up in the sky New York had a blackout for 25 hours or more And nobody really knows the reason why Somebody pulled the plug out of the socket For safety's sake I went to door to lock it So I took my lady by the hand And left her to love lay Where were you when the lights went out in New York City? Don't you know that I was makin' love? I remember on the 13th of July The only light was the light up in the sky New York had a blackout for 25 hours or more And nobody really knows the reason why Somebody pulled the plug out of the socket For safety's sake I went to door to lock it So I took my lady by the hand New York love city So I took my lady by the hand And left her to love lay Where were you when the lights went out in New York City? Don't you know that I was makin' love? Ooh, sweet, sweet love Oh, oh, oh, oh Can you remember? Where were you when the lights went out in New York City? I wanna know Where were you when the lights went out in New York City? Don't you know that I was makin' love? Ooh, sweet, sweet love I wanna know She was makin' love She was makin' love