And he'll tell her he's working late again 
 But she knows too well there's something going on 
 She's been neglected, and she needs a friend 
 So her trembling fingers dial the telephone 
    Lord, it hurts her doing this again 
 He's the best friend that her husband ever knew 
 When she's lonely, he's more than just a friend 
 He's the one she longs to give her body to   
 Daytime friends and nighttime lovers 
 Hoping no one else discovers 
 Where they go, what they do, in their secret hideaway 
 Daytime friends and nighttime lovers 
 They don't want to hurt the others 
 So they love in the nighttime 
 And shake hands in the light of day   
 When it's over, there's no peace of mind 
 Just a longing for the way things should have been 
 And she wonders why some men never find 
 That a woman needs a lover and a friend   
 Daytime friends and nighttime lovers 
 Hoping no one else discovers 
 Where they go, what they do, in their secret hideaway 
 Daytime friends and nighttime lovers 
 They don't want to hurt the others 
 So they love in the nighttime 
 And shake hands in the light of day   
 Daytime friends and nighttime lovers