Shot in the Dark

Shot in the Dark

Artist	Blue Öyster Cult
Album	Ghost Stories
Released	April 12, 2024
Length	3:27
Writers	Albert Bouchard Caryn Bouchard
Lead vocals	Eric Bloom

Shot in the Dark is the seventh track from Blue Öyster Cult's sixteenth studio album, Ghost Stories.

Lyrics

Well, you see, it was very late at night
I was just about thinkin' about goin' home, uh
After all, I didn't have many people comin' in to see me too often
There's not much call for private detectives in this town anymore
Occasional divorce case and, maybe some, uh
Somebody want me to cover up for them for some blackmail or somethin', but
Was just about to get up from my desk, when all of a sudden
Into my office walked the hottest girl I ever did see!

She struck me like a match
I mean, this girl was hot
There had to be a catch
I gave it my best shot
Her eyes, cool and hard
Got me talking fast
No, it won't take long
To have this case wrapped up

I didn't know
But I fell in love
I only knew
That she was worth taking a chance on
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark

She said it was desperation
That made her come to me
I said my compensation
Would be to set her free
She had to have a man
Stay both day and night
She put a treasure in my hands
Within, I held her life

Uh, uh, I didn't know
But, I fell in love
I only knew
That she was worth taking a chance on
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark, oh baby

All of a sudden, the lights went out
I couldn't see her, but I, I heard her shout
Then in the dark, there came
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark

I didn't know
But I lost my love
I only knew
That she was worth taking a chance on
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot

Trivia

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