Verse 1
Friday night down at the local bar,
Same old faces, same old jar,
Darts in the corner, cards being played,
Someone complaining he hadn’t been paid.
Old Joe was talking, nobody heard,
Bill knew the punchline word for word,
Nothing was happening, nothing was new—
Then somebody opened the door and walked through.
Verse 2
Conversation stumbled and fell away,
A hand holding cards forgot how to play,
The barman stopped with a glass in his hand,
Even the jukebox seemed less than grand.
She never hurried, never looked around,
Just crossed that room without making a sound,
No grand entrance, nothing contrived—
But somehow the whole damn place came alive.
Chorus
Smoking Angie,
Where have you been?
You walked through the door
And the night walked in.
Smoking Angie,
Lord, what a sight—
You didn’t need diamonds,
You carried the light.
Verse 3
One man straightened the knot in his tie,
Another looked once, then wondered why,
Somebody’s sweetheart caught someone’s eye,
And gave him a look that could make a man die.
Angie just smiled as she passed them by,
Like none of the thunder had troubled her sky,
She took an old chair at the end of the bar—
And suddenly everyone knew where they were.
Chorus
Smoking Angie,
Where have you been?
You walked through the door
And the night walked in.
Smoking Angie,
Lord, what a sight—
You didn’t need diamonds,
You carried the light.
Bridge
I’ve seen pretty women,
I’ve seen a few,
Some need a spotlight
To shine upon you.
But every so often
Someone walks through—
And the light in the room
Starts following you.
Verse 4
Years have gone by since that Friday night,
The bar’s probably changed and they’ve changed the lights,
The cards have been shuffled, the old boys gone,
Somebody else puts the jukebox on.
But ask any man who was drinking there,
He’ll lean back slowly and stare somewhere—
Then grin like a boy as the memory arrives:
“Angie walked in…
And the whole room came alive.”
Final Chorus
Smoking Angie,
Where have you been?
You walked through the door
And the night walked in.
Smoking Angie,
Burning so bright—
You didn’t light a cigarette…
You lit up the night.
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael Forty