written by neil diamond, tom hensley, and alan lindgren

fortune of the night,
callin´ out my name and saying she´ll be mine tonight,
fortune of the night.

oh, my heart is tellin´ me,
oh, i better put a move on.
if she got away,
then not a day would go by without some blue song.

all my life,
i´ve waited for just tonight
to say that i love her.
and all this time,
i´ve wanted to call her mine
and how her i love her.

fortune of the night,
callin´ out my name and saying
i will find her.
fortune of the night,
is there any doubt i´ll need to have her by my side,
fortune of the night?

fortune of the night.
and oh, i´m really movin´ now ´cause,
oh, i would feel like a fool, yeah,
if she got away.
they´d only say the rumors would truly be true, yeah,
that all this time
i waited to call you mine.
and you got to know it.

fortune of the night,
callin´ out my name and saying i will find her.
fortune of the night,
isn´t any doubt i´ll need to have you by my side,
fortune of the night.

to want her,
to love her,
oh, i do.
and now´s my time.
i´ve waited, but now´s my time to show that i love her.
fortune of the night,
callin´ out to me and saying i was chosen.
fortune of the night,
tellin´ me that we´ll be there
until the morning light,
fortune of the night.
ah ah ah ah ah
fortune of the night,
i hear you call.
ah ah ah ah ah
are you gonna keep an eye on me tonight?
ah ah ah ah ah fortune of the night, i hear you call.
ah ah ah ah ah are you gonna sing your song with me sometime?
ah ah ah ah ah fortune of the night, i hear you call.
ah ah ah ah ah are you gonna shine your light on me and make her mine?