We've Got Tonite
Embracing Tonight's Loneliness: A Barry Manilow Ballad
Lyrics
I know it's late
Recognizing the lateness of the hour
I know you're weary
Acknowledging your tiredness
I know your plans don't include me
Aware that your future plans don't involve me
Still here we are
Despite circumstances, we're together
Both of us lonely
Both feeling isolated and desiring companionship
Longing for shelter
Longing for emotional refuge from the challenges we face
From all that we see
Seeking shelter from the difficulties of life
Why should we worry
Questioning the need to fret or stress
No one'll care
Belief that nobody will worry about our decisions
Look at the stars
Reflecting on distant stars, emphasizing distance
So far away
Highlighting the vastness and remoteness of the stars
We've got tonight
Embracing the present moment
Who needs tomorrow
Disregarding the necessity of tomorrow
We've got tonight babe
Valuing the current time together
Why don't you stay
Asking for companionship for the night
Deep in my soul
Expressing deep loneliness
I've been so lonely
Feelings of solitude and longing
All of my hopes
Hope disappearing or fading away
Fading away
Despair at the vanishing of aspirations
I've long for love
Desiring love like everyone else
Like everyone else does
Contemplating stopping the search for love
But I may stop searching
Considering ending the quest for love after today
After today
A final decision or realization
So there it is, girl
Summing up feelings expressed to the partner
I've said it all now
Having conveyed all emotions and thoughts
And here we are
Reflecting on the current situation together
What do you say
Asking for the partner's response or opinion
We've got tonight
Reiterating the significance of this moment
Who needs tomorrow
Downplaying the importance of the future
We've got tonight babe
Emphasizing the value of the present night
Why don't you stay
Inviting the partner to stay
I know it's late
Repetition of the acknowledgement of lateness
I know you're weary
Reiteration of recognizing weariness
I know your plans don't include me
Reiterating that future plans don't involve the speaker
Still here we are
Despite circumstances, both remain together
Both of us lonely
Both feeling isolated and desiring companionship (repeated)
Both of us lonely
-We got tonight
Reaffirming the significance of the night
Who needs tomorrow
Disregarding the necessity of tomorrow (repeated)
Let's make it last
Desire to prolong this moment
Let's find away
Expressing a wish to find a way to make it last
Turn out the light
Symbolically turning off external distractions
Come take my hand now
Extending a gesture of connection and support
We got tonight babe
Reiterating the value of this night together
Why don't you stay
Inviting the partner to stay (repeated)
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