If You Were Only Here Tonight

Midnight Confessions: Longing and Regret in 'If You Were Only Here Tonight'
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Lyrics

It's 12:02 a.m., another day is gone again

Reflecting on the passing of another day at 12:02 a.m.

Will the sun be my friend

Questioning if the sun will bring a positive change.

Or will this night just never end?

Wondering if the night will seem endless.

Nowhere I could run, at fifteen after one

Feeling trapped with nowhere to escape at 1:15 a.m.

I wouldn't have did what I had done

Regretting actions taken at that specific time.

If you were only here tonight

Expressing the longing for someone's presence.


What am I to do, when the clock says half past two?

Feeling lost and uncertain at 2:30 a.m.

Do I stare out in the dark or try to look for you?

Contemplating whether to search for something in the darkness.

At twenty after three, there's no one up, just me

Loneliness at 3:20 a.m., with no one around.


I wouldn't have did what I had done

Reflecting on past actions with remorse.

If you were only here tonight

Expressing that the actions might not have occurred if the person was present.

It wouldn't have been such a fight

Highlighting that the situation might not have escalated into a fight.

If you were only here tonight

Reiterating that the night would be different if the person was there.


The moon has gone away, lost up in the gray

Noting the absence of the moon, suggesting darkness or emotional emptiness.

The birds all in the trees with nothing left to say

Describing a quiet, uncommunicative environment with birds having nothing to say.

Standing at the door, can't believe it's almost four

Feeling surprised that it's almost 4:00 a.m. while standing at the door.


I wouldn't have did what I had done

Regretting actions once again with the presence of the person in mind.

If you were only here tonight

Expressing that the situation might have been different if the person was present.

I wouldn't have put up such a fight

Indicating that a fight might have been avoided with the person's presence.

If you were only here tonight

Reiterating that the night would be different with the person around.

I wouldn't have did what I had done

Expressing regret for actions taken with the knowledge of the person's presence.

Had I known you were here tonight

Suggesting that actions might have been different if awareness of the person's presence existed.

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