REO Speedwagon

One Lonely Night

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You and your baby had some words today
Til not another word was left to say
I see that grin boy
Maybe you think you'll win boy
Until the sun goes down and once again boy

Chorus:
One lonely night
One lonely night
That's all it takes to completely break you

They say it's darkest right before the dawn
But oh those darkest hours can be so long
You're feelin' strong boy
Tellin' yourself she's wrong boy
But how much longer can this night go on boy

Chorus

Ooh she's such a good find
Have you gone and lost your mind
You should know she's one of a kind

Submitted by

eralstud On Nov 15, 2004

Keep On Loving You

Take It on the Run

Can't Fight This Feeling

Time For Me To Fly

Roll With The Changes

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Eralstud

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2004-11-15 10:54:20

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by .brick.

20y ago

i think the 'boy' kevin is referring to is a boy who took his girl for granted and treated her bad and she confronted him bout it and left him and at first he didn't believe her, but hten all it took was one lovely night without her to realize how much he really loves her.

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by Eralstud

21y ago

This is a classic "lost love" song. Not REO Speedwagon's best, but not a bad song either.

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by CaniusSwiss

19y ago

I thought it meant that a guy and girl fought. and He thinks that he is hurting her by being away from each other for one night. He's telling this guy NA UH

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by dark_eyez_666

16y ago

It's about heart-break, really sad/beautiful.

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by kowgirl04

13y ago

Well, it seems that as of late, their original video to this song has been blocked in the US (on YouTube) due to copyright issues... HOWEVER, the original video shows a play on words, as the main character of the story (song) is a KNIGHT in shining armor and he is the "lonely knight"... it was quite cute how they did that and if you haven't seen it, I wished you could. It is my favorite REO Speedwagon song of all time.

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