He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Loud screams, fighting words
Awful things were said,
You might not be able to take back
She puts her hands on his face
And tells him
Get out, get out
Just leave, she pleads
He can't believe what he's done
As he's walking down the street
The night keeps warning him to turn around
underneath the night sky
Take flight
Underneath the night sky
She cries
Underneath the night sky
One last time
You know where I'm going
Oh underneath the night sky
Remembering the reasons why
Underneath the night sky
I'll fall for you tonight again
on his way to familiar arms
Someone who will know him
The girl who understands
Stops dead in his tracks to see
It's too much too give up
Not too late for apologies
Turns down the wrong street
Give me all your money
Should know better than to be here alone
Tries to run, doesn't feel like a fight
She could hear the shots ring out from home
underneath the night sky
Take flight
Underneath the night sky
She cries
Underneath the night sky
One last time
You know where I'm going
Oh underneath the night sky
Remembering the reasons why
Underneath the night sky
I'll fall for you tonight again
(don't forget to hold her tight
Everything can change so fast)
underneath the night sky
Take flight
Underneath the night sky
She cries
Underneath the night sky
One last time
You know where I'm going
Oh underneath the night sky
Remembering the reasons why
Underneath the night sky
I'll fall for you tonight again
don't forget to hold her tight
Everything can change so fast
No no no
Don't forget to hold her tight
Everything can change so fast
Awful things were said,
You might not be able to take back
She puts her hands on his face
And tells him
Get out, get out
Just leave, she pleads
He can't believe what he's done
As he's walking down the street
The night keeps warning him to turn around
underneath the night sky
Take flight
Underneath the night sky
She cries
Underneath the night sky
One last time
You know where I'm going
Oh underneath the night sky
Remembering the reasons why
Underneath the night sky
I'll fall for you tonight again
on his way to familiar arms
Someone who will know him
The girl who understands
Stops dead in his tracks to see
It's too much too give up
Not too late for apologies
Turns down the wrong street
Give me all your money
Should know better than to be here alone
Tries to run, doesn't feel like a fight
She could hear the shots ring out from home
underneath the night sky
Take flight
Underneath the night sky
She cries
Underneath the night sky
One last time
You know where I'm going
Oh underneath the night sky
Remembering the reasons why
Underneath the night sky
I'll fall for you tonight again
(don't forget to hold her tight
Everything can change so fast)
underneath the night sky
Take flight
Underneath the night sky
She cries
Underneath the night sky
One last time
You know where I'm going
Oh underneath the night sky
Remembering the reasons why
Underneath the night sky
I'll fall for you tonight again
don't forget to hold her tight
Everything can change so fast
No no no
Don't forget to hold her tight
Everything can change so fast
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The way this song speaks to me🥺🥺when I sing it I feel like I relate
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Such a sad song. The only thing I think you guys are wrong about is... he didn't go for comfort from somebody else, he was going to go back to apologize. "stops dead in his tracks to see it's too much too give up not too late for apologies"