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Night Owl Lyrics
Night comes down and finds you alone
In a space and time of your own
Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows
Down the street the neon light shines
Offering refuge and hope to the blind
Who stumble in with no thought of tomorrow
Yes I get lonely when the sun gets low
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can't say no
Oh no no nono nono no
The lights are low and the music is loud
You watch yourself as you play to the crowd
One more face in a palace of mirrors
One more drink your sailin' away
One more dream but it's looking okay
One more time to watch the flow of the river
Yes I get little lonely when the sun gets low
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can't say no
Oh no no noo no no no no no no no
Oooooooh
Yes I get a liitle lonely when the sun gets low
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can't say no
Oh no no no, no no, no no
You've seen it all you've seen it before
Like a fool you always come back for more
You live your life like there is no more tomorrow
Night comes down and finds you alone
In a space and time of your own
Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows
Yes I get little lonely when the sun gets low
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can't say no
Oh no no noo, Oh no no noo, no no no no,
no no no no, no no, no no
Ooooooooooooooooh
In a space and time of your own
Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows
Offering refuge and hope to the blind
Who stumble in with no thought of tomorrow
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can't say no
Oh no no nono nono no
You watch yourself as you play to the crowd
One more face in a palace of mirrors
One more dream but it's looking okay
One more time to watch the flow of the river
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can't say no
Oh no no noo no no no no no no no
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can't say no
Oh no no no, no no, no no
Like a fool you always come back for more
You live your life like there is no more tomorrow
In a space and time of your own
Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can't say no
Oh no no noo, Oh no no noo, no no no no,
no no no no, no no, no no
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So so sad...I only wish someone close to the man could have helped, there's so many references in his songs, I never really realised what he was singing about.
@Scolopax according to the love of his life (his muse and wife Carla) “there was no hope” and she divorced him after 20 yrs of marriage. Who can blame her.
@Scolopax according to the love of his life (his muse and wife Carla) “there was no hope” and she divorced him after 20 yrs of marriage. Who can blame her.
@Scolopax I was thinking the same,most of his songs had reference to his struggles…such a legend of a man and such a tragic loss…this song is so sad but it’s my favourite ????
@Scolopax I was thinking the same,most of his songs had reference to his struggles…such a legend of a man and such a tragic loss…this song is so sad but it’s my favourite ????
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This is all about Gerry's battle with alcoholism. He was never cut out for the fame his amazing songwriting brought him. I've been a bit of a Night Owl myself and this song rings true.
RIP Gerry
I end up "looking for somewhere to go?"
Always remember my dad listening to this after 4 cans of forge lager so many memories drill into me and my bro love this song only thing is im the same a night owl!!!
I've only recently discovered Gerry's music. What a great songwriter this guy was.
Night Owl's pretty self-explanatory. Very depressing song. Especially if you listen to it after a song like Right Down the Line, an optimistic tune that was recorded only a year or two before Night Owl. Becomes pretty apparent that this is a guy who isn't winning his battle and his "dreams" are anything but.