"Night Owl" as written by and G. Rafferty....
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 cant say no
Oh no no no no no no no
The light are low when 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 sailing away
One more dream but its looking okay
One more time to watch the flow of the river
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 cant say no
Oh no no no no no no no no no no
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 cant say no
Oh no no
Oh no no no
No no no no no no no no no no
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 cant say no
Oh no no no no no no no
The light are low when 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 sailing away
One more dream but its looking okay
One more time to watch the flow of the river
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 cant say no
Oh no no no no no no no no no no
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 cant say no
Oh no no
Oh no no no
No no no no no no no no no no
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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
so many memories drill into me and my bro
love this song only thing is im the same a night owl!!!
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.