Tell me have you ever wanted
Someone so much it hurts?
Your lips keep trying to speak
But you just can't find the words
Well I had this dream once
I held it in my hands

She was the purest beauty
But not the common kind
She had a way about her
That made you feel alive
And for a moment
You made the world stand still
Yeah we owned the night

You had me dim the lights
You danced just like a child
The wine spilled on your dress
And all you did was smile
Yeah, it was perfect
I hold it in my mind
Yeah, we owned the night

When the summer rolls around
And the sun starts sinking down
I still remember you
Oh, I remember you
And I wonder where you are

Are you looking at those
Same stars again?
Do you remember when?

We woke under a blanket
All tangled up in skin
Not knowing in that moment
We'd never speak again
But it was perfect
I never will forget
When we owned the night

Yeah, we owned the night
Oh oh woah oh
Oh oh woah oh
Oh oh woah oh
Oh oh woah oh


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We Owned the Night Lyrics as written by Dave Haywood Dallas Davidson

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    i believe its about having that one majical night when you meet that one person you spend the whole night with then never seeing or talking to them ever again... kinda like that one night stand that felt even better then being in love with someone ya no??!

    jami1andonlyon January 04, 2012   Link
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    Even though this song is about a one night stand, it is so effing beautiful!! I agree with jami1andonly, maybe this person meant more than your thought, but you're satisfied that you got them that once. And you have that beautiful night to remember, when we owned the night. Sigh. Love.

    jamiewaymieson May 10, 2012   Link
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    Great song, although a little sad. It's about losing a dream (a relationship) due to being unable to voice ones feelings for another. When he was with her he felt he had it all ("we owned the night"). Whenever he looks upward to the sky he thinks of her and what he had (and lost). Apparently when he needed to act (to speak) the words escaped him...and she him. First listen to this band. I like 'em.

    MaryMaryQuiteContraryon September 25, 2011   Link

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