Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Well, I tell you a story that's got no end
I forgot my love and I lost my friend
The murder was easy to soft my charm
But this darkness is about to do me some harm
I locked my doors and my windows too
But that ol' wind still whistled through
I used to be so close to you
In the middle of the night
Somethin' just ain't right, midnight
Where's that mornin' light? Midnight
I'm used to makin' it by myself
Oh Lord, but this here is somethin' else
My head feels hot but my hands are so cold
I saw few years and I feel so old
Sweet Sally don't come around no more
She read my palm and showed me the door
I got nowhere to pretend
I feel like it's either me or them
Your love was made for three am
In the middle of the night
Somethin' just ain't right, midnight
Where's that mornin' light? Midnight
I'm used to makin' it by myself
Oh Lord, and this here is somethin' else
Somethin' else, this here is somethin' else
Somethin' else, this here is somethin' else
I got a love that is ice cold fire
Deep blue dreams and red desire
Father, son and holy ghost
Where's the one I need the most?
I'll admit that I've been wrong
I've been singing the same old song
I've been feelin' the way I feel too long
In the middle of the night
Somethin' just ain't right, midnight
Where's that mornin' light? Midnight
I'm used to makin' it by myself
Oh no, but this here is somethin' else
I'm used to makin' it by myself
Oh Lord, but this here is somethin' else
Somethin' else, but this here is somethin' else
Somethin' else, but this here is somethin' else
I forgot my love and I lost my friend
The murder was easy to soft my charm
But this darkness is about to do me some harm
I locked my doors and my windows too
But that ol' wind still whistled through
I used to be so close to you
In the middle of the night
Somethin' just ain't right, midnight
Where's that mornin' light? Midnight
I'm used to makin' it by myself
Oh Lord, but this here is somethin' else
My head feels hot but my hands are so cold
I saw few years and I feel so old
Sweet Sally don't come around no more
She read my palm and showed me the door
I got nowhere to pretend
I feel like it's either me or them
Your love was made for three am
In the middle of the night
Somethin' just ain't right, midnight
Where's that mornin' light? Midnight
I'm used to makin' it by myself
Oh Lord, and this here is somethin' else
Somethin' else, this here is somethin' else
Somethin' else, this here is somethin' else
I got a love that is ice cold fire
Deep blue dreams and red desire
Father, son and holy ghost
Where's the one I need the most?
I'll admit that I've been wrong
I've been singing the same old song
I've been feelin' the way I feel too long
In the middle of the night
Somethin' just ain't right, midnight
Where's that mornin' light? Midnight
I'm used to makin' it by myself
Oh no, but this here is somethin' else
I'm used to makin' it by myself
Oh Lord, but this here is somethin' else
Somethin' else, but this here is somethin' else
Somethin' else, but this here is somethin' else
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In the Middle of the Night Lyrics as written by Pat Flynn
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