Lyric discussion by nachosgrande 

Cover art for Night Owl lyrics by Gerry Rafferty

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.