Save Tonight Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Go on and close
The curtains

'Cause all we need
Is candlelight
You and me
And a bottle of wine
Gonna hold you tonight
Uh, yeah


[Pre-Chorus]
Well, we know
I'm going away
And how I wish
I wish it weren't so
So, take this wine
And drink with me
Let's delay our misery


[Chorus]
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone
[Verse 2]
There's a log
On the fire
And it burns
Like me for you
Tomorrow comes
With one desire
To take me away
Oh, it's true

[Pre-Chorus]
It ain't easy
To say goodbye
Darling, please
Don't start to cry
'Cause, girl, you know I've got to go
Oh
And, Lord, I wish it wasn't so

[Chorus]
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone
[Pre-Chorus]
Tomorrow comes
To take me away
I wish that I, that I could stay
Girl, you know I've got to go
Oh
Lord, I wish it wasn't so

[Chorus]
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone

[Chorus]
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone
[Post-Chorus]
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow I'll be gone

[Outro]
Save tonight
Save tonight
Save tonight
Save tonight
Oh, that's right?
Save tonight
Save tonight
Save tonight
Save tonight
Yeah, that's right?

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Genius Annotation

“Save Tonight” is about spending as much time with one’s partner as possible, or in a wider context – not wanting tomorrow to come or something to end. In an interview with CNN Eagle-Eye talks about the irony of the song’s success:

The irony is that the more success the song has brought, the more my life has become the song – constantly leaving my girlfriend behind

But I think what’s cool about the song is that it is a story anyone can relate to. And also the concept of not wanting tomorrow to come, and that can be applied to being at a great party or a concert. It’s like, ‘Oh man, does this have to end?’

Even 20 years later when GQ caught up with Eagle-Eye, he said

Once the song took off, my life became that: constantly having that last night before I leave.

Further speaking to the wider context as time has passed.

In the music video Eagle-Eye takes on many forms playing different characters throughout the video, including a man preparing for a date, a butcher, a truck driver and a man busking on the street.

The video is shot as a ‘one-shot’, meaning that each scene links seamlessly to the next (either through long takes or editing, or a combination of the two), similar to the way Birdman or Rope were shot.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

Is there a live performance of the song?
Genius Answer

Yes! On January 16, 2022, a live performance of the song has been published on Le Grand Studio RTL’s YouTube channel.

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