Night
A Nighthawk Lyrics

I'll get the blues 'round about midnight
The singer feels sad and lonely late at night

Early with the risin' sun
The feeling of sadness and loneliness starts early in the morning

I'll get to thinkin' bout my sweet woman
The singer misses his lover and thinks about her often

And all the good she done
He remembers all the good things she did for him

And my heart gets like a hammer
He feels heavy-hearted and emotional

And my eyes get full a-tears
He gets teary-eyed and emotional

She only been gone about twenty-four hours
His lover has only been gone for a day

But it seem like a thousand years
It feels like it has been a very long time since she left

Boys, I should have loved her more
The singer regrets not showing his lover more love

But you know I didn't treat her right
He admits to not treating her well

Yes, I should-a loved her more
He again admits to not showing enough love

You take a woman like that
He is talking about his exceptional lover

Need lovin' ev'ryday an night
His lover needs love and affection all the time

Now the blues get-a pilin' up on me
His sadness and misery are increasing

But I brought it all on myself
He takes responsibility for his own misery

When I should-a been lovin' my woman
He should have been with his lover instead of someone else

I was out with somebody else
He admits to being unfaithful

Now, here's a mighty hard pill to swallow
He is about to share an unpleasant truth

But I want all you men to know
He wants other men to learn from his mistake

You better mind what you are sowin'
You will reap what you sow

Because you've got to reap what you sew
Your actions will have consequences

Boys, don't never dog your woman
He warns men to never mistreat their lovers

When you know you're doin' wrong, yourself
If you know you're doing something wrong, don't do it

It'll put the devil in her mind
Mistreating your lover can lead to negative consequences

She will go wild about somebody else
If you mistreat your lover, she may leave you for someone else

Now, the river runs into the ocean
An analogy for how everything ultimately connects

And the ocean po's into the sea
The different elements of nature come together

But if I don't find my sweet woman
Without his lover, he feels lost

Somebody got to bury me
He feels like he won't be able to live without his lover

Because I love that woman
He has strong feelings of love for his lover

Better than I do, myself, hoo
He loves his lover more than he loves himself

And it really breaks my heart
He feels heartbroken and sad

But I know she with somebody else
He knows his lover has moved on and is with someone else now