If you were here tonight
Alexander O Lyrics


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As the night moves in
Love takes on a new meaning
If you were here
You would know what I mean to say

The circumstance leaves me only waiting
For the chance
I only want to love you more, more

Can't you understand it
Girl you know how much I care
It's not the way I planned it, no
If you could only know my feelings
You would know how much I do believe

If you were here tonight
By my side
If you were with me now

When the lights go out
I can not pretend
This bed's too big for me
To be in alone, all alone
Slow burn light a candle for our love, love

So we'll always be one to one in love, oh love
Can't you understand it
Girl you know how much I care
It's not the way I planned it, no

If you could only know my feelings
You would know how much I do believe
If you were here tonight, all night
By my side
If you were with me now

Every night alone I just wait here anticipating
For the day I won't feel this pain baby
Please don't keep me waiting
Come to me
If you were here tonight
Oh oh girl

Be by my side
If you were with me now
Girl this bed's too big
For me, for me to be in all alone
All alone

Don't keep me waiting baby
If you were with me now
Oh hold me girl all night, want you for myself

Girl, do me right
Got nobody else
All by myself
Got nobody else

Girl, this love is strong
Please take me home
Be with you tonight
Make our love our light

Do just what you feel
Please don't be a tease




Girl I love you more
You're the one that I adore, oh girl don't leave me lonely, cold by myself, all alone tonight

Overall Meaning

The song "If you were here tonight" by Alexander O is a soulful ballad about missing someone and longing for their presence. The lyrics describe the feeling of being alone at night, imagining how it would feel if the person they love were there beside them. The singer expresses his desire to love the other person more deeply and how it's not the way he planned it to be without them. The chorus repeats the sentiment that if the person were there, the loneliness and longing would disappear. The lyrics are emotional and raw, perfectly capturing the feeling of yearning for someone's touch.


Line by Line Meaning

As the night moves in
With the arrival of the night, my outlook on love changes and I start to feel a new meaning within it


Love takes on a new meaning
Love acquires a new interpretation in the darkness of the night


If you were here
If you were present beside me


You would know what I mean to say
You would understand the message I want to communicate


The circumstance leaves me only waiting
The situation compels me to just wait and wait


For the chance
In the hope for an opportunity


I only want to love you more, more
All I desire is to love you even more


Can't you understand it
Don't you comprehend my emotions


Girl you know how much I care
My care and affection for you are not hidden from you


It's not the way I planned it, no
This was not my intended plan


If you could only know my feelings
If only you were aware of the depth of my emotions


You would know how much I do believe
You would realize the magnitude of my faith in our love


If you were here tonight
If you were here with me this very night


By my side
Beside me


If you were with me now
If you were here in my presence currently


When the lights go out
When the surroundings become dark


I can not pretend
I cannot put up a facade


This bed's too big for me
This bed feels too huge for me


To be in alone, all alone
To bear it by myself, completely isolated


Slow burn light a candle for our love, love
Light a candle to cherish our love slowly and steadily


So we'll always be one to one in love, oh love
So we'll persistently be each other's only one and stay in love


Every night alone I just wait here anticipating
Every single night, I wait with high expectations and hopes alone over here


For the day I won't feel this pain baby
For the day when I won't be in such agony, baby


Please don't keep me waiting
Please don't make me wait longer


Come to me
Come to be with me


Oh oh girl
Addressing the girl


Be by my side
Stay beside me


Oh hold me girl all night, want you for myself
Hold me all night long, girl. I want to be with you by myself


Girl, do me right
Girl, treat me fairly and righteously


Got nobody else
I don't have any other person


All by myself
I am all alone


Girl, this love is strong
Girl, our love is powerful and intense


Please take me home
Take me with you to your place


Be with you tonight
Spending this night with you


Make our love our light
Let's create a beacon out of our love


Do just what you feel
Act as you feel inclined to do


Please don't be a tease
Please don't lead me on with false promises


Girl I love you more
Girl, my love for you has only grown deeper


You're the one that I adore, oh girl don't leave me lonely, cold by myself, all alone tonight
You're the only one I adore, girl. Don't leave me isolated, miserable, and alone tonight




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MONTE S MOIR

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@stephanier821

Who's here in 2024? ❤

@dominiquemiller4513

Like I ain't never left.

@georgegonzalez7439

This song defines a big part of my life, serving in Germany. Sang it to my girl over the phone.
I'd go back to those days in a minute.

@kejuandavis5358

Meeee

@Wakeup2CakeUpat8am

Like the quiet bookworm in the corner in Homeroom ... I'm here

@christianliek7197

I Love it in 2024 - soooo smoth❤

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@Bennyfada09

Who’s playing this classic in 2022 & 2024? (Still here) 😊🌹🥂

@marty7549

I am. Anderson, Sc

@toddshreve3263

Me.. to our young dayz

@bookerwilliams4264

Me!!! That's who!!🥰🥰🥰💪😎😀♥️♥️🙋🙋

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