Long Lonely Nights
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters Lyrics


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Long, long and lonely nights
I cry my eyes out over you
Wond'ring if I did right
And why you left me with a broken heart

Oh, long, long and lonely nights
Oh, how I miss you, my dear
Please, please, come back to me
How I wish you were here

As I go along my lonely way I visualize your face
When I pass through (yeah!) my doorway
What's left for me to face?

Oh, long, long and lonely nights
I guess you're never coming home
Long, long and lonely nights
Ever since you've been gone

As I go along my lonely way I visualize your face
When I pass through (yeah!) my doorway
What's left for me to face?

Oh, oh, oh, long, long and lonely nights
I guess you're never coming home
Long, long and lonely nights
Ever since you've been gone





Please, please, come back to me
You've been gone too long

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Clyde McPhatter's song Long Lonely Nights speak of heartbreak and longing for someone who has left. The singer has been left with a broken heart and feels lost without their lover. They cry their eyes out and wonder if they did the right thing in the relationship. The nights are long and lonely, and the singer can't help but miss their ex-partner. They plead for them to come back, as they wish they were still together. The singer visualizes their ex's face and is reminded of their absence every time they pass through their doorway. The song ends with a plea for their lover to return after being gone for too long.


Line by Line Meaning

Long, long and lonely nights
The singer is stuck in a cycle of sleepless, lonely nights, possibly due to heartbreak.


I cry my eyes out over you
The singer deeply misses their lost love, and cries often as a result.


Wond'ring if I did right
The singer is questioning if their actions may have caused their lover to leave them.


And why you left me with a broken heart
The artist is still struggling to understand why their heart was broken by their love leaving them.


Oh, how I miss you, my dear
The artist expresses deep and profound affection towards their lost love.


Please, please, come back to me
The singer longs for their love to return to them and restore their happiness.


How I wish you were here
The singer continues to reflect upon their longing for their lost love's presence.


What's left for me to face?
The artist is overwhelmed by their heartbreak and feels as though they are left with nothing.


I guess you're never coming home
The artist is coming to terms with the realization that their love will never return.


Ever since you've been gone
The artist feels as though their heartbreak and the loneliness they have endured has lasted for an eternity.


You've been gone too long
The singer is expressing urgency and desperation for their love to return, as they have been apart for too long.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DON D. ROBEY

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@cristinaletechipia7030

Hermosa, bella e inolvidable do woop. Muy linda esta versión, gracias por compartir.

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You're very welcome....glad that you like it.

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