Night and Day
Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers Lyrics

Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom When the jungle shadows fall
When night comes, and the shadows of the jungle stretch out, I cannot help but feel an overwhelming rhythm within me, like the pulsating beat of a tom-tom drum.

Like the tick tick tock of the stately clock As it stands against the wall
I hear the ticking and tocking of a grand clock, standing tall against a wall, like a metronome of my heartbeats, reminding me of you always.

Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops When the summer shower is through
When the shower ends, and the raindrops still fall, I cannot stop thinking about you, like a constant drip of thoughts in my mind.

So a voice within me keeps repeating you, you, you
A voice deep within my soul keeps repeating only one name, yours, over and over as a reminder of the love that consumes me.

Night and day, you are the one Only you beneath the moon or under the sun Whether near to me, or far It's no matter darling where you are I think of you, night and day
Whether it is day or night, near or far, you are the one that fills my thoughts with love and longing. It doesn't matter where you are because I will always think of you, day and night.

Day and night, why is it so That this longing for you follows wherever I go In the roaring traffic's boom In the silence of my lonely room I think of you, night and day
No matter where I am, be it the noisy city streets or my empty room, my longing for you is always present, never giving me peace as I constantly think of you, day and night.

Night and day, night and day Under the hide of me There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me And it's torment won't be through Until you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night, a desire for you consumes me, burning from deep within me like a fire that needs your love to sate it. Until I can be with you, loving and being loved, this torment won't be over.