Nighthawks
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Now, I am the prowlin' nighthawk
I prowl ev'ryday an night
Now, I am the prowlin' nighthawk
I prowl ev'ryday and night
An the reason I prowl so long
My baby don't treat me right

I have prowled so long
'Til it made my knee bones so'
I have prowled so long
'Til it have made my knee bones so'
But when I find the little girl that I love
You won't see me prowl no mo'

Someday
I ain't gon' be no prowlin' man
I said, someday
I won't be no prowlin' man
I said I ain't gon' be mischievous
Ain't gonna be too hard to understand

'Play it, play it, boy'

'You know you've been trav'lin' like I have'
'Play that thing, boy'

Now, I've been ramblin' an prowlin'
Ever since I was twelve years old
I have been ramblin' an prowlin'
Ever since I was twelve years old
An I wouldn't stop ramblin'
For my weight in gold

But someday
I ain't gon' prowl no mo'
Yes, someday
I ain't gon' prowl no mo'




But you know right now
I haven't got no place to go

Overall Meaning

The song "Nighthawks" by Nighthawks feat. Pat Appleton is a blues song about a man who has been prowling every night and day looking for love from his woman. He identifies himself as the "prowlin' nighthawk" who has been wandering around because his baby doesn't treat him right. The singer is very tired of going around searching for love and wants to find it soon so that he can stop prowling for good. The repeated line "I have prowled so long, 'Til it have made my knee bones so'" emphasizes his desperation to find love and settle down. He admits that he has been prowling since he was twelve years old and declares that he won't be a prowling man anymore someday.


The song talks about the singer's tiredness and longing for a loving relationship with a woman who will treat him right. He is ready to stop being the prowling man someday and hopes that he will find a woman who will make his life complete. The song is a classic blues number with a heart-wrenching message about the pain of being alone and searching for love.


Line by Line Meaning

Now, I am the prowlin' nighthawk
I am a night owl who likes to wander aimlessly in the dark


I prowl ev'ryday an night
I roam around every day and night without any specific purpose


An the reason I prowl so long
I go on wandering because I am not happy with the way my girlfriend treats me


My baby don't treat me right
My partner mistreats me and causes me dissatisfaction


I have prowled so long
My aimless wandering has been going on for a long time


'Til it made my knee bones so'
To the extent that it has had a physical toll on my body


But when I find the little girl that I love
Once I meet the girl I am in love with


You won't see me prowl no mo'
I will stop aimlessly wandering in the dark once I am with her


Someday
At some point in the future


I ain't gon' be no prowlin' man
I will not be an aimless wanderer anymore


I said, someday
I emphasize that this will happen in the future


I won't be no prowlin' man
I will not continue being an aimless wanderer


I said I ain't gon' be mischievous
I assert that I will not engage in any mischief or misbehavior


Ain't gonna be too hard to understand
It should be easy to comprehend my decision to change my ways


'Play it, play it, boy'
Encouragement to the musician to begin playing their instrument


'You know you've been trav'lin' like I have'
Acknowledgment that the musician understands what it's like to constantly move around


'Play that thing, boy'
Further encouragement to the musician to play their instrument


Now, I've been ramblin' an prowlin'
I have been wandering around without a purpose


Ever since I was twelve years old
This aimless wandering has been going on since I was a young boy


An I wouldn't stop ramblin'
I have no intention of stopping my aimless wandering


For my weight in gold
I am passionate about my wandering and would not stop for a significant sum of money


But you know right now
Currently, at this moment in time


I haven't got no place to go
I have nowhere in particular to be




Lyrics © MADISON LEISURE CORP.

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Angel Ramirez

Best song off the album

jake jakelia

DOPE!

c. T.

Best!

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tom dyball

that a gun in the picture nighthawks?

slcmt2

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jake jakelia

Can you see the light?

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1911 Swat Bureau Issue .45

Southpoint Repointing & Wall Ties

It’s the same front cover as the Stallone movie

Southpoint Repointing & Wall Ties

A homage
Hence Stallone screaming at the beginning of the track when his friend gets slashed by Rutger hauer

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