There are multiple artists named Riley:
1) American alternative R&B sing… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Riley:
1) American alternative R&B singer Riley Buccola
2) The solo moniker of Amber Riley

1) American singer Riley Buccola
Riley Buccola, performing as RILEY (previously formatted as R I L E Y, and RILEY JVMES) is an alternative R&B singer and tour manager from Huntington Beach, California.

RILEY began writing music while in high school, but went to cosmetology school after graduating, becoming a hairdresser. He ended up tour managing for friend's bands, eventually leaving his salon job to manage a US tour for Pacific Dub. He tour managed his way through the Warped Tour scene, eventually becoming the tour manger for Capital Cities and blackbear.

It was after seeing the crowd during blackbear's Coachella set that RILEY decided to become a performer himself. Before finishing his EP, " Love Was Never Enough", he was performing on Warped Tour while simultaneously tour managing Chase Atlantic on the same tour.

2) The solo moniker of Amber Riley
RILEY is the solo moniker of American actress, musician, author and activist Amber Riley, better known for her role as Mercedes Jones in the hit TV show "Glee”. Her self-titled debut EP was released in October 2020, and was supported by the singles "A Moment", "BGE" and "Creepin".

One Night Only
Riley Lyrics

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This is the moment we've been waiting on all week
Can't pay the rent but tonight drinks are on me
And you agree this is just what we needed
Don't care about tomorrow in love with the feelin'
Let's do it one more night while we're still young
Top down bottoms up we can never get enough
I keep my good friends close and my better ones closer
We own this town we ain't ever getting older like

(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night
(Ho!)
Let's do it one more time
(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night
Ever since college been a strange journey
From liquor in smoothies to cabernet and coozies
I still don't know what I'm looking for
Please give me a megaphone be the one to let 'em know
When the sun goes down we're gonna lose control
Let's do it one more night while we're still young
Top down bottoms up we can never get enough
I keep my good friends close and my better ones closer
We own this town we ain't ever getting older like
(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night
(Ho!)
Let's do it one more time
(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night
Let's do it one more night while we're still young
Top down bottoms up we can never get enough
I keep my good friends close and my better ones closer
We own this town we ain't ever getting older like
(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night
(Ho!)
Let's do it one more time
(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night
Let's do it one more night while we're still young
Top down bottoms up we can never get enough
I keep my good friends close and my better ones closer
We own this town we ain't ever getting older like
(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night
(Ho!)
Let's do it one more time
(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night
(Ho!)
Let's do it one more time
(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night
(Ho!)
Let's do it one more time
(Hey!)
Let's do it one more night

(Ho!)
Let's do it one more time

Overall Meaning

The song "One Night Only" by Riley is about living in the moment and enjoying life to the fullest. The first verse talks about how the night is special, and even if they cannot pay the rent, they will do everything to make sure the drinks are flowing. They both agree that this is what they needed, and for this one moment they just want to live in the present and not think about tomorrow. The chorus is a celebration of their youth, where they want to keep partying and enjoying the night. The second verse talks about how life can be unpredictable, and even after college, the journey continues to be strange. The singer still does not know what they are looking for, but they want to have fun and let the world know that they are alive. They want to party hard and go wild, as if it is the last night of their lives.

The lyrics of "One Night Only" convey a message of living in the moment and enjoying life while one is still young. The song is a call to let loose and have fun without worrying about the future. The singer acknowledges that life is full of uncertainties, but in this moment, they want to feel alive and own the night. They want to spend time with their friends, celebrate their youth, and make memories that will last a lifetime. This song encourages listeners to stop worrying so much about tomorrow and live life to the fullest today.

Line by Line Meaning

This is the moment we've been waiting on all week
We've been looking forward to this moment all week

Can't pay the rent but tonight drinks are on me
Even though I can't afford it, I'll pay for the drinks tonight

And you agree this is just what we needed
You also think that this is exactly what we needed

Don't care about tomorrow in love with the feelin'
I don't care about the future, I'm enjoying the present feeling

Let's do it one more night while we're still young
Let's have one more night of fun while we're still young

Top down bottoms up we can never get enough
We always want more, whether it's drinks or something else

I keep my good friends close and my better ones closer
I value my close friends even more than my other friends

We own this town we ain't ever getting older like (Hey!)
We feel like we own this town and we're never getting too old for a good time

Ever since college been a strange journey
My life has been a weird journey since college

From liquor in smoothies to cabernet and coozies
From drinking alcohol in smoothies to fancier drinks like cabernet and using coozies

I still don't know what I'm looking for
I'm still unsure of what I really want in life

Please give me a megaphone be the one to let 'em know
Help me make my voice heard so everyone knows how I feel

When the sun goes down we're gonna lose control
We're going to let loose and lose control when it gets dark