One Night Only
The Dreamgirls Lyrics
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You want all my love and my devotion
You want my love and soul right on the line
I have no doubt that I could love you, forever The only trouble is
You really don't have the time
You've got one night only
That's all I have to spare
One night only
Lets not pretend to care
One night only
One night only
Come on big baby come on
One night only
We only have till dawn
In the morning this feeling will be gone
It has no chance going on
Something so right has got no chance to live
So let's forget about chances
It's one night I will give
One night only
One night only
You'll be the only one
One night only
Then you'll have to run (ooh ohh)
One night only
One night only
There's nothing more to say
One night only
Times getting away
One night only
One night only
One night only......
In "One Night Only," Effie’s version, she expresses an unrequited love that goes unfulfilled due to time constraints. She tells her lover that she could love him forever, but unfortunately, he only has one night to spare with her. Throughout the song, the lyrics emphasize the idea that they don’t have much time, so they should make the most of it. Effie acknowledges that this is her chance to be with him, and as such, she urges him to forget about everything else and enjoy the moment. Despite this, however, she seems noticeably sad and hopeless about the prospect of only having one night with her love.
Effie’s lyrics in “One Night Only” are strikingly different from her previous songs, particularly the more energetic and upbeat ones. Here, she expresses vulnerability, sadness, and regret. The lyrics acknowledge the fleeting nature of romantic relationships and how moments between two people can be beautiful but brief. The chorus particularly stands out as it conveys the theme of the song, with the repetition of “One night only” and “Let’s not pretend to care.” Ultimately, it seems that Effie has resigned herself to accepting that she can only be with her lover for one night and nothing more.
Line by Line Meaning
You want all my love and my devotion
You desire every aspect of my love and commitment.
You want my love and soul right on the line
You demand my heart and soul to be completely devoted to you.
I have no doubt that I could love you, forever
I have no uncertainty that I can love you incessantly.
The only trouble is
However, the complication is
You really don't have the time
You don't have enough time to truly love me back.
You've got one night only
You only have one night to love me back.
That's all I have to spare
That's the only thing I can offer.
Lets not pretend to care
Let's not pretend to care beyond this one night together.
Come on big baby come on
Hurry up and enjoy this one night with me.
We only have till dawn
We have until daybreak to be together.
In the morning this feeling will be gone
By morning, our emotions will pass.
It has no chance going on
Our relationship doesn't have the possibility to endure.
Something so right has got no chance to live
Even though we feel this is right, it doesn't have a chance to continue.
So let's forget about chances
Therefore, let's not worry about possibilities.
It's one night I will give
I am committing myself to this one night together.
You'll be the only one
On this one night, you'll be the only one.
Then you'll have to run (ooh ohh)
After this one night, you'll have to leave quickly.
There's nothing more to say
There's nothing more to discuss or promise.
Times getting away
The time to be together is disappearing.
One night only...
This is our one and only night together.
Contributed by Colin J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@benjaminsimoneau5678
something I don't think people notice is how in beyonce's version it's "I've got one night" instead of "You've got one night"...
the small lyric difference (combined with the style) really says something...
Effie' s version is a Torch song about someone who is so desperate for love and validation she will take what she can get even if it's just one night with someone who wants commitment but won't return it.
Deena's is actually exactly the opposite, it's about someone who's pretty much got everything she wants in life, but won't commit, she's just in it for the fun...
she's literally the yang to Effie's yin.
@user-zy4tj3qc3v
You want all my love and my devotion
You want my loving soul right on the line
I have no doubt that I could love you forever
The only trouble is, You really don’t have the time I’ve got one night only, one night only
That’s all I have to spare
One night only, let’s not pretend to care
I’ve Got One night only, one night only
Come on big baby come on
One night only, we only have ’til dawn
(We only have ’til dawn)
We only have ’til dawn (We only have ’til dawn)
One night only, One night only
One night only (oh), one night only (Yeahhh)
One night only (come On Come On)
One night only (come On Come On)
Cause you and i are really runing out of time
(yeah come on come on)
(yeah come on come on)
(yeah come on come on)
come onnn yeahhhhh
One night only (come On Come On)
One night only (come On Come On)
(come On Come On)
(come On Come On)
(come On Come On)
(come On Come On)
(come Onnnnnnnnnn)
@achitaaimstar3831
You want all my love and my devotion
You want my love and soul right on the line
I have no doubt that i could love you forever
The only trouble is i really don't have the time
You've got one night only one night only
That's all you have to spare
One night only let's not pretend to care
One night only one night only come on big baby come on
One night only we only have 'til dawn
We only have 'til dawn
We only have 'til dawn
We only have 'til dawn
One night only
One night only
One night only
One night only
Yeah
One night only
Come on come on
One night only
Come on come on
You and i will be running out of time
Whoo yeah come on come on
Whoo come on come on come on
Come on come on come on
Come on yeah
One night only come on come on
One night only come on come on
Come on come on
Come on come on
Come on come on
Come on come on
@bankeyhero31370
Haaaa
(Come on baby)
Haaaa
(One night)
Haaaa
(One night only)
You want all my love and my devotion
You want my loving soul right on the line
I had no doubt that I could love you forever
The only trouble is I really don’t have the time
I’ve got one night only
One night only
That’s all I have to spare
One night only
Let’s not pretend you care
I’ve got one night only
One night only
Come on, we better come on
One night only
We only have ’til dawn
(We only have ’til dawn)
We only have ’til dawn
(We only have ’til dawn!)
One night only
One night only
One night only (Oh)
One night only (Yeah-yeah)
One night only (Come on, come on)
One night only (Come on, come on)
You and I will be running out of time!
Whoo yeah (Come on, come on)
Whoo, come on (Come on, come on)
Come on (Come on, come on)
Come on, yeah (Come on, come on)
One night only (Come on, come on)
One night only (Come on, come on)
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on!
@fah-sai5367
You want all my love
and my devotion
You want to my love and soul
right on the line
I have no doubt
that I could love you forever
The only trouble is
you really don't have the time
You've got one night only,
one night only,
that's all you have to spare
One night only,
let's not pretend to care
One night only,
one night only,
come on big baby come on
One night only,
we only ask you don't
In the mornin'
this feelin' will be gone
It has no chance goin' on
Something so right
has got no chance to live
So let's forget about chances'
its one night I will give
One night only,
one night only,
you'll be the only one
One night only,
turn your arms around,
oh One night only,
one night only,
there's nothin' more to say
One night only,
once get in the way
One night only,
one night only,
one night only.
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@user-eg5yd7og9r
이게 그 길이 남을 피넛님과 립제이님의 대결 곡.... 노래만 들어도 생각나는 배틀...
@li4li489
피넛님，great!
@ylee9586
원래 넘 좋아하던 노랜데 스우파에서 왁킹 배틀곡으로 쓰여서 더 좋아진 노래 ㅠㅠㅠ원나잇온리 발라드 버젼보다 디스코 버젼이 훨 조은 사람 여깄슴다 어차피 고로나때뭄에 못가지만 노래방엔 발라드 버젼밖에 없어서 슬픔 ㅠㅠ
@dracomalfoy7117
노래방 리모컨 잘 보시면 있는 리듬변환 기능으로 디스코 버전으로 바꾸실 수 있습니다!
@hkk2098
아메리칸.. 너희는 이유를 모르겠지만 여긴 곧왁킹을 본 한국인들이 몰려올것이다
@user-ic8fk8zl4u
그게저예욬ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@seooe
그게 저입니다
@user-bp7pg2gf3s
하이하이
@oh_ddunbo
곳 X 곧 O
@hkk2098
@@oh_ddunbo 오타임