The Hours are a band formed in 2004 in London by Antony Genn and Martin Sla… Read Full Bio ↴The Hours are a band formed in 2004 in London by Antony Genn and Martin Slattery. Antony Genn had previously played with the bands Elastica and Pulp, and also worked as a producer, including producing sessions for the electronic act UNKLE.

Martin Slattery is an established pianist and keyboard player, who had previously toured with Shaun Ryder’s group Black Grape. Both Antony and Martin also have worked with Joe Strummer as a part the group The Mescaleros.

The band is managed by Jeanette Lee, who runs Rough Trade with Geoff Travis and former Pulp bassist Steve Mackey. The artwork for the band, including the skull image was created by British artist Damien Hirst for his "For The Love Of God" Collection..

They have received support from Radio One DJ Zane Lowe, and from Jarvis Cocker who said "They understand what music is for – it's for human beings to communicate with other human beings. It's that simple, it's that important. Let them into your life. You won't regret it".

Their single "Ali in the Jungle" is featured in the EA Sports FIFA 08 football game. More recently, Nike used the song in their "The Human Chain" commercial which premiered during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. "People Say" has twice been used in the opening scenes of British soap opera Hollyoaks.

Their first album Narcissus Road was released in 2007. And led to popular singles such as Ali In The Jungle and Back When You Were Good.

Their second album, entitled See the Light, was released on 20th April 2009. It was preceded by the single Big Black Hole on the 6th April.

In 2009 the band supported Kasabian as well as U2 on their 360 Tour playing in Zagreb, Glasgow, London Wembley Stadium and Cardiff Millennium Stadium.

I Miss You
The Hours Lyrics

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Oh, oh
(Oh, I)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Oh, I)
(I miss you, baby)
(Oh)

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)

(Miss you) I miss you, baby (miss you)
(Miss you, miss you) I swear I do
(Miss you) mmm, hmm

Every since you went away
I ain't been doing nothing but
(Thinking, thinking)
(Thinking, thinking)
With my head in my hands
(Thinking)

You been away from so long
And I just don't think I can carry on so I start
(Drinking, drinking)
(Drinking, drinking)
Each and every night
(Drinking)

(Ah ah ah)
Trying to drown all my loneliness away
I don't forget a day
Fall down on my knees wishing for your return
And oh, how I hurt

'Cause I (oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
(Miss you) I miss you, baby
(Miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
Oh, Lord (miss you)

You can look at my eyes and see
That a great big man like me has been
(Crying, crying)
(Crying, crying)
Crying my heart and soul out to you, baby
(Crying)

Sitting in my lonely room
Filled with nothing but gloom and I feel like
(Dying, dying)
(Dying, dying)
Hey, y'all help me
(Dying)

(Ah ah ah)
'Cause ever since the day you left
I don't know what to do with myself
Oh I wish for your return
And oh, how I hurt

'Cause I (oh, I) oh, I (oh, I4)
(Miss you) I miss you, baby
(Miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby (miss you), oh I

(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, I
I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
I swear I do (miss you)

Oh, I
Oh, I
(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby, without you, baby, they're ain't no future
(Miss you, miss you, miss you) yeah, oh no

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby, I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Without you I don't know what to do with myself, what to do with my time

Hmm
Hello
Did I disturb you

I didn't mean to take up too much of your time but
Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doing
How's, how's everything
A friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
Said you was still looking good
Heh, made me feel kind of good, you know
Told me, told me that you did ask about me
Heh
I been really meaning to try to get to talk to you
For now but
You know how a man's pride is
Sometimes it kind of won't let him do what he wanna do

(Oh, I) yeah, baby
(Oh, I), come back to me, darling
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby (miss you)
(Oh, I, oh, I) hey, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby, I don't know what to do with my time, with myself
Without you, baby

Hmm, guess what
I know this will knock you dead but
I even went out and got a gig
Oh, forgot you know hip to the hip talk
Plain job, baby
In eight hours a day, all the overtime I can get
I don't know, I guess it might be too late but
I swear I miss you

(Oh, I, oh, I) yeah, Lord knows
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you)
Don't do me like this, baby (miss you, miss you)
Yeah, I'm on my knees, I'm begging you please
(Oh, I, oh, I)
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you)
Oh, lord (miss you, miss you)
Hey, girl, hey, girl
Hey, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
(Oh, I, oh, I)
I can't go on without you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
What am I gonna do, what can I say
I love you, baby

Heh, remember how I used to always say how lucky I done been
You know being they got that lottery, I hit it
I'd like to kind of make up for
A lot of things that just seemed not to go right
Don't want you to think I'm trying to buy back your love or your friendship
But now I feel I got a chance to kind of make things up to you a little bit
Heh, enough about you and me
How's my little son
Hmm, he ever ask about me
Just a little bit
Does he still like to go down by the supermarket
If I could just
If I could just see you
Can't really say what you mean or what you want over the phone
I swear I miss you
You done heard it ten times or more but
I swear I done changed
I swear I done changed

(Oh, I, oh, I) I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you) oh, Lord)
Miss you, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby
(Oh, I, oh, I)

(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, baby)

Overall Meaning

The Hours' song "I Miss You" is a soulful ballad that speaks to the deep yearning and heartache felt by someone who is missing their lover. The song conveys a range of emotions, from loneliness to despair to hopefulness. In the beginning of the song, the singer talks about how they've been doing nothing but thinking, with their head in their hands, since their lover went away. They admit that they've been drinking to drown their loneliness, but nothing seems to help. The singer's pain is palpable in their crying, and they feel like they're dying without their lover. The song ends with the singer on the phone, expressing their love and desire to make things right.

The lyrics in this song are very straightforward and raw, which makes it easy for listeners to connect with the emotions being expressed. The repetition of the chorus, "I miss you, baby," emphasizes the depth of the singer's longing for their lover. The use of the pronoun "baby" adds an element of vulnerability and tenderness to the song. The reference to the singer's pride, which keeps them from reaching out to their lover, is also a relatable element that speaks to the complexities of relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
I am expressing my longing for you

(Miss you) I miss you, baby (miss you)
I deeply miss you, my love

(Miss you, miss you) I swear I do
I genuinely swear that I miss you so much

(Miss you) mmm, hmm
I can't stop missing you

Every since you went away
Ever since you left, my life has changed

I ain't been doing nothing but
I have been doing nothing apart from

(Thinking, thinking)
constantly thinking about you

(Thinking, thinking)
repeatedly thinking about you

With my head in my hands
feeling despair and sadness

(Thinking)
just thinking about you

You been away from so long
You have been away for a long time

And I just don't think I can carry on so I start
I feel like I can't continue living without you, so I resort to

(Drinking, drinking)
drinking excessively

Each and every night
every single night

(Drinking)
drinking to cope with my loneliness

(Ah ah ah)
expressing pain and sorrow

Trying to drown all my loneliness away
attempting to suppress my loneliness through drinking

I don't forget a day
I never forget a single day

Fall down on my knees wishing for your return
I desperately pray for your return while kneeling

And oh, how I hurt
I am in immense emotional pain

You can look at my eyes and see
If you look into my eyes, you will see

That a great big man like me has been
that even a strong man like me has been

(Crying, crying)
crying uncontrollably

Crying my heart and soul out to you, baby
pouring out all my emotions and pain through tears for you, my love

(Crying)
just crying for you

Sitting in my lonely room
Being in my room filled with loneliness

Filled with nothing but gloom and I feel like
overwhelmed by sadness and feeling

(Dying, dying)
emotionally dying

Hey, y'all help me
Hey, everyone help me

(Dying)
just dying inside

'Cause ever since the day you left
Because from the day you left

I don't know what to do with myself
I feel lost and don't know how to occupy my time

Oh I wish for your return
I deeply wish for your comeback

And oh, how I hurt
And oh, how much it hurts me

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I4)
I still feel the same way, I still

(Miss you) I miss you, baby
I miss you deeply, my love

(Miss you)
I miss you

(Miss you, miss you)
I really miss you

Oh, Lord (miss you)
Oh, dear Lord, I miss you

(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Expressing strong emotions and longing

Oh, I
I

I miss you, baby
I deeply miss you, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

I swear I do (miss you)
I promise, I really do miss you

(Oh, I)
I

Oh, I
I

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
I still feel the same, I still

(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

I miss you, baby, without you, baby, there ain't no future
I miss you, my love, without you, there is no future for us

(Miss you, miss you, miss you) yeah, oh no
I miss you so much, oh no

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
I still feel the same, I still

I miss you, baby
I miss you deeply, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

I miss you, baby, I miss you, baby
I miss you deeply, my love

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

(Oh, I, oh, I)
I

Hey, baby
Hello, baby

Hello
Greetings

Did I disturb you
Did I interrupt or bother you

I didn't mean to take up too much of your time but
I didn't intend to waste too much of your time, but

Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doing
I just wanted to call and check how you were doing

How's, how's everything
How is everything going

A friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
One of my friends mentioned that he saw you recently

Said you was still looking good
According to him, you still look good

Heh, made me feel kind of good, you know
That made me feel happy, you know

Told me, told me that you did ask about me
He told me that you inquired about me

Heh
Expressing a chuckle or laughter

I been really meaning to try to get to talk to you
I have been wanting to find a way to talk to you

For now but
At the moment, however

You know how a man's pride is
You understand how a man's pride can be

Sometimes it kind of won't let him do what he wanna do
Sometimes it prevents him from doing what he wants to do

(Oh, I) yeah, baby
Oh, I miss you, my love

(Oh, I), come back to me, darling
Oh, please come back to me, my darling

(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby (miss you)
I don't want anyone else, hey, hey, my love, I miss you

(Oh, I, oh, I) hey, baby
Oh, I miss you, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

I miss you, baby
I miss you deeply, my love

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

(Oh, I, oh, I)
I

Oh, I
I

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
I still feel the same, I still

(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

I miss you, baby, without you, baby, they're ain't no future
I miss you, my love, without you, there is no future for us

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

Yeah, oh no
Expressing surprise or worry

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
I still feel the same, I still

I miss you, baby
I miss you deeply, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

I miss you, baby, I miss you, baby
I miss you deeply, my love

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

(Oh, I, oh, I)
I

I can't go on without you, baby
I can't continue living without you, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you so much

What am I gonna do, what can I say
I don't know what to do, what to say

I love you, baby
I love you, my love

Heh, remember how I used to always say how lucky I done been
Remember how I used to brag about how lucky I have been

You know being they got that lottery, I hit it
Being that they had that lottery, I won

I'd like to kind of make up for
I would like to compensate for

A lot of things that just seemed not to go right
Many things that didn't go well

Don't want you to think I'm trying to buy back your love or your friendship
I don't want you to think I am attempting to regain your love or friendship by using money

But now I feel I got a chance to kind of make things up to you a little bit
But now I feel like I have an opportunity to make it up to you, at least a little

Heh, enough about you and me
Enough of discussing you and me

How's my little son
How is our child doing

Hmm, he ever ask about me
Does he ever inquire about me

Just a little bit
Only a small amount

Does he still like to go down by the supermarket
Does he still enjoy going to the supermarket

If I could just
If only I could

If I could just see you
If only I could see you

Can't really say what you mean or what you want over the phone
It's difficult to express your true intentions or desires over the phone

I swear I miss you
I promise, I really miss you

You done heard it ten times or more but
You have heard it ten times or more, but

I swear I done changed
I promise, I have truly changed

(Oh, I, oh, I) I miss you, baby
I miss you deeply, my love