Story Behind The Song

I got the idea for this song while waiting to play a solo acoustic set at The Chicken Shack in Fussa/Tokyo. A artist/friend of mine, who (fortunately for this song) happens to be a woman, stopped by to see me play. Her name is Makiko Nishizato. An extr

Song Description

The short description is the superficial idea behind the song, which most listeners will probably assume is a sexual desire, i.e., this dude wants to shag this girl. (Right?) In actuality it is a discourse between a man and woman (in this case actually f

Lyrics

STAY THE NIGHT (Tonight) by Richard C. (Kluso) Tollini © 2004
(1st Verse)
I _want you to stay the night
An? I wanna talk with you about our lives?
now you you gotta go Well that?s al?right cuz?
I don?t even know what to say to you tonight
(prechorus)
and../how can you even understand me
My words must seem a little like a foreign language
(Chorus)
So what can I say to make you stay the night tonight
(2nd Verse)
Our lives are like water and fire
Youwash away the flames of my desire
And I want to talk with you about our lives
But you you push me away and run an?hide
(Prechorus)
So why can?t you even look at me There?s
nobody else as far as you can see
(Chorus)
So what can I say to make you stay the night tonight
(Bridge)
I only hope that you can understand me
Please don?t look like you can see right through me
Because you know exactly what I want from you
from you from you from you
(Interlude/Lead Break)
(Repeat Prechorus/Chorus)
and../how can you even understand me
My words must seem a little like a foreign language
So what can I say to make you stay the night tonight
(Outtro) ?
I want you to listen to me?
I only hope that you understand me
Please don?t look like you can see right through me
You know exactly what I want from you
Tonight Tonight Tonight