Story Behind The Song
The lyrics describe giving up on a relationship because there isn?t enough time together. It has a poignant feeling of walking away while still in love. The melody line is longer than most pop songs developing without repeating over the four lines of the
Song Description
Several elements make this simple ballad unique. The verse has an unusually long melody line. The lead and background vocals hum, which create an emotional feel. In the verses, there is an internal rhyme in which the second line of each four-line stanza r
| Song Length |
3:08 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Moving |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Loneliness |
| Similar Artists |
Sheryl Crow, Jewel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
SO MANY NIGHTS
(Words & music by Nomi Yah © ASCAP)
(Chorus)
I would have never never left you
If you didn?t leave me, my baby
So Many Nights waiting on you
(Verse 1)
What to say? What to do?
Every morning I woke up in a bed without you
How could I take that with no date due?
What was I supposed to do?
Now don?t look like I?m wrong
I already spoke up that I couldn?t go on
Just to be with you was taking too long
When was my time supposed to come?
(Chorus)
(Verse 2)
I was hiding the pain
You saw how I choked up when I tried to explain
You wouldn?t hear that, you just complained
Saying I hold half the blame
Now don?t look like you?re mad
We already broke up. You refused what you had
Told me to move on if I needed someone bad
Though I begged you to come back
(Chorus)