Because the sky is black,
as black as most goodbyes,
I've come to see what light I might find
in your eyes tonight.
Because the world is empty
and because I'm empty too
I've come to be here for a while
and look at you tonight
Because my new life now
is lived inside your smile
I've come to talk to you an
d stay a little
I have no compass and no chart,
no way of knowing where to end
or where to start.
I must rely on you,
if I can't depend on my own heart.
And so I've come here once again,
to talk to you, tonight.
An d tonight, everything is alright
An d tonight,
everything is alright
Because tomorrow's
arms are already real
I've come to find out
how a friendly touch can feel tonight
Because your back
can hold off even dawn
I thought I'd use it as the boat
that I sailed on tonight
Here with your head against
my chest
Whatever else there is
I'll forget the rest
Tonight I know no reason and no rhyme
No need of keeping
track of tide or time
Since I discovered you
God knows what else I'll find
Here close to you,
tonight
Tonight
And tonight
everything is alright
And tonight,
everything is alright
Because you smell like yesterday,
I thought I'd come
here once again
and stay the night
Because my arms have ached too long,
I thought I'd rest them here,
where they belong,
tonight.
Because if I'm anything at all,
I'm part of you,
however small, tonight.
I have no
compass and no chart,
no way of knowing where to end
or where to start.
I must rely on you,
if I can't depend on my own heart.
And so I've come here once again,
to love you, tonight.
Tonight.
And tonight, everything is alright.
And tonight, everything is
alright