Stay the Night   |   Play   Buy  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

Credits Lyrics Credits: Richard C. (Kluso) Tollini Music Credits: Richard C. (Kluso) Tolllini Producer Credits: BOTE Productions Publisher Credits: N/A Performance Credits: Kluso and The ChickMagnets Label Credits: N/A Description Short Song Description: Man in a bar trying to connect/ communicate his desires to a woman. Long 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 friends, not lovers) desiring a deeper connection between themselves and an opportunity to discuss their lives (both as individuals and their relationship). In this case the man wants to discuss his Buddhist practice with her and help her see her potential to grow as a human and achieve her goals and happiness. There is a problem though -- they speak different languages -- she is Japanese and he is American -- and they don't have enough common ground to connect -- so its really a song of frustration - not so much sexual frustration as the song may indicate, but more over frustration at not being able to communicate as human beings. 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 extremely talented Japanese singer/songwriter/artist and guitarist. I was very excited that she came by to check out my show...But, because of my late stage time and her work schedule the next day she had to leave prior to my set. We couldn't really talk much because my Japanese is rudimentary and her English is virtually non-existant. BUT...the next day I was able to sit down and pen out the entire song based on the seed of "I want you to stay the night" -- so now you know "the rest of the story". Thank you Makiko-san! Metadata Song Length: 5:19 Primary Genre: Pop-Easy Listening Secondary Genre: Country-Alternative Tempo: Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal: Male Vocal Subject Matter 1: Life Subject Matter 2: General Mood 1: Sociable Mood 2: Engaging Similar Artist 1: Eagles, The Language: English Era: 1970 - 1979