Song title: Bring on the night
Bring on the night
I lie in bed but baby I can’t sleep no matter how hard I try
There’s something bad, baby, wrong with me whenever I close my eyes
The dreams of Mary keep me awake with every little curve in place
When I walk home in the daybreak I pray come back home, baby, won’t you give me
Darlin’ bring on the night, oh yeah darlin’, bring on the night
Oh now darlin’, bring on the night
I walk the street, I’m lookin’ for romance
I end up stumblin’ in some stupid half-trance[1]
As I watch the lovers mix with circumstance
We watch the disco dancers dance
I look for connection in some new eyes
But for protection they’re tranquilized[1]
Forbidding close inspection of who’s tellin’ who
Forbidding close inspection of who’s tellin’ who lies
Bring on the night, oh yeah darlin’, bring on the night
Oh now darlin’, bring on the night
Is it as simple as it seems
I don’t know what I’m doin’ here, is it as simple as it seems
Is it as simple as I fear, well if I’m right . . .
I look for connection in some new eyes
But for protection they’re tranquilized[1]
Forbidding close inspection of who’s tellin’ who
Forbidding close inspection of who’s tellin’ who
Baby of who’s tellin’ who lies
Bring on the night, oh yeah darlin’, bring on the night
Oh now baby, bring on the night, oh now darlin’ bring on the night
Come home darlin’, bring on the night
Oh now darlin’ bring on the night Notes:
[1] These verses can be found in My love will not let you down too.
Bring on the night - Outtake 14-May-1979
Oh darling bring on the night
Oh sweet darling, bring on the night
Well if I'm right
I look for connection in some new eyes
But for protection they're tranquilized[1]
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who
Baby of who's tellin' who lies
Bring on the night, oh yeah darlin', bring on the night
Oh now baby, bring on the night, oh now darlin' bring on the night
Come home darlin', bring on the night
Oh now darlin' bring on the night Notes:
[1] These verses can be found in My love will not let you down too. These lyrics refer to one of the many outtakes published on LM
Bring on the night - Outtake version 2
I walk down the street checkin' for romance
Stumblin' in some stupid half trance
Walkin' down town ???
Disco dancers ah ah ah ah
I look for connection in some new eyes
But for protection they're tranquilized [1]
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who lies
Bring on the night, oh darlin', bring on the night
Oh baby, bring on the night
Baby I ???
??? living on the edge
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Baby ???
Little girl ???
Little girl ???
Bring on the night, oh won't somebody bring on the night
Bring on the night
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Well if I'm right
I look for connection in some new eyes
But for protection they're tranquilized
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who
Baby you been telling me lies
Bring on the night, oh yeah darlin', bring on the night
Oh now baby, bring on the night, oh now darlin' bring on the night
Come home darlin', bring on the night
Oh now darlin' bring on the night Notes:
[1] These verses can be found in My love will not let you down too. These lyrics refer to one of the many outtakes published on LM
Bring on the night - Outtake version 3
Sometimes I lay in bed and I can't sleep
I know something's wrong with me babe [1]
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I can feel something wrong inside
Baby just refuse, refuse to sit by
I wish someone would come and turn out the light
??? baby please ???
Bring on the night
Bring on the night
Bring on the night
Bring on the night
Bring on the night
To make everything all right
You can either ???
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I can get you by ??? dream girl
Dream girl
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Bring on the night
Bring on the night
If it's alright
Bring on the night
Bring on the night baby
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Little girl ???
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I wanna ???
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Don't want to be ???
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Bring on the night
Bring on the night
Bring on the night Notes:
[1] Similar verses can be found in My love will not let you down too. These lyrics refer to one of the many outtakes published on LM
Bring on the night - Outtake version 4
??? and I can't
I lay in bed and I can't sleep
There's something bad, baby wrong with me girl[1]
??? girl
I can feel a fire inside me
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In the day ??? day girl
??? pull down the shade girl
??? someone can turn out the light[2]
Coming home baby, bring home your love
Better bring on the night
Bring on the night
Bring on the night
Bring on the night
Everyday I see...angry faces
Waiting on the street, looking my way
Oh they ??? places
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I ???
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And Mister ???
Baby bring on the night
Bring on the night
Oh bring on the night
Baby bring on the night
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Everyday I wait to see some sun
But sometimes I feel it will never come [2]
There's a ??? seem confused
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true girl [3]
But if that's true then just pull down the shade girl
If that's true, turn out the lights right now
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Oh baby bring on the night
Bring on the night
Bring on the night
Just bring on the night
Bring on the night
Bring on the night
Bring on the night Notes:
[1] Similar verses can be found in My love will not let you down too. These lyrics refers to one of the many outtakes published on LM.
This take seems to borrow some lyrics from Jackson cage ([2]) and The river ([3]), too. Or vice-versa?
Bring on the night - Outtake version 5
Everyday the newspapers say the same thing
Turn on the TV all I get is confused
???murder in the first degree
I'm getting fed up with all this delusion
Little killer baby talk to you each day
Little killers, watch them play
Little killers let big killers get their way
Oh darling bring on the night
Baby bring on the night, it's alright
Yes bring on the night, little baby
Bring on the night
And I can't make it out with this ???
I don't know what I'm doing here
Oh baby is it a sinful as I fear
If I'm right, cause I feel
If I'm right
Bring on the night
Bring on the night, block out the daylight Notes:
These lyrics refers to one of the many outtakes published on LM
Published on the following official releases:
Never played in regular set.
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Recorded during the DARKNESS studio sessions, but then not used for the album.
Studio recordings have surfaced from the THE RIVER sessions, but the song was not used for that album.
The TRACKS studio out-take collection included for the first (official) time this song.
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