MAYBE THONIGHT [Verse 1] My phone lights up a little after ten A woman from the company again She knows my name, she knows I'm on the call Says she really needs me after all I hear her voice, she's talking soft and slow Says there's somewhere that I need to go She says, “I need you working late tonight” And somehow that just doesn't sound quite right [Pre-Chorus] My imagination starts to run Before I know what she wants done I hear the words but miss the signs And suddenly I'm reading between the lines [Chorus] Maybe tonight, maybe tonight She wants me there before the morning light Maybe tonight, maybe it's true There's something special she wants me to do My heart beats fast, I'm feeling alright I'm getting ready for a different kind of night Then I look down at the message in sight— Oh no... she means the night shift tonight! [Verse 2] I change my shirt, I spray a little scent Still wondering what exactly she meant She said, “Come quickly, don't be running late” I'm thinking this could turn into a date I check the mirror, looking pretty cool Forget I'm carrying a bag of tools I grab my keys and head out through the door Thinking maybe work means something more [Pre-Chorus] My imagination's way ahead Making movies in my foolish head Every sentence sounded like a clue But none of them were pointing where I thought they do [Chorus] Maybe tonight, maybe tonight She wants me there before the morning light Maybe tonight, maybe it's true There's something special she wants me to do My heart beats fast, I'm feeling alright I'm getting ready for a different kind of night Then I look down at the message in sight— Oh no... she means the night shift tonight! [Verse 3] I reach the place at eleven forty-five Emergency lights and the whole crew arrives A broken system, alarms everywhere And she's standing there in working gear No candlelight, no table set for two Just flashing screens and a job to do She hands me the paperwork, points down the hall And suddenly I understand it all [Pre-Chorus] I try to hide the smile upon my face Thank God nobody knows about my mistake She says, “You're looking dressed up tonight” I laugh it off and say, “Yeah... that's alright” [Chorus] Maybe tonight, maybe tonight I got the message but I read it wrong alright Maybe tonight, maybe it's true She needed someone — but for job number two My heart slowed down under fluorescent light No secret meeting, just an overtime night I should've listened, should've got it right She only wanted me to work tonight [Bridge] One little call, one innocent phrase Can send your mind in a hundred ways You hear what you want, you fill in the rest Then reality comes and corrects your guess So next time someone calls me late I'll leave my fantasies outside the gate I'll ask what happened, where and when— Before I put that fancy shirt on again! [Final Chorus] Maybe tonight, maybe tonight I won't be dreaming when the phone rings late at night Maybe tonight, now I know the truth When the company calls, better bring my tools Maybe tonight, maybe tonight No perfume needed underneath those working lights But if she calls and says, “We're off tonight...” Well, maybe then I'll read between the lines [Outro] Maybe tonight... Maybe I got it wrong Maybe tonight... That's why I'm singing this song Next time the phone rings after ten— I'll listen twice before I dress up again.
