[Intro – female vocal, breathy and intimate, with piano and slide guitar] Oh, the night is long When you’re not here with me. Yes, the night is long When you’re not here with me. And every heartbeat whispers softly: I miss you. [Verse 1 – smoky, low female vocal] I sit by the window, watch the rain come down, Your shadow moves through this lonely town. I sit by the window, watch the rain come down, Your shadow moves through this lonely town. I call your name into the night, But only the wind answers me tonight. [Verse 2 – restrained and fragile] Two glasses standing on the table, But one stays cold and still. Two glasses standing on the table, But one stays cold and still. I raise my glass and drink to you, Though you’re far away, and I don’t know what to do. [Pre-Chorus – slowly building] Oh, can you hear me calling? Can you feel my heart? I walk these streets with no light, And every road leads back to you. [Chorus – powerful, emotional, with soft female backing vocals] This longing for you, It’s burning deep inside. This longing for you, I can’t run, I can’t hide. I lost my heart somewhere Between your soul and mine. Oh, this longing, This longing for you tonight. [Background Vocals] For you, for you, I’m still longing for you. [Verse 3 – crying slide guitar between the lines] This old guitar sounds heavy, Every string keeps asking, “Where are you?” This old guitar sounds heavy, Every string keeps asking, “Where are you?” I play the blues for what we had, For the love I lost and the life we never had. [Verse 4 – intimate, almost spoken] The morning comes, but brings no light, Your face is missing from my sight. The morning comes, but brings no light, Your face is missing from my sight. I smile for the world outside, But something inside me slowly dies. [Pre-Chorus – rising with more intensity] Oh, can you hear me calling? Can you feel my heart? I carry your silence through the night, Like a weight I can’t set aside. [Chorus – full voice, Hammond organ enters] This longing for you, It’s burning deep inside. This longing for you, I can’t run, I can’t hide. I lost my heart somewhere Between your soul and mine. Oh, this longing, This longing for you tonight. [Bridge – vulnerable at first, then building strongly] If you come back to me, I won’t close the door. If you come back to me, I may find peace once more. But if you stay away, What will be left of me? Only this old blues song And the longing for you I feel. [Guitar Solo – slow, crying slide guitar] [Call and Response – female lead and soft female backing choir] [Lead:] Who keeps your memory inside my chest? [Choir:] This longing for you. [Lead:] Who steals my sleep throughout the night? [Choir:] This longing for you. [Lead:] Who keeps my heart still beating for you? [Choir:] This longing for you. [Lead:] And what will never let me go? [Choir:] This longing for you. [Final Chorus – maximum emotion, long sustained notes] This longing for you, Still living deep inside. This longing for you, No ending, no goodbye. I lost my heart somewhere, But I still won’t give up hope. Oh, this longing, This longing for you tonight. [Outro – soft, trembling female vocal] The rain falls down, The night grows still. I don’t know what Without you I will. The rain falls down, But my heart stays here. With this longing, With this longing for you. For you… Still longing for you.
