Save Tonight by Eagle-Eye Cherry deals with the theme of cherishing the present moment with a loved one before an inevitable parting. Based on the concept of living in the now, understanding that tomorrow brings change. Released in 1997, it became an international hit.
Go on and close the curtains, 'cause all we need is candlelight You and me and a bottle of wine Gonna hold you tonight ah-yeah Well, we know I'm going away, and how I wish, I wish it weren't so So take this wine and drink with me Let's delay our misery
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone
There's a log on the fire and it burns like me for you Tomorrow comes with one desire To take me away, it's true It ain't easy to say goodbye, darling please don't start to cry Cause girl you know I got to go, oh And lord I wish it wasn't so
To save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow comes to take me away I wish that I, that I could stay Girl you know I got to go, oh And lord I wish it wasn't so
Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow I'll be gone Tomorrow I'll be gone Tomorrow I'll be gone Tomorrow I'll be gone Save tonight Save tonight Save tonight Save tonight