Lyrics

Go on and   the  
'Cause all we   is candlelight
You and me, and a   of wine
To   you tonight (oh)

Well we know I'm going  
And how I wish - I wish it weren't so
So take this   and drink with me
And let's   our  

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   on the  
And it   like me for you
Tomorrow comes with one  
To   me away (ohh it's true)

It ain't   to say good-bye
Darlin' please, don't start to  
'Cause girl you know I've 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

Tomorrow comes to take me away
I wish that I, that I could stay
But girl you know I've got to go (oh)
And Lord I wish 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
Legend

Meaning

The song is about a couple who is trying to make the most of their last night together. Apparently the guy is going away for a while and the thought of separation is agonizing for both of them. So he's singing about how important their last night is together and that he's almost hoping that tomorrow never comes because he doesn't want to be separated from his lover.

Vocabulary

log

Tree trunk segment

take me away

to make someone leave a place and go with you
Police came in the night and took him away.

misery

feeling of unhappiness
Richard's friends threw him a party to distract him from his misery.