if you were here tonight

• alexander o'neal'ın 85 yazında görücüye çıkardığı ve r&b piyasasına hızlı bir giriş yapmasını sağlamış slow jam hit'iydi. uzaktaki sevgiliye çağrı niteliğindeki kafiyesiz sözleri, flyte tyme'ın müthiş düzenlemesiyle bir çok romantik toplamaya da konuk olmuş ikon bir parçadır. benim ise aklımda hep 80lerin bağdat caddesi ile özdeşleşmiş bir parça olarak yer etti... ilk saniyesinden bitişine kadar caddenin huzurlu ve klas zamanlarını hatırlarım ve tabi ki çocukluk yıllarımı...
  
  as the night moves in
  love takes on a new meaning
  if you were here
  you would know what i mean to say
  the circumstance leaves me only waiting
  for the chance
  i only want to love you more ... more
  can’t you understand it
  girl you know how much i care
  it’s not the way i planned it no
  if you could only know my feelings you would know how much i do believe
  if you were here tonight
  by my side
  if you were with me now
  when the lights go out
  i can not pretend
  this bed’s too big for me
  to be in alone all alone
  slow burn light a candle for our love ... love
  so we’ll always be one to one in love ooh love
  can’t you understand it
  girl you know how much i care
  it’s not the way i planned it no no no
  if you could only know my feelings you would know how much i do believe
  if you were here tonight oh love
  by my side
  if you were with me now
  every night alone i just wait here anticipating
  for the day i won’t feel this pain baby
  please don’t keep me waiting
  come to me
  if you were here tonight
  ooh oh girl
  be by my side
  girl this bed’s too big for me
  for me to be in all alone
  all alone (shoot)
  (by my side)
  don’t keep me waiting baby
  if you were with me now
  oh oh ooh hold me girl all night
  want you for myself
  do me right
  got nobody else
  all by myself
  got nobody else girl
  this love is true
  please take me home
  be with you tonight
  give our love a light
  do just what you feel
  please don’t be a tease
  girl i love you more
  you’re the one that i adore...