One More Night – English Lyrics

• By: Phil Collins
• Album: No Jacket Required

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

One more night

...

One more night

I've been trying, ooh, so long

To let you know

Let you know how I feel

...

And if I stumble

Or if I fall

Just help me back

So I can make you see

Please give me one more night

Give me one more night

One more night

'Cause I can't wait forever

Give me just one more night

Ooh, just one more night

Oh, one more night

'Cause I can't wait forever

I've been sitting here so long

Wasting time

Just staring at the phone

...

And I was wondering should I call you

Then I thought

Maybe you're not alone

Please give me one more night

Give me just one more night

Oh, one more night

'Cause I can't wait forever

Please give me one more night

Ooh, just one more night

Oh, one more night

'Cause I can't wait forever

Give me one more night

Give me just one more night

Ooh, one more night

'Cause I can't wait forever

Like a river to the sea

I will always be with you

And if you sail away

I will follow you

Give me one more night

Give me just one more night

Oh, one more night

'Cause I can't wait forever

I know there'll never be a time

You'll ever feel the same

And I know it's only words

But if you change your mind

You know that I'll be here

And maybe we both can learn

Give me just one more night

Give me just one more night

One more night

'Cause I can't wait forever

Give me just one more night

Give me just one more night

Ooh, one more night

'Cause I can't wait forever

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period between sunset and sunrise
trying /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make an attempt to do something
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
stumble /ˈstʌm.bəl/ B1	verb - to trip or nearly fall
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place while expecting something
wasting /ˈweɪ.stɪŋ/ B1	verb - to use or expend thoughtlessly
wondering /ˈwʌn.dər.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - to think about something uncertain or unknown
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the telephone
follow /ˈfɒl.oʊ/ A1	verb - to go or come after someone or something
sail /seɪl/ B1	verb - to travel on water in a ship or boat
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - to gain knowledge or skill by studying or experience
river /ˈrɪv.ər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the salt water covering most of the Earth's surface
always /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ A1	adverb - at all times; forever

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been trying, ooh, so long

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and "has been trying" continuously up to the present moment, often emphasizing its duration ("so long").

• To let you know

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive form "to let you know" is used here to express the reason or "purpose" for a previous action (implied: "I've been trying...").

• And if I stumble / Or if I fall / Just help me back

  ➔ First Conditional with an Imperative

  ➔ This is a Type 1 Conditional sentence. The "if" clause ("if I stumble / Or if I fall") describes a real or likely future condition, and the main clause ("Just help me back") is an "imperative" giving a command or instruction for that condition.

• 'Cause I can't wait forever

  ➔ "Can't wait" + Adverb of Time

  ➔ The phrase "can't wait" expresses strong impatience or eagerness. Combined with "forever," it emphasizes that the speaker cannot endure the delay indefinitely.

• I've been sitting here so long / Wasting time

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous + Participle Clause

  ➔ "I've been sitting" uses the Present Perfect Continuous to show an action ongoing from the past until now. "Wasting time" is a "present participle clause" that describes a simultaneous action or the result of sitting.

• And I was wondering should I call you

  ➔ Embedded Question with Modal (Indirect Question)

  ➔ "Should I call you" is an "embedded question" (or indirect question) within the main clause "I was wondering." The modal verb "should" expresses a question about advice or a suggestion.

• Like a river to the sea / I will always be with you

  ➔ Simile + Future Simple

  ➔ "Like a river to the sea" is a "simile," using "like" to compare the speaker's unwavering commitment to the natural flow of a river. "I will always be" uses the "Future Simple" to express a promise or certainty.

• I know there'll never be a time / You'll ever feel the same

  ➔ Relative Clause (Implied Relative Pronoun)

  ➔ "You'll ever feel the same" is a "relative clause" modifying "a time." The relative pronoun "when" or "that" is omitted because it functions as an adverbial or object within the clause and is understood from context.

• But if you change your mind / You know that I'll be here

  ➔ First Conditional + Noun Clause

  ➔ The "First Conditional" describes a real or very likely future possibility ("if you change your mind"). "That I'll be here" is a "noun clause" acting as the object of the verb "know."