Lyrics to
All Through The Night

This version of All Through The Night was released by Donna Summer in 1979.

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You know, boy
You’re so busy reaching for a dream
That doesn’t even exist
You can’t even see someone
Who’s standing right here
Who loves you so much
And I’ve tried
Oh I’ve tried
But I want you to still know this
That all you got to do is reach out for me
And I’ll be there
Anytime you want me

All through the night
Lay your head on my shoulder
You can make love to my mind
And you feel the magic
Don’t be afraid

Quit searchin’
Anticipatin’
Stop reachin’
For that distant star

I been waiting
Boy don’t pass the moment
The light’s right before your very eyes

All through the night
Lay your head on my shoulder
You can make love to my mind
And if you feel the magic
Don’t be afraid

Quit dreamin’
You’re so mistaken
A perfect stranger
Will never call

Stop wishin’
If you want let good be
Me waiting at your door

All through the night
Lay your head on my shoulder
You can make love to my mind
And if you feel the magic
Don’t be afraid

All through the night
Lay your head on my shoulder
You can make love to my mind
And if you feel the magic
Don’t be afraid

Stop searchin’ boy
Stop searchin’
Stop searchin’, yeah
Stop searchin’, oh yeah
Why don’t you stop it
Quit searchin’, anticipatin’
Stop reachin’
For that distant star
I’ve been waitin’
Boy don’t pass the moment
The lights right before your very eyes

All through the night
Lay your head on my shoulder
You can make love to my mind
And if you feel the magic
Don’t be afraid

All through the night
Lay your head on my shoulder
You can make love to my mind
And if you feel the magic
Don’t be afraid
Stop searchin’
Stop searchin’
Stop searchin’
Stop searchin’
Stop searchin’
Cause I’m right here

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About Lyrics and All Through The Night by Donna Summer

The lyrics to All Through The Night are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Donna Summer used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to All Through The Night have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Donna Summer and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to All Through The Night by Donna Summer. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to All Through The Night" means the words set to the music of All Through The Night, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Donna Summer. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to All Through The Night and the lyrics to All Through The Night are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Donna Summer who came here looking just for the lyrics to All Through The Night, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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