Lyrics to
In The Midnight Hour

This version of In The Midnight Hour was released by The Jam in 1977.

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I’m gonna wait ’til the midnight hour
That’s when my love comes tumbling down
I’m gonna wait ’til the midnight hour
That’s when there’s no one else around

I’m gonna take you, gonna hold you
Do all the things I told ya
Midnight hour, oh baby

I’m gonna wait ’til the stars come out
And see the sweet look in your eyes
I’m gonna wait ’til the midnight hour
That’s when my love begins to shine

Well you’re the only girl I know
Who really loves me so
Midnight hour, oh yeah

I’m gonna wait ’til the midnight hour
That’s when my love comes tumbling down
I’m gonna wait ’til the midnight hour
That’s when there’s no one else around

I’m gonna take you, gonna hold you
Do all the things I told ya
Midnight hour, oh baby
Yes I am

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About Lyrics and In The Midnight Hour by The Jam

The lyrics to In The Midnight Hour are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Jam used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to In The Midnight Hour have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Jam 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 In The Midnight Hour by The Jam. 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 In The Midnight Hour" means the words set to the music of In The Midnight Hour, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Jam. 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 In The Midnight Hour and the lyrics to In The Midnight Hour are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Jam who came here looking just for the lyrics to In The Midnight Hour, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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