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Tonight Leave The Love Light On

from Songwriter, Volume 1 (15 songs) by Bill Naughton, Jr.

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Another song for which I had the basic lyric outline for quite a while but I hadn't come up with a melody until one day when I was sitting in the dentist's chair with my eyes closed for about an hour and suddenly the whole thing became totally clear in my mind. I left the dentist's office humming my new song and immediately sang it into my portable recorder and I finished it when I got home that day. I made several changes to the verses, wrote a bridge for it and brought it into the studio where we made quite a production out of it. I think it's got a killer rhythm and I think it came out really good. It's a song that we had a really good time recording. It's got a great shuffle beat and the “da da da” refrain is something that gets into your head and won’t let go. Initially I used the “da da” as a guide to place a guitar solo but we thought it was so catchy that we left it there and I’m glad we did. I’ve referred to this as the album's "sleeper song," I didn't think it was going to turn out as good as it did but I think it turned out to be exceptional and it wouldn't surprise me if, for some people, it ends up being the standout track on the album. It's unbelievably catchy. I think it's a radio song, I actually think it could jump out of the radio and listeners won't be able to get that "da da da" refrain out of their heads, which is exactly what a hit record is supposed to do, get into your head and stay there. It's the longest long on the album at exactly four minutes, but it doesn't seem like it. I really like the lyrics in this one, the rhyme structure is very good, there are rhymes within the lines, two rhymes in each line, and it’s a got very good use of alliteration. I worked really hard on this and I’m really happy that it came out sounding so good. I can’t say enough about Terry’s guitar playing, this is a perfect example of a song that he made come alive with his excellent guitar riffs, and Jay keeps a great rhythm going on the drums. This could be a country hit for someone.

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Tonight Leave The Love Light On
(Bill Naughton, Jr.)
c 2014 Biliolga Music (ASCAP)

I’m sorry I worked right through dinner again,
That’s four out of five nights this week,
And the clock in the kitchen says quarter past ten,
I imagine the baby’s asleep,
I don’t want you to think I’ve found somebody new,
I swear I’ve got nothing to hide,
I’m lonely all day ‘til I get home to you,
That’s when I start coming alive…

-chorus-

Now the only thing I’m hungry for is a little of your love,
Seventeen hours without you today is just about enough,
My body is aching to be next to yours,
Right now that is all that I want,
So let out the dogs and lock all the doors,
But tonight leave the love light on…

It shouldn’t be long ‘til I’m out of this bind,
I’ll know more in a couple of days,
And I’m sure in the end it’ll be worth the time,
If the boss finally gives me that raise,
It helps when I hear you say everything’s good,
I see nothing but love in your eyes,
You know that I’d work way less hours if I could,
Someday it’ll be nine to five …

-repeat chorus-

-bridge-
There’s no other thrill that compares to this,
Your smile, your skin, your caress, your kiss,
I worked all day long with just one thought in mind,
To get home to you and make love tonight…

-guitar solo-

-repeat chorus-

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from Songwriter, Volume 1 (15 songs), released September 19, 2014
Bill Naughton, Jr.: acoustic guitar, ukulele, vocals
Terry Miggins: electric guitar, bass
Jay Miggins: drums
Michael Arafeh: recording engineer and producer

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Bill Naughton, Jr. East Hampton, Connecticut

Songwriter Bill Naughton, Jr. is a former Nashville radio disc jockey - WSIX and WSM-FM - with two15 track albums of studio demos released to showcase his original material for recording artists, producers and label A&R reps in an effort to get his songs cut by other singers. All 30 tracks, produced by Michael Arafeh at the Coffeehouse in Middletown CT, can be downloaded FREE here on Bandcamp.com. ... more

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