Night Calls Lyrics
Joe Cocker
Lyrics
The night gang started working
With a mile of southern road
As I watched
I got to thinking
You ain't never coming home
I looked out of nowhere
There was nobody at all
To get me help
To get through to you
I'm here making night calls
Night calls
Making night calls
Night calls
Making night calls
I gave
I tried too hard to reach you
But you must be moving fast
All my hopes about the future
Will just live on
Into the past
You know that it ain't easy
And the twilight starts to fade
Shouldn't you
The chill of the morning
Thinking of the plans we made
Oh, night calls
Making night calls
Let it ring
The night calls
Making night calls
Oh, night calls
Give up those night calls
Song & Lyrics Facts
Joe Cocker's "Night Calls" is a soulful rock song from his 1991 album of the same name. The single was released in 1992 and written by Chris Stainton, Mark Goldenberg, and Joe Cocker.
It features an all-star band including guitarists Michael Landau, Dean Parks, bassist Abraham Laboriel, drummer Steve Gadd, and keyboardist Robbie Buchanan. The lyrics evoke images of loneliness and longing as they tell the story of someone looking for love in a world filled with darkness and despair. The chorus expresses this sentiment perfectly: “I'm just lookin' for some night calls/to help me get through these lonely walls”.