The Magnetic Fields

The Way You Say Good Night

The Magnetic Fields


So faraway and so alone 
how could I ever take you home
You're beautiful, beautiful 

You've got a devastating point of view
and everything you say is true 
You're beautiful, beautiful

The nightbirds start to sing their favorite song:
"The way you say good-night" 
The nightbirds start to sing their favorite song 
and the moon begins to sing 

I kiss you and the sun goes down 
How come it's always dark when you're around
You're beautiful, beautiful 

The nightbirds start to sing their favorite song 
The moon begins to sing 
You're beautiful, beautiful

The stars begin their Busby Berkeley dance: 
"The way you say good-night"
and the night becomes a musical extravaganza: 
The way you say good-night

The way you say good-night 
I dream of all day long 
Oh, I could write a song
about the way you say good-night