About The Song
Background
- “Morning Desire” was written by Dave Loggins and released in October 1985 by Kenny Rogers.
- It was the lead single for his album, “The Heart of the Matter”.
- The song became a big hit for Rogers, reaching number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart, his twelfth number one single.
- You can even find a live performance of the song from Farm Aid 1985 on [YouTube].
Themes
- The central theme of “Morning Desire” is longing and temptation.
- The lyrics paint a picture of a man wrestling with his desires for a woman who may not be good for him.
- There’s a sense of nostalgia for a past love, mixed with the uncertainty of a new attraction.
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Lyric
Let’s sing along with the lyrics!
Here it is seven in the a.m.It’s gonna take more then wakin’ to rise meI wake up with this need againBut feel the love of the woman beside me
It’s just one of those daysWhen I wanna lay here with herAnd love her before I leaveAnd listen to the rain fall on the roofAnd the thunder sounds like horses hooves
Oh, I listen to her breatheAnd it makes me wanna wake her upAnd tell her that I’m on fireWith morning desire
It looks like I’m gonna be late againAnd I gonna give up and get movin’ and I’m tryin’But the longer I keep stallingThe more I think about callin’ in and lying
It’s just one of those daysWhen I wanna stay here with herAnd watch her while she sleepsAnd listen to the rain fall on the roofAnd the thunder sounds like horses hooves
Oh, I listen to her breatheAnd it makes me wanna wake her upAnd tell her that I’m on fireWith morning desire
Well, I love to hear the rain fallin’ on the roofAnd the thunder sounds like horses hooves
Oh, I listen to her breatheAnd it makes me wanna wake her upAnd tell her that I’m on fireWith morning desire, with morning desire
Listen to the rainListen to the rainListen to the rain