Dexys Midnight Runners

Released: June 4, 2012

Songwriter: Mick Talbot Jim Paterson Kevin Rowland

Producer: Mick Talbot Pete Schwier Kevin Rowland

From the darkest part of a loneliness of a torn and troubled man
Comes a desperate need to own you, in every way I can
For while you were gently growing up in this green and pleasant land
I'd already by then forsaken myself, I was setting up my sham
I'd describe myself as a wanderer, but you know that's not what I am
And if you stand beside me we'll go lower than I planned
Because all my life I'm thinking of you

I'm thinking of you all the time
I'm thinking of you when I go out
I'm thinking of you with all my heart
I'm thinking of you without your clothes
I'm thinking of you and when you're dressed up
I'm thinking of you with your legs crossed
I'm thinking of you and when they are not, I think of you too
I'm thinking of you, always thinking of you, when I lay down
I'm thinking of you as I go to sleep
I'm thinking of you all through the night
I'm thinking of you and your lovely body and just being with you
I want to look at you every night
And hold and caress you through the night
Because no matter what I do
I'm thinking of you, always thinking of you
So open your heart and let me come through
And in all of our life baby I'll be thinking of you
So open your heart and let me come through
And in all of our life I'll be thinking of you, nobody but you
I can't stop
Come on home
Come on back to me

Dexys Midnight Runners (currently officially Dexys, their common nickname; sometimes styled with and sometimes without an apostrophe) are an English pop band with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid-1980s. They are best known in the UK for their songs “Come On Eileen” and “Geno”, both of which peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as six other top-20 singles.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dexys went through numerous personnel changes over the course of three albums and thirteen singles, with only singer/songwriter/co-founder Kevin Rowland remaining in the band through all of the transitions and only Rowland and “Big” Jim Paterson (trombone) appearing on all of the albums. By 1985, the band consisted only of Rowland and long-standing members Helen O'Hara (violin) and Billy Adams (guitar). The band broke up in 1987, with Rowland becoming a solo artist. After two failed restart attempts, Dexys was reformed by Rowland in 2003 with new members, as well as a few returning members from the band’s original lineup (known as Dexys Mark I). Dexys released their fourth album in 2012 and a fifth followed in 2016.

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