Dexys Midnight Runners

Released: July 11, 1980

Songwriter: James Bailey Vernon Harrell

Producer: Pete Wingfield

The first time I called you, Girl, they said you wasn't home
And the second time I telephoned, ah, they all told me to leave you alone
We had a lovers' quarrel, yes we did, like all lovers do
I wanted to make-up, it's only left to you now

Cos seven days is too long without you, Baby
Come on back to me
Seven days is too long without you, Baby
Come on back to me

I refuse to break-up, ah, but I'm too weak to fight
And our love is too strong, yes it is, to go on and let it die
Let's sort out these problems, cos, ah, I can see the danger signs
And it's written on your face, just as it worries my face

Cos seven days is too long without you, Baby
Come on back to me
Seven days is too long without you, Baby
Come on back to me

You've got me so wired up, ah, I can't even concentrate
I say good things will come, I say good things will come to those who wait (wait)
I'm not gonna wait around forever, listen to me, listen:

Seven days is too long without you, Baby
Come on back to me
Seven days is too long without you, Baby
Come on back to me

Seven days is far too long
It's much too, much too, much too long
Seven days without you

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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