Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights lyrics

I've had many times, I can tell you
Times when innocence I'd trade for company
And children saw me crying
I thought I'd had my share of that

But these miss you nights are the longest

Midnight diamonds stud my heaven
Southward burning like the jewels
That eye your place
And the warm winds that embrace me
Just as surely kissed your face

Yeah, these miss you nights
They're the longest

(How I missed you) How I missed you
I'm not likely to tell
I'm a man and cold daylight buys
The pride I'd rather sell
(All my secrets) All my secrets
Are a wasted affair you know them well

Thinking of my going
How to cut the thread and leave it all behind
Looking windward, for my compass
I'll take each day as it arrives
But these miss you nights are the longest

(Lay down) Lay down all
Thoughts of your surrender
It's only me who's killing time
(Play down) Play down all dreams
And themes once remembered
It's just the same, this miss you game

Yet these miss you nights are the longest