Wonderful Tonight -- Eric Clapton

It's late in the evening; she's wondering what clothes to wear.
She puts on her make-up and brushes her long blonde hair.
And then she asks me Do I look all right And I say "Yes, you look wonderful tonight."

We go to a party and everyone turns to see This beautiful lady that's walking around with me. And then she asks me, Do you feel all right And I say, "Yes, I feel wonderful tonight."
I feel wonderful because I see The love light in your eyes.
And the wonder of it all Is that you just don't realize how much I love you.

It's time to go home now and I've got an aching head So I give her the car keys and she helps me to bed. And then I tell her, as I turn out the light, I say, "My darling, you were wonderful tonight. Oh my darling, you were wonderful tonight.                   (sing365)

Clapton wrote this in 1976 while waiting for his girlfriend (and future wife) Pattie to get ready for a night out. They were going to a Buddy Holly tribute that Paul McCartney put together, and Clapton was in the familiar position of waiting while she tried on clothes.

Pattie was married to George Harrison when Clapton expressed his love for her on the song "Layla." Clapton and Harrison remained good friends, and Harrison even played at their wedding in 1979. Eric and Pattie divorced in 1988.

Pattie inspired a lot of great songs. George Harrison wrote "Something" and "For You Blue" for her, while she inspired Clapton to write this, "Layla," "Why Does Love Have To Be So Sad," and "Forever Man," among others.              (songfacts)   

                                       

              

                             Wonderful Tonight  -   Sungha Jung