Lyrics of
Heartache tonight

Heartache Tonight was conceived in a collaboration among Glenn Frey of the Eagles, Don Henley, Bob Seger, and J.D. Souther. The inspiration came when Frey and Souther were together in Los Angeles, and Seger spent the evening with them, playing the songs main riff on the guitar. The song addresses the inevitable emotional pain and experiences lived in love relationships.

Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through
Somebody's gonna come undone, there's nothing we can do.
Everybody wants to touch somebody, if it takes all night.
Everybody wants to take a little chance, make it come out right.

There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
Lord, I know.

Some people like to stay out late, some folks can't hold out that long.
But nobody wants to go home now, there's too much going on.
This night is gonna last forever, last all, last all summer long.
Some time before the sun comes up the radio is gonna play that song.

There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
Lord, I know.

There's gonna be a heartache tonight, the moon's shining bright,
so turn out the light, and we'll get it right.
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.

Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through
Somebody's gonna come undone, there's nothing we can do.
Everybody wants to touch somebody, if it takes all night.
Everybody wants to take a little chance, make it come out right.

There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
Lord, I know.

We can beat around the bushes, we can get down to the bone,
we can leave it in a parking lot but either way
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know.
There'll be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know.