I made a bad miscalculation
Bettin' you would never leave
'Cause if you're gettin' on with your new life
Then where does that leave me? Rascal Flatts – Prayin’ for Daylight
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Here we explicitly see the underlying motivation for asking for her back. He implies that she left due to a lack of attention, or else he was not treating her like he should have, but didn’t believe she would actually take off.
Moreover, now that she has transitioned so quickly into her new life without him, his is doubly panicked and wants her back even more.
Don't make me spend another lonely night
Prayin' for daylight (Prayin' for daylight) Rascal Flatts – Prayin’ for Daylight
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Another common theme in break-up songs is the pleading for forgiveness. Although we don’t know what exactly the narrator did wrong, he promises to make amends for his mistake if she’ll just come back to him.
Interesting to note is the focus on spending another night alone. We can assume that the narrator is not so inclined to ask for her back when he is busy throughout the day, which makes this pseudo-apology even weaker.
Prayin' for daylight, waiting for that morning sun
So I can act like my whole life ain't goin' wrong Rascal Flatts – Prayin’ for Daylight
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Since you've been gone Rascal Flatts – Prayin’ for Daylight
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Just Kidding..
Since Rascal Flatts is a pretty down-home country band, we’ll assume he’s just talking about watching tv through the night..
I've got the lights turned up
The door is locked
The bedroom TV's on Rascal Flatts – Prayin’ for Daylight
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The verse begins very uptempo with Gary leading on the vocals. Even the imagery is benign, as he describes a fairly basic scene where he is just getting ready to go to bed.
However, notice how he has the lights turned up and the tv on. He’s clearly not getting to sleep any time soon, despite the time.
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This a capella intro is likely meant to give a little sneak peak of the group’s harmonizing abilities, which are pretty impressive at times.
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