Peak
5
Weeks
15
Score
2,806
Chart Year
1968
The "Midnight Confessions" in this song are the secrets the singer will not reveal to the girl he loves. He's a bit obsessed with her, and while he thinks about her all the time, he's tormented because he can't have her. After all, she's married. This was written by Lou Josie, a songwriter and guitarist from Ohio whose credits include "Hey Harmonica Man" by Stevie Wonder, "Soul Finger" by the Bar-Kays and "We Can Make Music" by Tommy Roe. This was the biggest hit for The Grass Roots. They also hit the US Top 10 with "Sooner Or Later" and "Let's Live For Today."
The sound of your footsteps Telling me that you're near Your soft gentle motion, babe It brings out a need in me that nobody hears, except In my midnight confessions When I tell all the world that I love you In my midnight confessions When I say all the things that I want to I love you But a little gold ring you wear on your hand makes me understand There's another before me, you'll never be mine I'm wasting my time Staggering through the daytime Your image on my mind Passing so close beside you baby Sometimes the feeling is so hard to hide, but In my midnight confessions When I tell all the world that I love you In my midnight confessions When I say all the things that I want to I love you Yes a little gold ring you wear on your hand makes me understand There's another before me, you'll never be mine I'm wasting my time In my midnight confessions When I tell all the world that I love you In my midnight confessions When I say all the things that I want to Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 1968 | 74 | 52 |
| 2 | Sep 7, 1968 | 64 | 62 |
| 3 | Sep 14, 1968 | 52 | 74 |
| 4 | Sep 21, 1968 | 21 | 105 |
| 5 | Sep 28, 1968 | 18 | 108 |
| 6 | Oct 5, 1968 | 17 | 109 |
| 7 | Oct 12, 1968 | 6 | 120 |
| 8 | Oct 19, 1968 | 6 | 120 |
| 9 | Oct 26, 1968 | 6 | 120 |
| 10 | Nov 2, 1968 | 5 | 121 |
| 11 | Nov 9, 1968 | 10 | 116 |
| 12 | Nov 16, 1968 | 15 | 111 |
| 13 | Nov 23, 1968 | 15 | 111 |
| 14 | Nov 30, 1968 | 18 | 108 |
| 15 | Dec 7, 1968 | 23 | 103 |