In the lyrics for Tomorrow, U2 vocalist Bono recounts his mother’s funeral. She died of a brain aneurysm while at her father’s funeral, when Bono was fourteen years old.
The song is from U2’s second album, October.
[Intro]
Right you have to—
[Chorus]
Won't you come back tomorrow?
Won't you come back tomorrow?
Won't you come back tomorrow?
Can I sleep tonight?
[Verse 1]
Outside, somebody's outside
Somebody's knocking at the door
There's a black car parked at the side of the road
Don't go to the door, don't go to the door
I'm going out
I'm going outside, mother
I'm going out there
[Chorus]
Won't you be back tomorrow?
Won't you be back tomorrow?
Will you be back tomorrow?
La, la la la, la la
[Verse 2]
Who broke the window?
Who broke down the door?
Who tore the curtain
And who was it for?
Who healed the wounds?
Who heals the scars?
Open the door
Open the door
[Chorus]
Won't you be back tomorrow?
Won't you be back tomorrow?
Will you be back tomorrow?
Can I sleep tonight?
[Bridge]
'Cause I want you
I, I want you
I really, really want
I, I want, I
[Chorus]
I want you to be back tomorrow
I want you to be back tomorrow
Will you be back tomorrow?
La, la la la, la la
Won't you be back tomorrow?
Won't you be back tomorrow?
Will you be back tomorrow?
[Post-Chorus]
Open up, open up
To the Lamb of God
To the love of He
Who made the blind to see
He's coming back
He's coming back
O believe Him
Jesus coming
[Outro]
I'm gonna be there
I'm gonna be there, mother
I'm gonna be there, mother
I'm going out there
I'm going
We're gonna be there
We're gonna be there
Tomorrow was written by Bono & The Edge (Guitarist) & Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr..
Tomorrow was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
in 2005, Bono told Rolling Stone magazine that the song is a “great example of how you can write a song and not know what you’re writing about. A song called Tomorrow is a detailed account of my mother’s funeral. But I had no idea when I was writing it.”