Meatloaf: Bat out of Hell
- Bat out of Hell -
THe sirens are screaming and the fires are howling Way down in the valley tonight There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye And a blade shining oh so bright There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky And a killer's on the bloodshot streets And down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising Oh I swear I saw a young boy Down in the gutter He was starting to foam in the heat
Oh Baby you're the only thing in this whole world
that's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go There's always gonna be some light But I gotta get out I gotta break it out now Before the final crack of dawn So we gotta make the most of our one night together When it's over you know We'll both be so alone
Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes When the night is over Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone gone gone Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes But when the day is done And the sun goes down And the moonlight's shining through Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven I'll come crawling on back to you
I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram On a silver black phantom bike When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry And we're all about to see the light Nothing ever grows in this rotten old hole Everything is stunted and lost And nothing really rocks And nothing really rolls And nothing's ever worth the cost And I know that I'm damned if I never get out And maybe I'm damned if I do But with every last beat I got left in my heart You know I'd rather be damned with you If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned Dancing through the night with you If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned Dancing through the night Dancing through the night Dancing through the night with you
Oh Baby you're the only thing in this whole world
that's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go There's always gonna be some light But I gotta get out I gotta break it out now Before the final crack of dawn So we gotta make the most of our one night together When it's over you know We'll both be so alone
Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes When the night is over Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone gone gone Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes But when the day is done And the sun goes down And the moonlight's shining through Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven I'll come crawling on back to you Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven I'll come crawling on back to you
I can see myself tearing up the road Faster than any other boy has ever gone And my skin is raw but my soul is ripe No one's gonna stop me now I gotta make my escape But I can't stop thinking of you And I never see the sudden curve until it's way too late I never see the sudden curve till it's way too late
Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell And the last thing I see is my heart Still beating Breaking out of my body And flying away Like a bat out of hell Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell And the last thing I see is my heart Still beating Breaking out of my body And flying away Like a bat out of hell Like a bat out of hell Like a bat out of hell Like a bat out of hell Like a bat out of hell Like a bat out of hell
- You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth -
It was a hot summer night and the beach was burning There was fog crawling over the sand When I listen to your heart I hear the whole world turning I see the shooting stars Falling through your trembling hands
You were licking your lips and your lipstick shining I was dying just to ask for a taste We were lying together in a silver lining By the light of the moon You know there's not another moment Not another moment Not another moment to waste
You hold me so close that my knees grow weak But my soul is flying high above the ground I'm trying to speak but no matter what I do I just can't seem to make any sound
And then you took the words right out of my mouth Oh it must have been while you were kissing me You took the words right out of my mouth And I swear it's true I was just about to say I love you And then you took the words right out of my mouth Oh it must have been while you were kissing me You took the words right out of my mouth And I swear it's true I was just about to say I love you
Now my body is shaking like a wave on the water And I guess that I'm beginning to grin Oooh, we're finally alone and we cn do what we want to THe night is young And ain't no one gonna know where you No one gonna know where you No one's gonna know where you've been
You were licking your lips and your lipstick shining I was dying just to ask for a taste We were lying together in a silver lining By the light of the moon You know there's not another moment Not another moment Not another moment to waste
And then you took the words right out of my mouth Oh it must have been while you were kissing me You took the words right out of my mouth And I swear it's true I was just about to say I love you And then you took the words right out of my mouth Oh it must have been while you were kissing me You took the words right out of my mouth And I swear it's true I was just about to say I love you
- Heaven Can Wait -
Heaven can wait And a band of angels wrapped up in my heart Will take me through the lonely night Through the cold of the day And I know I know Heaven can wait And all the gods come down here just to sing for me And the melody's gonna make me fly Without pain Without fear
Give me all of your dreams And let me go along on your way Give me all ofyour prayers to sing And I'll turn the night into the skylight of day I got a taste of paradise I'm never gonna let it slip away I got a taste of paradise It's all I really need to make me stay – Just like a child again
Heaven can wait And all I got is time until the end of time I won't look back I won't look back Let the altars shine
And I know that I've been released But I don't know to where And nobody's gonna tell me now And I don't really care No no no I got a taste of paradise That's all I really need to make me stay I got a taste of paradise If I had it any sooner you konw You know I never would have run away from my home
Heaven can wait And all I got is time until the end of time I won't look back I won't look back Let the altars shine
Heaven can wait Heaven can wait I won't look back I won't look back Let the altars shine Let the altars shine
- All Revved up with no Place to go -
I was nothing but a lonely boy
looking for something new
And you were nothing but a lonely girl But you were something Something like a dream come true
I was a varsity tackle and a hell of a block When I played my guitar I made the canyons rock but Every Saturday night I felt the fever grow Do you know what it'qØK[5¦¡P¶l revved up with no place to go Do you know what it's like All revved up with no place to go
I was out on the prowl down by the edge of the track And like a son of a jackal I'm the leader of the pack but Every Saturday night I felt the fever grow Do you know what it's like All revved up with no place to go Do you know what it's like All revved up with no place to go
Oh baby I'm a hunter in the dark of the forest I've been stalking you and tracking you down Cruising up and down the main drag all night long We could be standing at the top of the world Instead of sinking further down in the mud You and me round about midnight You and me round about midnight Someone's got to draw first
Draw first Someone's got to draw first blood Someone's got to draw first blood Ooh I got to draw first blood Ooh I got to draw first blood
I was out on the prowl down by the edge of the track And like a son of a jackal I'm the leader of the pack but Every Saturday night I felt the fever grow Do you know what it's like All revved up with no place to go Do you know what it's like All revved up with no place to go
I was nothing but a lonely all-American boy Looking out for something to do And you wer nothing but a lonely all-American girl But you were something like a dream come true I was a varsity tackle and a hell of a block And when I played my guitar I made the canyons rock But every Saturday night I felt the fever grow All revved up with no place to go All revved up with no place to go All revved up with no place to go All revved up with no place to go All revved up with no place to go
- Two out of Three Ain't Bad -
Baby we can talk all night But that ain't getting us nowhere I told you everything I possibly can There's nothing left inside of here
And maybe you can cry all night But that ain't getting us nowhere The snow is really piling up outside I wish you wouldn't make me leave here
I poured it on and I poured it out I tried to show you just how much I care I'm tired of words and I'm to hoarse to shout But you've been cold to me so long I'm crying icicles instead of tears
And all I can do is keep on telling you I want you I need you But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you Now dont' be sad 'Cause two out of three ain't bad Now don't be sad 'Cause two out of three ain't bad
You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach You'll never drill for oil on a city street I know you're looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks But there ain't no Coupe de Ville hiding at the bottom
of a Cracker Jack box
I can't lie I can't tell you that I'm something I'm not No matter how I try I'll never be able To give you something Something that I just haven't got
There's only one girl that I will ever love And that was many years ago And though I know I'll never get her out of my heart She never loved me back Oooh I know I remember how she left me on a stormy night She kissed me and got out of our bed And though I pleaded and I begged her not to
walk out that door
She packed her bags and turned right away
And she kept on telling me She kept on telling me She kept on tellng me I want you I need you But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you Now don't be sad 'Cause two out of three ain't bad I want you I need you But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you Now don't be sad 'Cause two out of three ain't bad Don't be sad 'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Baby we can talk all night But that ain't getting us nowhere
- Paradise by the Dashboard Light -
I. Paradise
BOY: I remember every little thing As if it had been only yesterday Parking by the lake And there was not aonther car in sight And I never had a girl Looking any better than you did And all the kids at school They were wishing they were me that night
And now our bodies are oh so close and tight It never felt so good it never felt so right And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife C'mon! Hold on tight! C'mon! Hold on tight!
Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night I can see paradise by the dashboard light
GIRL: Ain't no doubt about it We were doubly blessed Cause we were barely seventeen And we were barely dressed
Ain't no doubt about it Baby got to go and shout it Ain't no doubt about it We were doubly blessed
BOY: Cause we were barely seventeen And we were barely dressed
Baby doncha hear my heart You got it drowning out the radio I've been waiting so long For you to come along and have some fun
And I gotta let you konw No you're never gonna regret it So open up your eyes I got a big surprise It'll feel alright Well I wanna make your motor run
And now our bodies are oh so close and tight It never felt so good it never felt so right And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife C'mon! Hold on tight! C'mon! Hold on tight!
Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night I can see paradise by the dashboard light Paradise by the dashboard light
You got to do what you can And let Mother Nature do the rest Ain't no doubt about it We were doubly blessed Cuase we were barely seventeen And we were barely –
We're gonna go all the way tonight We're gonna go all the way And tonight's the night…
RADIO BROADCAST: OK, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker going here, two down, nobody on, no score, bottom of the ninth, there's the wind up, and there it is, a line shot up the middle, look at him go. This boy can really fly! He's rounding first and really turning it on now, he's not letting up at all, he's gonna try for second, the ball is bobbled out in center, and here comes the throw,and what a throw! He's gonna slide in head first, here he comes, he's out! No, wait, safe – safe at second base, this kid really makes things happen out there. Batter steps up to the plate, here's the pitch– he's going, and what a jump he's got, he's trying for third, here's the throw, it's in the dirt– safe at third! Holy cow, stolen base! He's taking a pretty big lead out there, almost daring him to try and pick him off. The pitcher glances over, winds up, and it's bunted, bunted down the third base line, the suicide squeezes is on! Here he comes, squeeze play, it's gonna be close here's the throw, here's the play at the plate, holy cow, I think he's gonna make it!
II. Let Me Sleep On It
GIRL: Stop right there! I gotta know right now! Before we go any further –!
Do you love me? Will you love me forever? Do you need me? Will you never leave me? Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life? Will you take me away and will you make me your wife? Do you love me? Will you love me forever? Do you need me? Will you never leave me? Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life? Will you take me away and will you make me your wife? I gotta know right now Before we go any further Do you love me!!!? Will you love me forever!!!?
BOY: Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I"ll give you an answer in the morning
Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I"ll give you an answer in the morning
Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I"ll give you an answer in the morning
GIRL: I gotta know right now! Do you love m? Will you love me forever? Do you need me? Will you never leave me? Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life Will you take me away and will you make me your wife? I gotta know right now Before we go any further Do you love me? And will you love me forever?
BOY: Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I'll give you an answer in the moring Let me sleep on it!!!
GIRL: Will you love me forever?
BOY: Let me sleep on it!!
GIRL: Will you love me forever!!!!
III. Praying for the End of Time
BOY: I couldn't take it any longer Lord I was crazed ANd when the feeling came upon me Like a tidal wave I started swearing to my god and on my mother's grave That I would love you to the end of time I swore that I would love you to the end of time
So now I'm praying for the end of time To hurry up and arrive Cause if I spend another minute with you I don't think that I can really survive I'll never break my promise or forget my vow But God only knows what I can do right now I'm praying for the end of time It's all that I can do Praying for the end of time so I can end my time with you!!!
BOY: It was long ago and it was far away and it was so much better than it is today
GIRL: It never felt so good It never felt so right And we were glowing like A metal on the edge of a knife
- For Crying Out Loud -
I was lost till you were found But I never knew how far down I was falling Before I reached the bottom
I was cold and you were fire And I never knew how the pyre Could be burning On the edge of the ice field
And now the chilly California wind Is blowing down our bodies again And we're sinking deeper and deeper in the
chilly California sand
Oh I know you belong inside my aching heart And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart And don't you hear me crying: "Oh, Babe don't go" And don't you hear me screaming: "How was I to know?"
I'm in the middle of nowhere Near the end of time But there's a border to somewhere waiting And there's a tankful of time Oh give me just another moment to see the light of the day And take me to another land where I don't have to stay And I'm gonna need somebody to make me feel like you do And I will receive somebody with open arms, open eyes, Open up the sky and let the planet that I love shine through
For crying out loud You know I love you For crying out loud You know I love you For crying out loud You know I love you
I was damned and you were saved And I never knew how enslaved I was kneeling In the chains of my master
I could laugh but you could cry And I never knew just how high I was flying Ah, with you right above me
And now the chilly California wind Is blowing down our bodies again And we're sinking deeper and deeper in the
chilly California sand
Oh I know you belong inside my aching heart And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart And don't you hear me crying: "Oh, Babe don't go" And don't you hear me screaming: "How was I to know?"
I'm in the middle of nowhere Near the end of time But there's a border to somewhere waiting And there's a tankful of time Oh give me just another moment to see the light of the day And take me to another land where I don't have to stay And I'm gonna need somebody to make me feel like you do And I will receive somebody with open arms, open eyes, Open up the sky and let the planet that I love shine through
For crying out loud You know I love you For crying out loud You know I love you For crying out loud You know I love you
For taking in the rain when I'm feeling so dry For giving me the answers when I'm asking you why My oh my For that I thank you
For taking in the sun when I'm feeling so cold For giving me a child when my body is old Don't you know For that I need you
For coming to my room when you know I'm alone For finding me a highway and for driving my home You got to know For that I want you
For taking and for giving and for playing the game For praying for my future in the days that remain Oh Lord For that I hold you
Ah, but most of all For crying out loud For that I love you Ah, but most of all For crying out loud For that I love you Ah, but most of all For crying out loud For that I love you
When you're crying out loud You know I love you