Meat Loaf Paradise by the Dashboard Light |
| Song Information | |
| Song Artist(s): | Meat Loaf |
| Song Title: | Paradise by the Dashboard Light |
| Year: | 1977 |
| Album Information | |
| Album: | Bat Out Of Hell |
| Track: | 6 |
| Track Classification | |
| Genre: | Rock 1970s |
| MusicBrainz Genre: | Rock |
| Audio |
| 20 sec. sample |
| Lyrics | |
| Original Source: | LyricWiki |
| I. PARADISE [Boy:] Well, I remember every little thing As if it happened only yesterday Parking by the lake And there was not another 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 Come on! Hold on tight! Well, come on! Hold on tight! [Girl:] Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night [Boy:] 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 [Both:] Ain't no doubt about it Baby got to go out 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 don'cha hear my heart You got it drowning out the radio I've been a-waiting so long For you to come along and have some fun And I gotta let you know No, you're never gonna regret it So open up your eyes, I got a big surprise, It'll feel all right 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 Come on! Hold on tight! Well, come on! Hold on tight! [Both:] Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night I can see paradise by the dashboard light [Boy:] Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night [Chorus: In the deep dark night] Paradise by the dashboard light [Both:] You got to do what you can And let Mother Nature do the rest Ain't no doubt about it We were doubly blessed 'Cause we were barely seventeen And we were barely— [Boy:] We're gonna go all the way tonight We're gonna go all the way, and tonight's the night We're gonna go all the way tonight We're gonna go all the way, and tonight's the night We're gonna go all the way tonight We're gonna go all the way, and tonight's the night 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 the 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, and 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 them to try and pick him off The pitcher glances over, winds-up and it's bunted Bunted down the third base line And the suicide squeeze 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 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 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 I'll give you an answer in the morning [Girl:] I gotta know right now! 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? And will you love me forever? [Girl, spoken:] What's it gonna be boy? Come on! I can wait all night What's it gonna be boy? Yes or no? What's it gonna be, boy? Yes or no? [Boy:] Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah, Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Oh, let me sleep on it I'll give you an answer in the morning [Girl:] I gotta know right now! [Girl:] 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? [Boy, simultaneously:] Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Oh, let me sleep on it I'll give you an answer in the morning, the morning, I'll tell you in the morning! [Girl:] 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! [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 'till the end of time I swore I would love you 'till the end of time [Both:] So now I'm praying for the end of time To hurry up and arrive 'Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you I don't think that I can really survive I'll never break my promise or forget my vow [Boy:] But God only knows what I can do right now [Both:] I'm praying for the end of time That'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. [Boy:] It was long ago and it was far away, And it was so much better than it is today. [Girl, simultaneously:] It never felt so good, it never felt so right And we were glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife. [Repeat to fade] | |
| Track Information | |
| Measured Time: | 8:28 |
| Traktor Peak dB: | 1.375 |
| Traktor Perceived dB: | 3.959 |
| Mix Information | |
| Mixmeister BPM: | 85.5 |
| Traktor BPM: | 83.6 (100.0%) |
| Mixmeister Key: | D m |
| External Cross-Referencing | |
| MusicBrainz PUID: | f0e9ac12-da90-62d3-bf8c-3719f9a5d059 |
| MusicBrainz MusicDNS | |
| Song Artist: | Meat Loaf |
| Song Title: | Paradise By The Dashboard Light |
| First Release Year: | 1977 |
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