Bonnie Tyler - Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire

1	Ravishing	6:24	Jim Steinman
2	If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)	5:15	Desmond Child
3	Loving You's a Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It (Duet with Todd Rundgren)	7:47	Jim Steinman
4	No Way To Treat A Lady	5:17	Bryan Adams / Jim Vallance
5	Band Of Gold	5:49	Ronald Dunbar / Edith Wayne
6	Rebel Without a Clue	8:35	Jim Steinman
7	Lovers Again	4:32	Desmond Child
8	Before This Night Is Through	5:21	Beppe Cantarelli / Adrienne Anderson
9	Holding Out For A Hero	5:48	Jim Steinman / Dean Pitchford

Produced and directed by Jim Steinman
Arranged by Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan and the Musicians
Mixed by Larry Alexander
Associate producers: Roy Bittan with Larry Fast and John Rollo

The Band:
Sid McGinnis: Guitar
Eddie Martinez: Guitar
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano (Courtesy of The E Street Band)
Larry Fast: Programming and Synthesizers
Max Weinberg: Drums (Courtesy of The E Street Band)
Jim Bralower: Drums and Percussion

Backing Vocals:
Todd Rundgren
Rory Dodd
Eric Troyer

Special thanks and gratitude to all the musicians who played on this record

	Label	Cat.No.	F.	Y.	C.	Notes
1	CBS	CBS 86319	LP	1986	NL	omits "Before the Night is Through"
2	Columbia	COL 4719202	CD	1986	AT

RAVISHING

When the sun is burning out
And the night is pouring in
Now is the time to run, run boy
Now is the time to hide

There's nobody out on the beach
There's nobody down in the woods
We're gonna do it alone
We're gonna do it outside

And I can feel the air, it's sticking to our skin so tight
And I can feel there's something special in this air—tonight

I really got it bad
Tonight I really got it bad
Tonight I really got it bad
But it's still so good, so good
That I got it at all and it was

Ravishing (ravishing)
And I love to see the moonlight, see it shimmer down my dress
It's so ravishing (ravishing)
And the wind is like a finger tracing patterns on your chest
You're so ravishing (ravishing and I know)

This is the season that we make our move
This is the season we've got something to prove
And this is the season I've got something to lose
Oh, it's now or it's never so now and forever

We're ravishing, oh-wo-wo
Ravishing, oh-wo-wo
Ravishing, oh-wo-wo

It's all right
We'll be ravishing each other
Till the end of this endless night
It's all right, so right
It's all right, so right....

And if an angel broke his wings
Would he come to you for parts?
I need a couple of wings boy, boy
I need a reason to soar

And if the devil lost his fire
(there's nobody out on the beach)
Could he count on you for sparks?
(there's nobody down in the woods)
There's something we ought to try now
We ought to try it some more

Than anything I ever wanted was to see the light
And there's a chance that we'll be glowing in the dark—tonight

I really got it bad
Tonight I really got it bad
Tonight I really got it bad
But it still felt good, so good
Just to get it at all, and it's so

Ravishing (ravishing)
And I can't believe the way the stars are shooting through your hair
You're so ravishing (ravishing)
And it's just my luck tonight I don't have anything to wear
We're so ravishing (ravishing and I know)

This is the season that we make our move
This is the season we've got something to prove
And this is the season I've got something to lose
And all we ever really needed was

Ravishing, oh-wo-wo
Ravishing, oh-wo-wo
Ravishing, oh-wo-wo

It's all right
We'll be ravishing each other
Till the end of this endless
Ravishing each other
Till the end of this endless night
It's all right, so right
It's all right, so right
All right.....

RAVISHING
Bonnie Tyler: Vocals
Sid McGinnes: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano and Synthesizers
Larry Fast: Synthesizers and Programming
Jimmy Bralower: Drums and Percussion
Backing Vocals by Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd, Eric Troyer, Curtis King, Cindy Mizelli and Tawatha Agee
Backing vocals arranged by Todd Rundgren

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IF YOU WERE A WOMAN (AND I WAS A MAN)

(if you were a woman and I was a man)
(would it be so hard to understand)
(that a heart's a heart and we do what we can)
(if you were a woman and I was a man... I was a man)
(ooooh)

How's it feel to be a woman? How's it feel to be a man?
Are we really that different? Tell me where you stand
I look at you, you look away, why do you say we're night and day?
I'd like to try another way, oh baby, for just one day

If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand?
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man, noh, ho

How's it feel to be a hunter? How's it feel to be the prey?
Is there really a reason for this game we play?
I look at you, you look away, why do you say we're night and day?
I'd like to try another way, oh darling, for just one day

If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man....

Hey, we're just two people trying to love
Oh but how, how can we love?
With this wall between us, holding us back?

If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man, oh

If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
(repeat twice)

If you were a woman and I was a man
(I was a man)....

IF YOU WERE A WOMAN (AND I WAS A MAN)
Bonnie Tyler: Vocals
Sid McGinnes: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano and Synthesizers
Larry Fast: Synthesizers and Programming
Jimmy Bralower: Drums and Percussion
Lenny Pickett: Saxophone
Backing Vocals by Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd and Eric Troyer
Backing vocals arranged by Todd Rundgren

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LOVING YOU'S A DIRTY JOB (BUT SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DO IT)

(there were times we had it all)
(there were times we lost it all)

Girl:
When the sky is falling and you're looking 'round for somewhere to hide
Did you ever call out to someone?
Did you ever call out to me?
I've never been gone, I've been right here by your side
There ain't nothin' but clouds
There ain't nothin' but clouds in your eyes

Why don't you believe it when you finally found the truth?
You've been drinking poison water from the fountain of youth
Why don't you stop tearing up everyone you need the most?
You're so busy trying to get even, you never even try to get close

I can't explain it away
It doesn't make any sense
To know what it's like
I guess you gotta go through it
I guess you gotta go through it
I guess you gotta go through it

It doesn't matter baby
Loving you's a dirty job
(it's a dirty job... but we can make it)
But somebody's gotta do it

Boy:
There were times when we'd never fake it
There were times when we'd always make it
There were times when we'd take it to the limit
And we'd never, never, ever leave each other alone
We were flesh and blood and bone
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all

Both:
There were times when we took our chances
There were times we were damn good dancers
There were times when we heard all the answers
In the beating of the drummer and the riches of the rock and the roll

Girl:
I can see right through your soul
Both:
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all

(It's a dirty job... but we can make it)
(somebody's gotta do it)

Boy:
If your fears could only be forgotten
We could pull all the barriers down
Would you follow your dream's desire?
Would you follow your secret dreams and forbidden fire?
Let's just peel out of this town
Both:
It's been nothing but dreams
It's been nothing but dreams until now

Boy: You're never gonna see it
Both: You got your head stuck in the sand
Boy: It's the land of the free and easy streets
Girl: It's the home of the damned

Boy: You're never gonna see it
Both: You better open up your eyes
Girl: You're the only one who's left
Both: Who's gonna believe all your lies

Boy:
I can't explain it away
It doesn't make any sense
Both:
To know what it's like
I guess you gotta go through it
I guess you gotta go through it
I guess you gotta go through it

It doesn't matter baby
Girl:
Loving you's a dirty job
(it's a dirty job... but we can make it)
But somebody's gotta do it

Both:
There were times when our bodies glistened
There were times that we can't stop missing
Boy:
There were times that we'd lay in bed and listen
To the pounding, pounding chorus of our desperate hearts

Both:
Nothing could have torn us apart
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all

Girl:
There were times when we fought like tigers
There were times we were damn good liars
Boy: There were times we extinguished every fire
Both: That was burning, burning, burning, up each other alive

Boy:
From the heavens all down to the dives
Both:
There were times we lost it all
There were times we lost it all....

Boy: Oooh

(there were times when we fought like tigers)
(there were times we were damn good liars)

Both:
There were times when our bodies glistened
There were times that we can't stop missing
There were times that we'd lay in bed and listen
To the pounding, pounding, chorus of our desperate hearts

Nothing could have torn us apart
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it... all

(it's a dirty job... but we can make it)
(somebody's gotta do it)

(there were times we had it all)
(there were times we lost it all)
[repeat with adlibs]

LOVING YOU'S A DIRTY JOB (BUT SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DO IT)
Bonnie Tyler: Vocals
Todd Rundgren: Vocals
Sid McGinnes: Guitars
Eddie Martinez: Guitar Solo
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano and Synthesizers
Larry Fast: Synthesizers and Programming
Jimmy Bralower: Drums and Percussion
Backing Vocals by Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd and Eric Troyer
Backing vocals arranged by Todd Rundgren

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NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY

You can please me, you can sweet talk and lead me on
But believe me, won't be long 'till I'm catching on

Now you left me here with nothing
And you put my love on hold
Well there must be something behind those eyes
Because I believe every lie you told

That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a woman in love
That ain't no way to treat a lady
I could have sworn that you'd had enough

So you leave me, well I'm lonely and in despair
It intrigues me how you don't really seem to care

Well I ain't here for nothing
And my love doesn't come that cheap
I will hold you to all your promises
If I could find one you meant to keep

That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a woman in love
That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a
To treat a woman in love, who-awho....

You can tease me, you can sweet talk and lead me on
But believe me, won't be long 'till I'm catching on

For I ain't here for nothing
And my love doesn't come that cheap
And I will hold you to all your promises
If I could find one you meant to keep, awho

That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a woman in love
That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a, to treat a woman in love

(that ain't no way to treat a lady, no way to treat a lady)
(that ain't no way to treat a woman in love, a woman in love)
That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a, to tread a woman in love....
(repeat with adlibs)

NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY
Bonnie Tyler: Vocals
Sid McGinnes: Guitars
Hirram Bullock: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano and Synthesizers
Larry Fast: Synthesizers and Programming
Max Weinberg: Drums
Backing vocals arranged and performed by Eric Troyer with Rory Dodd

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BAND OF GOLD

(since you been gone)
Now that you've gone all that is left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold is a band of gold
And the memories of what love could be if you were still here with me

You took me from the shelter of a mother
I had never known the love of any other
We kissed after taking vows
But that night on our honeymoon we slept in seperate rooms

I waited in the darkness of my lonely room
Filled with sadness, filled with gloom
Hoping soon that you'd walk back trough that door
And love me like you tried before

(since you been gone)
Since you've been gone all that is left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold is a band of gold
And the dreams of what love could be if you were still here with me

(since you been gone)
Since you've been gone all that is left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold is a band of gold, oh....

(since you been gone)
(since you been gone)
(since you been gone)

You took me from the shelter of a mother
I had never known the love of any other
We kissed after taking vows
But that night on our honeymoon you stayed in a seperate room

I waited in the darkness of my lonely room
Filled with sadness, filled with gloom
Hoping soon that you'd walk back trough that door
And love me like you tried before

(since you been gone)
Since you've been gone all that is left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold....

(since you been gone) (all that's left is a band of gold)
(since you been gone)
(since you been gone)
(since you been gone) (all that's left is a band of gold)
(since you been gone)
(since you been gone)......

BAND OF GOLD
Bonnie Tyler: Vocals
Sid McGinnes: Guitars
Eddie Martinez: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano and Synthesizers
Larry Fast: Synthesizers and Programming
Jimmy Bralower: Drums and Percussion
Max Weinberg: Additional Drums
Backing Vocals by Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd and Eric Troyer
Backing vocals arranged by Todd Rundgren

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REBEL WITHOUT A CLUE

You're a tough tail-gunner in a pitch black Chevy
Cruising in the moonlight, ooh your aim is steady
Your eyes are hungry and your hands are ready
You shot me where you wanted, you put me in a daze

No matter where you're going you'll always be a stranger
Getting into trouble, getting off on danger
Riding out of town like a cool lone ranger
When there's nothing to lose you gotta call your own plays

Did anybody say something incredibly stupid?
Like: there isn't any paradise?
But I remember the songs and I remember the story
I remember the thrills and I remember the glory

So hold me—hold me in your arms
Deliver me from growing old
Hold me—hold me in your arms
Shelter me from going cold

I'm a shot in the dark without you
A rebel without a clue

Rebel without a clue
I don't know what to say and I don't know what to do
Standing on the corner in my boots and my leather
A little over the edge, a little under the weather

Just a rebel without a clue
I'm tired and lonely and crying for you
I know just when to sulk and I know just how to pose
Dirty Harry to Madonna—I've been learning all the roles

So hold me baby, hold me a little longer
Need me baby, just a little stronger (tonight)
Move it darling, move a little quicker
Prove it darling: blood is really thicker (tonight)

Drive on darling, drive a little farther
Dream on darling, dream a little harder (tonight)
Teach me baby, teach me how to love you
Without me you're just another rebel without a clue

(just a rebel, just a rebel, just a rebel without a clue)
(rebel without a clue, ooh)
(rebel without a clue, ooh)

It's been a long hot summer and it's just the beginning
So keep our motor running and your tires spinning
So many places that I've wanted to be in
Take me where you're going—away, beyond, above

We'll see a little action, relieve a little tension
Stuff I'd like to try that I shouldn't even mention
I've gone so far that I'm way beyond redemption
There's nothing to it really, I think they call it "love"

Did anybody say something incredibly stupid?
Like: there isn't any paradise?
But I remember the songs and I remember the story
I remember the thrills and I remember the glory

So hold me—hold me in your arms
Deliver me from growing old
Hold me—hold me in your arms
Shelter me from going cold

I'm a shot in the dark without you
A rebel without a clue

Rebel without a clue
I don't know what to say and I don't know what to do
Standing on the corner in my boots and my leather
A little over the edge, a little under the weather

Just a rebel without a clue
I'm tired and lonely and crying for you
I know just when to sulk and I know just how to pose
Dirty Harry to Madonna—I've been learning all the roles

So hold me baby, hold me a little longer
Need me baby, just a little stronger (tonight)
Move it darling, move a little quicker
Prove it darling: blood is really thicker (tonight)

Drive on darling, drive a little farther
Dream on darling, dream a little harder (tonight)
Teach me baby, teach me how to love you
Without me you're just another rebel without a clue....

So hold me baby, hold me a little longer
Need me baby, just a little stronger (tonight)
Move it darling, move a little quicker
Prove it darling: blood is really thicker (tonight)

Drive on darling, drive a little farther
Dream on darling, dream a little harder (tonight)
Teach me baby, teach me how to love you
Without me you're just another rebel without a clue

(just a rebel, just a rebel, just a rebel without a clue)....

I'm on a freeway to nowhere
Running on empty time
I gotta ticket to somewhere
Anywhere a long way down the line

I wanna go on the red light
I wanna go on the green
I wanna go on all the colors I see in between
There ain't no holding us down
Alternative verses not included in the song

REBEL WITHOUT A CLUE
Bonnie Tyler: Vocals
Eddie Martinez: Guitars
Sid McGinnes: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano and Synthesizers
Larry Fast: Synthesizers and Programming
Jimmy Bralower: Drums and Percussion
Joe Stefko: Additional Drum Programming
Backing Vocals by Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd and Eric Troyer
Backing vocals arranged by Todd Rundgren

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LOVERS AGAIN

I got pictures of you in funny poses
Letters from you with pressed yellow roses
I've got souvenirs of fun times together
And I'll cherish those years, and you can bet I'm forever

I know we'll be lovers again, darling
I know we'll be lovers again
It's a matter of time 'til you see that I'm the one
And in the end, I was your friend—lovers again

I got pictures of you with stolen kisses
We looked so young and so full of promise
And we had those dreams, but they're not forgotten
'Cause I'll build that house with the yellow rose garden

I know we'll be lovers again, darling
I know we'll be lovers again
It's a matter of time 'til you see that I'm the one
In the end, I was your friend—lovers again
Who, wh-oa

There's a picture of you in yesterday's paper
With that smile I knew and the new name you've taken
And I'll live each day without being bitter
'Cause we weren't that way, and I know… it's not over

I know we'll be lovers again, darling
I know we'll be lovers again
It's a matter of time 'til you see that I'm the one
Waiting there—and in the end… we'll be lovers again...
(who, whoo)...
(who, whoo)...
(who, whoo)...
(who, whoo)...
(who, whoo)....

LOVERS AGAIN
Bonnie Tyler: Vocals
Sid McGinnes: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano and Synthesizers
Larry Fast: Synthesizers and Programming
Jimmy Bralower: Drums and Percussion
Backing Vocals by Rory Dodd, Eric Troyer and Holly Sherwood
Backing vocals arranged by Eric Troyer with Rory Dodd

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BEFORE THIS NIGHT IS THROUGH

I been crazy for you, so long
How could something so right turn out so wrong?
Words, never mean what they say
Words just get in the way

Before this night is through
Gonna make you see how I been blind to you n'you been blind to me
Before this night is through—We're gonna get to the truth
Before this night is through—Gonna heal the pain
Before this night is through—You'll be back again

No matter what we do
I know we'll be alright
Before this night is through

Hearts broken in pieces no time to mend
Without loving they fall apart in the end
Fools never admit they're wrong
They live their lives alone, ooh

Before this night is true
Gonna see how I belong to you and you belong to me
Before this night is through—We're gonna get to the truth
Before this night is through—We'll get past pain
Before this night is through—You'll be back again

No matter what we do
I know it'll be alright
Before this night is through

Come inside, close the door
Come to me now
We'll find our way we know how
Let the past be the past
Let it all fall away
Baby, I know, I know I told lies
And to lie is a sin
We'll get to the truth
We will simply begin....

Before this night is through—We're gonna get to the truth
Before this night is through—Gonna heal the pain
Before this night is through—You'll come back again

No matter what we do
I know we'll be alright
Before this night
Before this night is through, yeah

Before the night is through
And even, and even before the night is through...
(before this night is through)...
And even, and even before the night is through...
(before this night is through)...
And even, and even before the night is through...
(before this night is through)...
And even, and even before the night is through.............

BEFORE THIS NIGHT IS THROUGH
Bonnie Tyler: Vocals
Sid McGinnes: Guitars
Hiram Bullock: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano and Synthesizers
Larry Fast: Synthesizers and Programming
Max Weinberg: Drums
Jimmy Bralower: Percussion
Backing Vocals by Rory Dodd, Eric Troyer and Holly Sherwood
Backing vocals arranged by Eric Troyer with Rory Dodd

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HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO

Where have all the good men gone and where are all the Gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn and dream of what I need

I need a hero—I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero—I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta soon and he's gotta be larger than life
Larger than life

Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach, there's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet

I need a hero—I'm holding out for a hero
'Til the end of the night....

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear there's someone somewhere watching me

Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach like the fire in the blood

I need a hero—I'm holding out for a hero
'Til the end of the night.......
(vocal wail and fade)

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO
Produced by Jim Steinman
Associate Producer: John Jansen
Record Mix by Greg Edward, Arthur Payson and Neil Dorfsman
Taken from the original motion picture soundtrack Footloose

Bonnie Tyler: Vocals
Hiram Bullock: Guitars
Sterling Smith: Piano, Synthesizers and Linn Drums
Phil Shenale: Synthesizers and Programming
Art Wood: Simmons and Linn Drums
Tom Malone: Trombone & Horn arrangements
Micheal Brecker: Tenor Sax
Alan Rubin: Trumpet
Lew Soloff: Trumpet
Jim Pugh: Trombone
Dave Taylor: Bass Trombone
Background Vocalists and Vocal Arrangement: Rory Dodd, Eric Troyer and Holly Sherwood
Additional Vocal Arrangement: Ellen Foley

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See also

Bonnie Tyler - Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire

RAVISHING

IF YOU WERE A WOMAN (AND I WAS A MAN)

LOVING YOU'S A DIRTY JOB (BUT SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DO IT)

NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY

BAND OF GOLD

REBEL WITHOUT A CLUE

LOVERS AGAIN

BEFORE THIS NIGHT IS THROUGH

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO