The Very Best of Meat Loaf
Album remastered by Ted Jensen with Paul Angelli at Sterling Sound
| Label | Cat.No. | F. | Y. | C. | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgin / Sony | CDV 2868 | 2CD | 1998 | EU | |
| 2 | Virgin / Sony | VJCP-36080-81 | 2CD | 1998 | JP | bonus track, OBI + lyric sheet |
| 3 | Virgin / Sony | CDVDJ2868 | 2CD | 1998 | UK | black velvet case |
HOME BY NOW / NO MATTER WHAT
Home By Now
The locusts are singing, the sun is red
It's gotten so late somehow
There's gonna be trouble
You know what they said:
We should have been home by now
We should have been home by now
The thunder is rolling, the sky is black
It's gotten so dark somehow
There's gonna be danger
God I wish we were back
We should have been home by now
We should have been home by... now....
No Matter What
No matter what they tell us, no matter what they do
No matter what they teach us, what we believe is true
No matter what they call us, however they attack
No matter where they take us, we'll find our own way back
I can't deny what I believe
I can't be what I'm not
I know I'll love forever
I know, no matter what
If only tears were laughter, if only night was day
If only prayers were answered then we would hear God say:No matter what they tell you, no matter what they do
No matter what they teach you, what you believe is true
And I will keep you safe and strong
And sheltered from the storm
No matter where it's barren
A dream is being born…
(no matter who)
No matter who they follow, no matter where they lead
No matter how they judge us, I'll be everyone you need
No matter if the sun don't shine or if the skies are blue
No matter what the ending, my life began with you
I can't deny what I believe
I can't be what I'm not
I know this love's forever
I know, no matter what
(I can't deny what I believe)
I can't be what I'm not
I know this love's forever
That's all what matters now
No matter what
Home By Now (reprise)
The thunder is rolling, the sky is black
It's gotten so dark somehow
There's gonna be danger
God, I wish we were back
We should have been home by now
We should have been home by now
Now....
HOME BY NOW / NO MATTER WHAT
Produced by Jim Steinman
Co-produced by Steve Rinkoff
Mixed by Frank Filepetti
Lead Vocals: Meat Loaf
Keyboards and Programming: Jeff Bova
Backing Vocals: Eric Troyer, Kasim Sulton, Crystal Taliefero
Taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman's musical Whistle Down the Wind
LIFE IS A LEMON AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK (remix)
(I want my money back!)
It's all or nothing and nothing's all I ever get
Every time I turn it on, I burn it up and burn it out
It's always something, there's always something going wrong
That's the only guarantee, that's what this is all about
It's a never-ending attack
Everything's a lie and that's a fact
Life is a lemon and I want my money back!
And all the morons, and all the stooges with their coins
They're the ones who make the rules—it's not a game it's just a rout
There's desperation, there's desperation in the air
It leaves a stain on all your clothes and no detergent gets it out
And we're always slipping thru the cracks
When the movie's over, fade to black
Life is a lemon and I want my money back!
(I want my money back!)
(I want my money back!)
(what about love?—it's defective!)
It's always breaking into half
(what about sex?—it's defective!)
It's never build to really last
(what about your family?—it's defective!)
All the batteries are shot
(what about your friends?—they're defective!)
All the parts are out of stock
(what about hope?—it's defective!)
It's corroded and decayed
(what about faith?—it's defective!)
It's tattered and it's frayed
(what about your Gods?—they're defective!)
They forgot the warranty
(what about your town?—it's defective!)
It's a dead end street to me
(what about your school?—it's defective!)
It's a pack off useless lies!
(what about your work—it's defective!)
It's a crock and then you die
(what about your childhood?—it's defective!)
It's dead and buried in the past
(what about your future?—it's defective!)
And you can shove it up your ass!
(I want my money back!)
(life is a lemon)
(I want my money back!)
(life is a lemon, life is a lemon)
It's all or nothing and nothing's all I ever get
Every time I turn it on I burn it up and burn it out
It's a never ending attack
Everything's a lie and that's a fact
Life is a lemon and I want my money back!
And we're always slipping thru the cracks
When the movie's over, fade to black
Life is a lemon and I want my money back—back—back—back—back....
(I want my money back!)
(I want my money back!)
(life is a lemon)....
LIFE IS A LEMON AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK
Produced by Jim Steinman
Associate Producers: Meat Loaf & Steve Rinkoff
Mixed by David Thoener
Remixed by Steve Rinkoff
Lead Vocal: Meat Loaf
Guitars: Tim Pierce, Eddie Martinez
Bass: Steve Buslowe
Keyboards: Roy Bittan
Drums: Kenny Aronnof
Additional Remix Programming: Jeff Bova
Backing Vocals: Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd, Kasim Sulton, Gunnar Nelson, Matthew Nelson, Amy Goff, Elaine Goff
Additional Backing Vocals: Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman, Cynthia Geary, Brett Cullen, Michelle Little, Robert Coron
YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH (HOT SUMMER NIGHT)
Boy : On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Girl: Would he offer me his mouth?
Boy : Yes!
Girl: Would he offer me his teeth?
Boy : Yes!
Girl: Would he offer me his jaws?
Boy : Yes!
Girl: Would he offer me his hunger?
Boy : Yes!
Girl: Again, would he offer me his hunger?
Boy : Yes
Girl: And would he starve without me?
Boy : Yes
Girl: And does he love me?
Boy : Yes
Girl: Yes
Boy : On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Girl: Yes
Boy : I bet you say that to all the boys....
It was a hot summer night and the beach was burning
There was fog crawlin' over the sand
When I listen to heart I hear the whole world turnin'
I see the shooting stars falling trough your trembling hands
You were lickin' 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 flyin' high above the ground
I'm tryin' 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 when 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 when 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
Oh we're finally alone and we can do what we want to
The night is young and ain't no one's gonna know where
No one's gonna know where
No one's gonna know where you've been
You were lickin' 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 when 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 when 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
(it must have been when you were kissing me)
You took the words right out of my mouth
(it must have been when you were kissing me)
You took the words right out of my mouth
(it must have been when you were kissing me)
You took the words right out of my mouth
(it must have been when you were kissing me)
You took the words right out of my mouth
(it must have been when you were kissing me)
You took the words right out of my mouth
You took the words right out of my mouth
You took the words right out of my mouth
You took the words right out of my mouth
It must have been when you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
It must have been when you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
It must have been when you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
It must have been when you were kissing me............
YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH (Hot Summer Night)
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Todd Rundgren: Guitars, Percussion
Kasim Sulton: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano, Keyboards
Jim Steinman: Keyboards, Percussion
Roger Powell: Synthesizer
Max Weinberg: Drums
Marvin Lee: Percussion
Edgar Winter: Saxophone
Background Vocals: Ellen Foley, Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
Intro: Marcia McClain and Jim Steinman
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 me
And maybe you can cry all night
But that'll never change the way that I feel
The snow is really piling up outside
I wish you wouldn't make 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 too 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 don't 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 are 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
Now matter how I try
I'll never be able—to give you something
Something that I just haven't got
Well there's only one girl that I will ever love
And that was so many years ago
And though I know I'll never get her out of my heart
She never loved me back—ooh I know
Well, I remember how she left me on a stormy night
Oh, 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 telling 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
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
Now 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....
TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Todd Rundgren: Guitars
Kasim Sulton: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano
Roger Powell: Synthesizer
John Wilcox: Drums
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley, Todd Rundgren
String Arrangement: Ken Ascher
MODERN GIRL
Once a beautiful Miss America married Mr Right
Had a little baby girl, born on a stormy night
But that was once upon a time, now it's a brand new world
Gimme the future—gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future—gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Somewhere just between the past
And somethin' dawnin' new
There's a break in the chain—a skip in the clock
Girl that's where I'm gonna find you
Between the boy I was before
And what I'm gonna be
There's a clash on the border—a flame in the sky
Girl that's where you're gonna find me
Can't ya hear the planet groanin' like a broken down machine
Rusted with the guilty tears of fallen kings and queens
But you and I stand innocent—baby it's a brand new world
Gimme the future—gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future—gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
(gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Laughin' while the road maps blow away
(gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made
(gimme the future with a modern girl)
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
(gimme the future with a modern girl)
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Oh gimme the future with a modern girl....
Once a beautiful Miss America married Mr Right
Had a little baby boy born a stormy night
But that was once upon a time—now it's a brand new world
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Gimme the future with a modern girl...
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Gimme the future with a modern girl...
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Gimme the future with a modern girl...
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Gimme the future with a modern girl...
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Won't you gimme the future with a modern girl...
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Laughin' while the road maps blow away
(gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made
(gimme the future with a modern girl)
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
(gimme the future with a modern girl)
(gimme the future—gimme the future)
(gimme the future with a modern girl)....
MODERN GIRL
Lead Vocals: Meat Loaf
Additional vocals: Clare Torry
Guitars: Bob Kulick
Bass: John Siegler
Piano, Keyboards: Paul Jacobs
Drums, Percussion: Wells Kelly
Background Vocals: Clare Torry, Stephanie De-Sykes, Paul Jacobs, Wells Kelly
ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH
You can't run away forever
But there's nothing wrong with getting a good head start
You want to shut out the night
You want to shut down the sun
You want to shut away the pieces of a broken heart
Think of how we'd lay down together
We'd be listening to the radio so loud and so strong
Every golden nugget coming like a gift of the gods
Someone must have blessed us when he gave us those songs
I treasure your love—I never want to lose it
You've been through the fires of Hell
And I know you've got the ashes to prove it
I treasure your love—I want to show you how to use it
You've been through a lot of pain in the dirt
And I know you've got the scars to prove it
Remember everything that I told you
And I'm telling you again that it's true:
When you're alone and afraid
You're completely amazed
To find there is nothing anybody can do
Keep on believing
And you'll discover baby
There's always something magic
There's always something new
And when you really really need it the most
That's when rock and roll dreams come through
The beat is yours forever
The beat is always true
And when you really need it the most
That's when rock and roll dreams come through... for you...
Once upon a time [there] was a back beat
Once upon a time all the chords came to life
And the angels had guitars even before the had wings
If you hold onto a chorus you can get through the night
I treasure your love—I never want to lose it
You've been through the fires of Hell
And I know you've got the ashes to prove it
I treasure your love—I want to show you how to use it
You've been through a lot of pain in the dirt
And I know you've got the scars to prove it
Remember everything that I told you
And I'm telling you again that it's true:
You're never alone
'Cause you can put on the phones
And let the drummer tell your heart what to do
Keep on believing
And you'll discover baby
There's always something magic
There's always something new
And when you really really need it the most
That's when rock and roll dreams come through
The beat is yours forever
The beat is always true
And when you really need it the most
That's when rock and roll dreams come through... for you...
(the beat is yours forever)
(that's when rock and roll dreams come through)
(the beat is yours forever)
(that's when rock and roll dreams come through)
(the beat is yours forever)
(that's when rock and roll dreams come through)
(the beat is yours forever)
(that's when rock and roll dreams come through)...
ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Tim Pierce: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano, Keyboards
Jeff Bova: Synthesizers, Programming
Kenny Aronnof: Drums
Lenny Pickett: Saxophones
Backing Vocals: Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd, Kasim Sulton
First released by Jim Steinman, Bad for Good, 1981
IS NOTHING SACRED
If a love as strong as ours couldn't make it all the way
Can anything make sense at all?
If a love so deep and true couldn't stand the test of time
Then Mount Everest could slide and Jerusalem could fall
Is nothing sacred anymore?
Is forever just another word?
Is a promise something people used to keep when love was worth fighting for?
If we can say goodbye
If we can say goodbye—is nothing sacred anymore?
If we can say goodbye—is nothing sacred anymore?
I can hear the final words, every sentence that was said
Don't know what turned our lives around
It doesn't matter who was right, there's no justice in a dream
Never thought that a heart could break without making any sound
Is nothing sacred anymore?
Is forever just another word?
Is a promise something people used to keep when love was worth fighting for?
If we can say goodbye
If we can say goodbye—is nothing sacred anymore?
(if we can say goodbye)
If we can say goobye—is nothing sacred anymore?
Our love was certain as the dawn
As solid and save as love can be
Our love was a star to wish upon
And you thought that I'd saved you—could've sworn that you saved me
Is nothing sacred anymore?
Is forever just another word?
Is a promise something people used to keep when love was worth fighting for?
If we can say goodbye
If we can say goodbye—is nothing sacred anymore?
If we can say goodbye—is nothing sacred anymore?
Is nothing sacred anymore?
Is forever just another word?
Is a promise something people used to keep when love was worth fighting for?
If we can say goodbye
If we can say goodbye—is nothing sacred anymore?
(if we can say goodbye)
(if we can say goodbye)—is nothing sacred anymore?
Is nothing sacred anymore?
Is nothing sacred anymore?
Is nothing sacred anymore?
Is nothing sacred anymore?....
IS NOTHING SACRED
Produced by Russ Titelman
Mixed by Frank Filepetti
Lead Vocals: Meat Loaf
Electric Guitars: Jeff Pevar
Power Guitars: Eddie Martinez
Bass: Kasim Sulton
Piano, Keyboard Programming, Keyboard and Synthesizer Arrangement: Robbie Kondor
Drums: Mickey Curry
Drum Programming: Jimmy Bralower
Backing Vocals: Kasim Sulton, Eric Troyer, Curtis King, Jenny Muldaur
Choir: Rev. Timothy Wright / Concert Choir
Additional Choir: Cindy Mizelle, Vaneese Thomas, Curtis King, James "D-Train Williams
PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT
- Paradise
- Let Me Sleep on It
- Praying for the End of Time
i. Paradise
Boy:
Well I remember ev'ry little thing as if it happened only yesterday
Parking by the lake and there was not another car in sight
And I've 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!
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
Boy:
Well, ain't no doubt about it
Baby got to go on and shout it
Ain't no doubt about it—we were doubly blessed
'Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely dressed
Baby doncha hear my heart, ou got it drowning out the radio?
I've been waiting so long for you to come along and have some fun
Well, I got to let ya 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
C'mon! Hold on tight!
Oh c'mon! Hold on tight!
Girl:
Though it's cold and lonely
In the deep dark night
Boy: I can see paradise by the dashboard light
Though it's cold and lonely
In the deep dark night:
Paradise by the dashboard light
You got to do what you can
And let Mother Nature do the rest
Well ain't no doubt about it, we were doubly blessed
'Cause we were barely seventeen and we were barely—
We're gonna go all the way in tonight
We're gonna go all the way in tonight, tonight
We're gonna go all the way in tonight
We're gonna go all the way in tonight, tonight
We're gonna go all the way in tonight
We're gonna go all the way in tonight, tonight
We're gonna go all the way in tonight
We're gonna go all the way and tonight's the night...
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 at 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 the second! The ball is bobbled out in center and here comes the throw, and what a throw! He's gonna slide in head first, he's out! No, wait, safe! Safe at second base, this kid really make 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 is trying for the third. There's the throw, it's in the dirt- safe at third! Holy cow, stolen base! 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 third base line, 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!Phil 'Scooter' Rizzuto, Voice of the New York Yankees
ii. Let me sleep on it
Girl:
…Stop right there!
I've got to 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've got to know right now!
Before we go any further!
Do you love me!!!? Will you love me for ever!!!?
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, 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 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've got to know right now!
Before we go any further!
Do you love me!? Will you love me for ever!?
What is it gonna be boy?
Come on, I can't wait all night!
What is it gonna be boy? Yes or no?
What is it gonna be boy? YES or NO?!?
Boy:
Na, na, naaa...
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?
Boy:
Let me sleep on it, baby baby, let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it, I'll give you a answer in the morning
The morning, I'll tell you in the morning!!!!....
Girl:
I've got to know right now!
Before we go any further!
Do you love me!? Will you love me for ever!?
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
Started swearing to my God and on my mothers grave
That I would love you to the end of time
I swore 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 got to spend another minute with you
I don't think I can really survive
I'll never break my promise or forget 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:
Well 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're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife......
PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Ellen Foley: Female Lead Vocal
Todd Rundgren: Guitars
Kasim Sulton: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano, Keyboards
Jim Steinman: Keyboards, Lascivious Effects
Roger Powell: Synthesizer:
Max Weinberg: Drums
Edgar Winter: Saxophone
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Marvin Lee, Ellen Foley, Todd Rundgren
Baseball Play-by-Play: Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto (Voice of the New York Yankees)
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 of your 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
That's all I really need
To make me stay—just like a child again
Heaven can wait
And all I got it's time until the end of time
I won't look back
I won't look back
Let the alters shine....
And I know that I been released
But I don't know to where
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 know—
You know I never would have run away—from my home
Heaven can wait
And all I got it's time until the end of time
I won't look back
I won't look back
Let the alters shine
Heaven can wait
Oh, heaven can wait
I won't look back
I won't look back
Let the alters shine
Let the alters shine....
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Roy Bittan: Piano
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
String Arrangement: Ken Ascher
I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT)
And I would do anything for love
I'd run right into hell and back
I would do anything for love
I'll never lie to you and that's a fact
But I'll never forget the way you feel right now—oh no—no way
And I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
No—I won't do that
Anything for love
Oh—I would do anything for love
I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
Ha—no I won't do that....
And some days it don't come easy
And some days it don't come hard
Some days it don't come at all and these are the days that never end
And some nights you're breathing fire
And some nights you're carved in ice
Some nights you're like nothing I've ever seen before or will again
And maybe I'm crazy, but it's crazy and it's true
I know you can save me, no-one else can save me now but you
As long as the planets are turning
As long as the stars are burning
As long as your dreams are coming true—you better believe it!
That I would do anything for love
And I'll be there 'til the final act
And I would do anything for love
And I'll take a vow and seal a pact
But I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way—tonight
And I would do anything for love!
Oh—I would do anything for love
Oh—I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
No I won't do that
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
And some days I pray for silence
And some days I pray for soul
Some days I just pray to the God of Sex and Drums and Rock and Roll
Some nights I lose the feeling
And some nights I lose control
Some nights I just lose it all when I watch you dance and the thunder rolls
Maybe I'm lonely, that's all I'm qualified to be
There's just one and only, one and only promise I can keep:
As long as the wheels are turning
As long as the fires are burning
As long as your prayers are coming true—you better believe it!
That I would do anything for love
And you know it's true and that's a fact
I would do anything for love
And there'll never be no turning back
But I'll never do it better than I do it with you—so long—so long
And I would do anything for love
Oh—I would do anything for love
I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
No—no I won't do that
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that....
But I'll never stop dreaming of you, every night of my life—no way
And I would do anything for love
Oh—I would do anything for love
Oh—I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
No I won't do that
Girl:
Will you raise me up? Will you help me down?
Will you get me right out of this Godforsaken town?
Will you make it all a little less cold?
Boy :
I can do that!
I can do that!
Girl:
Will you hold me sacred? Will you hold me tight?
Can you colorize my life? I'm so sick of black and white!
Can you make it all a little less old?
Boy :
I can do that!
Oh—no I can do that!
Girl:
Will you make me some magic with your own two hands?
Can you build an emerald city with these grains of sand?
Can you give me something I can take home?
Boy :
Now I can do that!
Oh I can do that!
Girl:
Will you cater to every fantasy I got?
Will ya hose me down with holy water if I get too hot?
Will you take me to places I've never known
Boy :
I can do that!
Oh no—I can do that!
Girl:
After a while you'll forget everything
It was a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling
And you'll see that it's time to move on
Boy :
I won't do that!
I won't do that!
Girl:
I know the territory, I've been around
It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down
Sooner or later you'll be screwing around
Boy :
I won't do that!
No I won't do that!
Anything for love
Oh—I would do anything for love
I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
No I won't do that....
I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT)
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Lorraine Crosby: Female Lead Vocals
Tim Pierce: Guitars
Eddie Martinez: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano
Jeff Bova: Synthesizers, Programming
Kenny Aronnof: Drums
Backing Vocals: Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd, Kasim Sulton
Special thanks to Steve Margoshes for his invaluable assistance in the preparation and recording of the instrumental opening.
A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE
(aah, if only)
(aah, if only)
If you listen to the night you can hear the darkness call
I can barely stand to wait, I can't barely stand at all
C'mon closer to me now like we're sharing the same skin
We gotta get out of this jail, we gotta let the future in!
So many things in your life that you're bound to regretWhy didn't I do that? Why didn't I do this?
So many chances you lost that you'll never forgetWhy didn't I make it? Why didn't I take it right there?
The loneliest words you'll ever know: If only, if only it was so
The emptiest words that there'll ever be: It could have been me, it could have been me
The loneliest words you'll ever know: If only, if only it was so
The emptiest words that there'll ever be: It could have been me, it could have been me
You'll have to pay for it later
If you don't get it when it's going for free
Believe me! Believe me!
A kiss is a terrible thing to waste
A kiss is a terrible thing to waste—it's something that's always been so
A kiss is a terrible thing to waste
A kiss is a terrible thing to waste
And one of these nights you're gonna show me that you already know
There's a feast waiting for you and you never even gotten a taste
It's later than you think
And a kiss is a terrible thing to waste
You shouldn't tremble when we touch, there's no reason for these fears
It's a promise that was made, we've been promised this for years
I wanna show you it all: what to do, and where and how
'Cause we'll never be as young as we are right now!
We'll never be as young as we are right now!
So many cries in the night that you try to ignoreWhy didn't I do this? Why didn't I do that?
So many unaswered prayers, so many unopened doorsWhy didn't I take it? Why didn't I make it come true?
The loneliest words you'll ever know: If only, if only it was so
The emptiest words that there'll ever be: It could have been me, it could have been me
The loneliest words you'll ever know: If only, if only it was so
The emptiest words that there'll ever be: It could have been me, it could have been me
You'll have to pay for it later
If you don't get it when it's going for free
Believe me! (believe me! believe me!)
A kiss is a terrible thing to waste
A kiss is a terrible thing to waste—it's something that's always been so
A kiss is a terrible thing to waste
A kiss is a terrible thing to waste
And one of these nights I'm gonna show you that you already know
There's a feast waiting for you and you never even gotten a taste
It's later than you think
And a kiss is a terrible thing to waste....
There's a feast waiting for you and you never even gotten a taste
It's later than you think
And a kiss is a terrible thing to waste....
Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind
It doesn't matter what we're losing, it only matters what we're going to find!
Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind
It doesn't matter what we're losing, it only matters what we're going to find!
Tire tracks and broken hearts
That's all we're leaving behind (let's get away from the past)
It doesn't matter what we're losing
It only matters what we're going to find! (so many ways to go fast)....
Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind
It doesn't matter what we're losing, it only matters what we're going to find!
Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind
It doesn't matter what we're losing, it only matters what we're going to find!
There's a feast waiting for you and you never even gotten a taste
It's later than you think
And a kiss is a terrible thing to waste
Girl: A kiss is a terrible thing to waste
Boy : A kiss is a terrible thing to waste....
A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE
Produced by Jim Steinman
Co-produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steve Rinkoff and Nigel Wright
Arranged by Jim Steinman, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Roy Bittan
Orchestra Arranged by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Mixed by Frank Filepetti
Lead Vocals: Meat Loaf
Guest Vocals: Bonnie Tyler
Guitars: Eddie Martinez
Solo Guitar: Clem Clemson
Bass: Kasim Sulton
Acoustic Piano: Roy Bittan
Drums: Kenny Aronoff
Orchestra Conducted by: Mike Reed
Backing Vocals: Kasim Sulton, Glen Burtnick, Keith Murrell
If Only's: Cathy Porter
Taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman's musical Whistle Down the Wind
I'D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT'S THE TRUTH)
Boy :
I'd never tell you one lie, I'd never let you down
I'd never leave, I'd be the one who'd always be around
Girl: Baby give me a chance…
Boy :
I'd pull the sun down from the sky to light your darkest night
I wouldn't let one drop of rain fall down into your life
Girl: Put your heart in my hands…
Boy :
Baby, believe me I could never do you wrong
And I would never paint your world blue
And if sometimes it seems I must have lost my mind
I might be crazy—but I'm crazy 'bout you
Both:
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Do anything you asked me to
I'd even sell my soul for you
I do it al for you—if you just believe in me
Boy :
Just take a look in my eyes, you'll see a love that's blind
Just take a hold of my hand and I'll take you to paradise
Girl: Ain't a star that's to far…
Boy :
Your every wish will be a wis that I will make come trough
And if you want the moon, I swear: I'll bring it down for you
Girl: Let me into your heart…
Girl:
Believe me, baby, got your name carved on my soul
'Cause you're the only one that I'll give it to
Boy :
Go let 'em say that I'm a fool to act this way
'Cause if I'm crazy—I'm just crazy 'bout you
Both:
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Do anything you asked me to
I'd even sell my soul for you
I do it al for you—if you just believe in me
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Move mountains if you want me to
I'd walk across the fire for you
I'd walk on the wire for you—if you just believe in me
Girl:
And you'll never see a day I'll ever break your heart
You'll see the sky fall down before it ever gets that far
Boy :
I'll show you heaven ev'ry second that you're in my arms
Baby I'm crazy—but I'm crazy 'bout you....
Both:
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Move mountains if you want me to
I'd walk across the fire for you
I'd walk on the wire for you, if you just believe in me
Boy : I'd walk across the wire for you
Girl: Move mountains if you want me to
Boy : I'd walk across the fire for you
Girl: Do anything you asked me to
Both:
I'd lie for you—and that's the truth
Do anything you asked me to
I'd even sell my soul for you
I do it al for you—if you just believe in me
I'd lie for you and that's the truth
Move mountains if you want me to
I'd walk across the fire for you
I'd walk on the wild for you—if you just believe in me....
Boy : I'd lie for you and that's the truth.....
I'D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT'S THE TRUTH)
Meat Loaf: Vocals
Patti Russo: Female Lead Vocals
Pat Thrall: Guitars
Tim Pierce: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Mark Alexander: Piano
Jeff Bova: Keyboards, Hammond B3
Kenny Aronoff: Drums
Backing Vocals: Kasim Sulton, Curtis King, Rory Dodd, Pearl Aday
NOT A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE
Not a dry eye in the house
After loves curtain comes down
Listen and you'll hear the sound
Hear the sound of a heart breaking...
I can still see you standing there
Midnight wind blowin' through your hair
Remember kisses sweet in the salty air
When love was forever
Turn the page and we fade to blue
The scene has changed, now I'm without you
Well, you just walked away when the act was through
And the dream was over
It was almost like a movie, the way you said goodbye
You must have spend a lot of time rehearsing each and every line
Now there's not a dry eye in the house
After loves curtain comes down
Listen and you'll hear the sound
Hear the sound of a heart breaking, breaking
Not a smile left on my face
The ending is just too sad to take
And there is not a dry eye
Not a dry eye in the house
The greatest story was you and me
We had it all; we had everything
But now the story's done, it's just history
The last act is over
Your every line had the sweetest sound
Your every touch turned my world around
But then the light came up and my world crashed down
End of show, it's over
It was almost like a movie, those nights we touched the stars
Time stood still for you and I—now it's sad enough to make you cry
And there's not a dry eye in the house
After loves curtain comes down
Listen and you'll hear the sound
Hear the sound of a heart breaking, breaking
Not a smile left on my face
The ending is just too sad to take
And there is not a dry eye
Not a dry eye in the house....
Act one: The story's just begun
Act two: I fell in love with you
Act three: Knew it was meant to be
Act four: You don't love me no more
Not a dry eye in the house
After loves curtain comes down
Listen and you'll hear the sound
Hear the sound of a heart breaking, breaking
Not a smile left on my face
The ending is just too sad to take
And there is not a dry eye
Not a dry eye
Not a dry eye in the house
After loves curtain comes down
Listen and you'll hear the sound
Hear the sound of a heart breaking, breaking
Not a dry eye in the house
Not a dry eye in the house
Not a dry eye in the house.....
NOT A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE
Meat Loaf: Vocals
Pat Thrall: Guitars
Tim Pierce: Guitars
Kasim Sulton: Acoustic Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Mark Alexander: Piano
Jeff Bova: Keyboards
Kenny Aronoff: Drums
Backing Vocals: Kasim Sulton, Curtis King, Rory Dodd
NOCTURNAL PLEASURE
The entire city is burning
Look—you can see the flames
Like the inside of a mad jukebox
Lost boys stalk the streets
With those jungle markings on their chests
Barbarians prowl in shadows
Their heads rocking the rodents
Motorcycles reproduce in nocturnal alleys
Groanin' with greasy pleasure
And they's blown up the YMCA
Like a giant balloon
And send it out to sea
Full of screaming, lovely, lonely girls
NOCTURNAL PLEASURE
Jim Steinman: Voice
Larry Fast: Synthesizers
DEAD RINGER FOR LOVE
Boy :
Every night I grab some money and I go down to the bar
I got my buddies and a beer, I got a dream—I need a car
You got me begging on my knees, c'mon and throw the dog a bone
A man he doesn't live by rock 'n roll and brew alone—baby baby
Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
They don't mean a thing when I compare 'em next to you
Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
I know that you and I —oh we got better things to do
I don't know who you are or what you do
Or where you go when you're not around
I don't know anything about you baby
But you're everything I'm dreaming of
I don't know who you are
But you're a real dead ringer for love
A real dead ringer for love
Girl:
Ever since I can remember you've been hangin' around this joint
You've been trying to look away but now you finally got the point
I don't have to know your name and I won't tell you what to do
But a girl she doesn't live by only rock 'n roll and brew—baby baby baby
Both: Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
Boy : They don't mean a thing when I compare 'em next to you
Both: Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
Boy : I know that you and I—we got better things to do
Boy :
I don't know who you are or what you do
Or where you go when you're not around
Girl: I don't know anything about you baby
Boy : But you're everything I'm dreaming of
Girl: I don't know who you are
Boy : But you're a real dead ringer for love
A real dead ringer for love....
Boy : Oooh, you got the kind of legs that do more than walk
Girl: I don't have to listen to your whimpering talk
Boy : Listen, you got the kind of eyes that do more than see
Girl: You got a lot of nerve to come on to me
Boy : Aah, you got the kind of lips that do more than drink
Girl: You got the kind of mind that does less than think
Girl:
But since I'm feeling kinda lonely my defenses are low
Why don't we give it a shot, and get it ready to go
I'm looking for anonymous and fleeting satisfaction
And I want to tell my daddy I'll be missing in action
Ever since I can remember I've been hanging around this joint
My daddy never noticed it, now he'll finally get the point
Boy :
You got me begging on my knees, c'mon and throw the dog a bone
A man he doesn't live by rock 'n roll and brew alone—baby baby baby baby baby
Both:
Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
I know that you and I—oh we got better things to do
Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
They don't mean a thing when I compare 'em next to you
Girl: I don't know who you are
Boy : Or what you do
Girl: Or where you go
Boy : When you're not around
Girl: I don't know anything about you baby
Boy : But you're everything I'm dreaming of
Both:
I don't know who you are
But you're a real dead ringer for love
A real dead ringer for love
BV's:
Dead ringer for love
Dead ringer for love—dead ringer…
Dead ringer for love—dead ringer…
DEAD RINGER FOR LOVE
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Davey Johnstone: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Roy Bittan: Piano
Liberty DeVitto: Drums
Jimmy Maelen: Percussion
Neleam Ymmij: African Logs
Horns: Alan Rubin, Lou Marani, Lou Delgatto, Tom Malone
Backing vocals: Rory Dodd, Ted Neeley, Allan Nicholls and Eric Troyer and Rhonda Coullet
MIDNIGHT AT THE LOST AND FOUND
Hey Ricky, now mine is empty, how about one for you?
We could sit it out together, seems tomorrow's overdue
Captain Video, done, went home, one pilot laid to rest
And dragon ladies talk than talk about who loves who, who loves best
Silver bullets in the jukebox
Spin another round
Everybody at the back of the line
It's midnight at the lost and found
Midnight at the lost and found
Lost souls in the hunting ground
Remedy for all your ills at the lost and found
Midnight at the lost and found
Midnight…
Have double, it's gettin' late, you'll get home, just rely on fate
Place just finally came alive, good ol'boys just arrived
Stools keep changin' faces and the night just slips away
And like a long distance love affair soon you've got to pay
Silver bullets in the jukebox
Spin another round
Everybody at the back of the line
It's midnight at the lost and found
Midnight at the lost and found
Lost souls in the hunting ground
Remedy for all your ills at the lost and found
Midnight at the lost and found
Midnight…
Hangin' on barely, hitch a ride away
Belly up and bury, boy, all the hurt you feel today, oh....
Hangin' on barely, hitch a ride away
Belly up and bury, boy, all the hurt you feel today
Silver bullets in the jukebox
Spin another round
Everybody get back in line
Last call for the lost and found
Midnight at the lost and found
Lost souls in the hunting ground
A remedy for all your ills at the lost and…
Midnight at the lost and found
Lost souls in the hunting ground
A remedy for all your ills at the lost and found
Midnight at the lost and found
Lost souls in the hunting ground
A remedy for all your ills at the lost and found
Midnight at the lost and found
Lost souls in the hunting ground
A remedy for all your ills at the lost and found
(midnight… at the lost and found....)
(midnight… at the lost and found....)
(midnight… at the lost and found....)
(midnight… at the lost and found....)
(repeat and fade)
MIDNIGHT AT THE LOST AND FOUND
Vocals: Meat Loaf
Guitars, Piano: Mark Doyle
Guitars: Rick Derringer
Bass: Steve Buslowe
Drums: Max Weinberg
Background Vocals: Chuck Kirkpatrick, John Sambataro
OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR MAY APPEAR CLOSER THAN THEY ARE
The skies were pure and the fields were green
The sun was brighter than it's ever been
When I grew up with my best friend Kenny
We were close as any brothers that you ever knew
It was always summer and the future called
We were ready for adventures and we wanted them all
There was so much left to dream
And so much time to make it real
But I can still recall
The sting of all the tears when he was gone
They said he crashed and burned
I know I'll never learn why any boy should die so young!
We were racing, we were soldiers of fortune
We got in trouble but we sure got around
There are times I think I see him peeling out of the dark
I think he's right behind me now and he's gaining ground!
But I was long ago and it was far away
Oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
They are, they are....
And when the sun descended and the nights arose
I heard my father cursing everyone he knows
He was dangerous and drunk and defeated
And corroded by failure and envy and hate
There were endless winters and the dreams would freeze
No were to hide and no leaves on the trees
And my father's eyes were blank
As he hit me again and again and again
I know I still believe
He'd never let me leave—I had to run away alone
So many threats and fears
So many wasted years before my life became my own!
And through the nightmares should be over
Some of the terrors are still intact
I hear that ugly coarse and violent voice
And then he grabs me from behind and then he pulls me back!
But I was long ago and it was far away
Oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are....
There was a beauty living on the edge of town
And she always put the top up and the hammer down
And she taught me every thing I'll ever know
About the mystery and the muscle of love
The stars would glimmer and the moon would glow
I'm in the back seat with my Julie like a Romeo
And the signs along the highway all said
"Caution! Kids At Play!"
Those were the rights of spring
And we did everything—there was salvation every night
We got our dreams reborn
And our upholstery torn but everything we tried was right!
She used her body just like a bandage
She used my body just like a wound
I'll probably never know where she disappeared
But I can she her rising up out of the back seat now
Just like an angel rising up from a tomb!
But I was long ago and it was far away
Oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
She used her body just like a bandage
She used my body just like a wound
I'll probably never know where she disappeared
But I can she her rising up out of the back seat now.........
OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR MAY APPEAR CLOSER THAN THEY ARE
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Eddie Martinez: Guitars
Steve Buslowe: Bass
Bill Payne: Piano
Jeff Bova: Synthesizers, Programming
Rick Marota: Drums
Backing Vocals: Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Max Haskett, Lorraine Crosby, Stuart Emerson
Additional Vocals: Ellen Foley, Rory Dodd
BAT OUT OF HELL
The sirens are screamin' and the fires are howlin'
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 is evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets
Oh 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 heath
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 got 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'd both be so alone
Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes
Oh 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 trough
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I'll come crawlin' home 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
Nothin' ever grows in this rotten old hole
And everything is stunted and lost
And nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls
And nothing's ever worth the cost
But I know that I'm damned if I never get out
And maybe I'm damned if I do
But with every other beat I got left in my heart
You know I'd never be damned with you
Well if I gotta be damned, you know I wanna be damned
Dancin' trough the night with you
Well if I gotta be damned, you know I wanna be damned
Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Dancin' through the night
Dancin' through the night
Dancin' 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 got break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
'Cause when it's over you know we'd 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 trough
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I'll come crawlin' home back to you
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I'll come crawlin' home back to you....
Oh I can see myself tearing up the road
Faster then any other boy has ever gone
Oh my skin is raw but my soul is ripe
And no-one is gonna stop me now—I gotta make my escape
But I can't stop thinkin' of you
And I never see the sudden curve 'til it's way too late
I never see a sudden curve
'Til it's way too late
Then I'm dyin' 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
I'm breaking out of my body
And flyin' away
Like a bat out of hell
Then I'm dyin' at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Ooh 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… still beating
I'm breaking out of my body
And flyin' away
Like a bat out of hell
Oh, like a bat out of hell
Oh, like a bat out of hell
Oh, like a bat out of hell
(I'd be gone when the morning comes)
Like a bat out of hell
(I'd be gone when the morning comes)
Oh, like a bat out of hell..........
BAT OUT OF HELL
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Todd Rundgren: Guitars, Motorcycle Guitar,Keyboards, Percussion
Kasim Sulton: Bass
Roy Bittan: Keyboards
Jim Steinman: Keyboards, Percussion
Roger Powell: Synthesizer
Max Weinberg: Drums
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley, Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sultan
I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) - LIVE
[Japanese bonus track.]
I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) -LIVE
Produced by Meat Loaf and the Band
Additional Production by Steve Buslow & Randy Nicklaus
Recorded at the Hudson Theater, Oct 1995 by Kooster McAllister
Mixed by Ben Fowler
Also avaulaible on the UK Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through maxi single.
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals, Guitar
Patti Russo: Lead & Backing Vocals
Pat Thrall: Lead Guitars, Vocals
Kasim Sulton: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Steve Buslowe: Bass, Vocals, MD
Mark Alexander: Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
John Micelli: Drums
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