Meat Loaf — Runnin’ for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)

1 Runnin’ for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)* 3:59 Harry Vanda / George Young / Meat Loaf / Patti Russo / Sarah Durkee
2 Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back (live) 7:59 Jim Steinman
3 Amnesty Is Granted (live) 5:51 Sammy Hagar
4 Dead Ringer for Love (live) 4:14 Jim Steinman

All tracks except*: Produced by Meat Loaf and The Neverland Express
Mixed by Ben Fowler
Recorded live at The Beacon Theatre, New York, NY — October 1995
*Produced by Roy Nevison. Mixed by Mike Shipley

Also available ~ the album “Welcome to the Neighbourhood”

Label Cat.No. F. Y. C. Notes
1 Virgin VSCDT 1582 CDM 1996 AU
2 Virgin VSCDX 1582 CDM 1996 EU Incl. 4 postcards

Meat Loaf — Runnin’ for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)

A1 Runnin’ for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)* 3:59 Harry Vanda / George Young / Patti Russo / Meat Loaf / Sarah Durkee
A2 All Revved Up With No Place To Go (live) 6:35 Jim Steinman
B1 Midnight at the Lost And Found (live) 4:55 Steve Buslowe / Paul Christie / Meat Loaf / Dan Peyronel
B2 Dead Ringer for Love (live) 4:14 Jim Steinman

All tracks except*: Produced by Meat Loaf and The Neverland Express
Mixed by Ben Fowler
Recorded live at The Beacon Theatre, New York, NY — October 1995
*Produced by Roy Nevison. Mixed by Mike Shipley

Also available ~ the album “Welcome to the Neighbourhood”

Label Virgin Cat.No. VSTP 1582 Format 12″ PD Year 1996 Country EU Notes picture disc

Runnin’ for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)

Madder than a mad man and bored to the c-c-core
Minute hand crawling, can’t take it anymore
Future’s up the highway, I gotta get away
I’m gonna take a little trip and find a Tijuana stray

I got the time to take it
I got the balls to break it
Gotta a car that it’ll make it

South of the border—don’t drink the water…

Gonna have a good time tonight
Crazy from the heat and runnin’ for the red light
Oh señorita, have two tequila
Love seeker—Lord the will is gettin’ weaker

Gonna have a good time tonight
Burnin’ with the fever and runnin’ for the red light
She ain’t a teacher, she ain’t a preacher
Just so close to holy that you’re runnin’ just to reach her

Time bomb is tickin’, my head’s about to bust
Need some personal attention or I swear I’m gonna rust
Gonna find a little place, no one will tell you what to do
I tell her I’m a rebel, she says, Yea, without a clue

Just need some understanding
A girl who ain’t demanding
Who ain’t afraid to fake it

South of the border—don’t drink the water…

Gonna have a good time tonight
Crazy from the heat and runnin’ for the red light
Oh señorita, have two tequila
Love seeker—Lord the will is gettin’ weaker

Gonna have a good time tonight
Burnin’ with the fever and runnin’ for the red light
She ain’t a teacher, she ain’t a preacher
Just so close to holy that you’re runnin’ just to reach her....

Need some understanding
A girl who ain’t demanding
A little bad behavior, she’s gonna be my saviour

My knees are shakin’
My back is breakin’
Oh mama mia—ah! Señorita!

Gonna have a good time tonight
Crazy from the heat and runnin’ for the red light
Oh señorita, have two tequila
Love seeker—Lord the will is gettin’ weaker

Gonna have a good time tonight
Burnin’ with the fever and runnin’ for the red light
She ain’t a teacher, she ain’t a preacher
Just so close to holy that you’re runnin’ just to reach her

Ha—it’s all right

Gonna have a good time tonight
Crazy from the heat and runnin’ for the red light
Oh señorita, have some tequila
Need sneakers—Lord the will is gettin’ weaker

Gonna have a good time tonight
Burnin’ with the fever and runnin’ for the red light
Just heard the bell that got me outta hell
I got a girl—I gotta life....

Written by Harry Vanda, George Young, Micheal Aday, Patti Russo and Sarah Durkee
Published by J. Albert & Son / Copyright Control

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