From
Heartbeat City (1984) by
The Cars
Hello Again (Ocasek) - 3:47
Hello, hello again.
You might have forgot
The journey ends
You tied your knots
And you made your friends
You left the scene
Without a trace
One hand on the ground
One hand in space.
Oh you passed on mercy
You tried the rest
You gave your body
You gave your best
Stare at the green door
Livin' in the sky
You don't wanna know it
You just want to fly.
(Hello) hello
(Hello again)
Uh-oo, mm-mm yeah
(Hello) hello
(Hello again)
Hello, that's right
I know (I know you're a dreamer)
Mm-mm, who's under the gun
I know (I know you're a dreamer)
Who's only just begun.
Hello (hello)
(Hello again)
Mm-mm, I say
(Hello) ello
(Hello again)
Yeah.
Oh when there's nothin'
Nothin' left to lose
You leave it all
To fade to blue-ue, eah, yeah.
(You want to feel) electric
(You want to feel) loose
(You want to be) eclectic
You want to call a truce
(Look) at the profile
Staring at the flame
(Wait) for the sunshine
Standing in the rain
(Hello) uh oh
(Hello again)
I said hello (hello) hello
(Hello again) hello again.
I say hello (hello) ello
(Hello again) hello again
(Hello) uh oh
(Hello again)
Oo-oo
(Hello)
Mm-mm hello
(Hello)
Uh mm, I said hello-lo-lo-lo-lo
(Hello)
(Hello)
Looking for Love (Ocasek) - 3:52
Come on lover
Make the switch
Pull the cover
Oh make a wish
Find out later
It's all right
Keep the faith
And kill the light.
You can't stop
But you can't go on
You can't stop
But it won't be long
Here she comes
(Lookin' for love)
She's lookin' for love
Here she comes
She's lookin' for love
(Here she comes)
Uh she comes
(Lookin' for love)
Oh she comes
(Here she comes)
Ah oo yeah she's lookin' for love.
Well come on lover
Oh do it fast
Take advantage
While love lasts
Limited edition
You're the one
A walk on the edge
Oh don't you run.
You can't stop
But you can't go on
You can't stop
But it won't be long
Here she comes
(Lookin' for love)
She's lookin' for love
Here she comes
Uh she's lookin' for love
(Here she comes)
Ah she comes
(Lookin' for love)
She's lookin' for love
(Here she comes)
Ah she's lookin' for love.
You can't stop
But you can't go on
And you can't stop
But it won't be long
(Here she comes)
Here she comes
(Lookin' for love)
She's lookin' for love
(Here she comes)
Ah lookin' lookin' for love
(Here she comes)
Here she comes comes
(Lookin' for love)
Still lookin'
(Here she comes)
Lookin' for love
Uh she's lookin' for love
(Here she comes)…
Magic (Ocasek) - 3:57
Summer, it turns me upside down
Summer summer summer
It's like a merry-go-round
I see you under the midnight
All shackles and bows
High shoes with the cleats a-clickin'
A tempermental glow
Don't let me go
I got a hold on you
Got a hold on you, got a hold on you tonight.
Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you
Oh oh it's magic
You know it's true
Got a hold on you.
Ooh twisted under sideways down
I know you're getting twisted
And you can't calm down
I see you under the midnight
Love darts in your eyes
How far can you take it
Till you realize
There's magic in your eyes.
I got a hold on you
Got a hold on you, got a hold on you tonight.
Got a hold on you, got a hold on you.
Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you
Oh oh it's magic
You know it's true
Got a hold on you.
I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you, got a hold on you.
Got a hold on you, got a hold on you.
Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you
Oh oh it's magic
You know it's true
Got a hold on you.
Drive (Ocasek) - 3:55
Who's gonna tell you when,
It's too late,
Who's gonna tell you things,
Aren't so great.
You cant go on, thinkin',
Nothings' wrong, but bye,
Who's gonna drive you home
Tonight?
Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?
Who's gonna pay attention
To your dreams?
And who's gonna plug their ears
When you scream?
You can't go on, thinkin'
Nothings wrong, but bye,
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(Who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(Who's gonna drive you home)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
Who's gonna hold you down
When you shake?
Who's gonna come around
When you break?
You can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong, but bye,
(who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)
Oh, you know you can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong,
(who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you home)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(Bye baby)
(Bye baby)
(Bye baby)
Stranger Eyes (Ocasek) - 4:26
A-when you took the fall
And then you floated down
And then you took the jump
And you fell through clouds
Yeah then you watched the world
Beat the crowd.
Come on ride me high
(Stranger eyes)
A-well a-ride me high
(Stranger eyes)
Yeah you took the fall
And then you landed soft
You thought to yourself
Oo well I'm not alone
You with your dark red soul
And your chaperone
Come on ride me high
(Stranger eyes)
Won't you ride me high
(Stranger eyes)
Come on ride me high
(Stranger eyes)
Ride me high
(Danger stranger eyes)
Stranger eyes
Oo well I need your touch
That means so much
Oo well I need your touch
Cause it means so much
A-ride me high
Come on ride me high
(Stranger eyes)
A-yeah ride me high
(Stranger eyes)
Ride me high
(Stranger eyes)
Oh, come on and ride me high
(Danger stranger eyes)
Stranger eyes
(Stranger... stranger eyes)
(Stranger... stranger eyes)
(Stranger... stranger eyes)
You Might Think (Ocasek) - 3:04
Oh well uh you might think I'm crazy
To hang around with you
Or maybe you think I'm lucky
To have somethin' to do
But I think that you're wild
Inside me is some child
You might think I'm foolish
Or maybe it's untrue
(You might think I'm crazy)
You might think I'm crazy
(All I want is you)
But all I want is you.
You might think it's hysterical
But I know when you're weak
You think you're in the movies
And everything's so deep
But I think that you're wild
When you flash that fragile smile
You might think it's foolish
What ya put me through
(You might think I'm crazy)
You might think I'm crazy
(All I want is you)
All I want is you
And it was hard so hard to take
There's no escape without a scrape
But you kept it going till the sun fell down
You kept it going.
Oh well uh you might think I'm delirious
The way I run you down
But somewhere sometimes
When you're curious
I'll be back around
Oh I think that you're wild
And so-o uniquely styled
You might think it's foolish
This chancy rendezvous
(You might think I'm crazy )
You might think I'm crazy
(All I want is you)
All I want is you-a-oo
All I want is you
(All I want is you)
All I want is you
It's Not the Night (Hawkes/Ocasek) - 3:49
It's not the night
For foolin'
It's not the night
For crazy eyes.
I get the feelin'
You want to stay
I get the feelin'
You're givin' it all away.
But I know
I know you take it well
And for you
For you I always fell.
It's not the night (it's not the night)
For, for sweet revenge
It's not the night (it's not the night)
To spend
The time is right
To take it out
The time is right to tango
Got a feelin'
You're runnin' out
Before your last fandango
It's not the night (it's not the night)
For sweet, sweet revenge
It's not the night (it's not the night)
To spend.
It's not the night
For sticky boots
It's not the night
For tango
I get the feelin'
You're the spark
That's dancin' in the dark
I get the feelin'
You're the one
A rushin' on the run
It's not the night (it's not the night)
For sweet revenge
It's not the night (it's not the night)
To spend
It's not the night (it's not the night)
You're lookin' for sweet, sweet revenge
It's not the night (it's not the night)
Night to end
It's not the night
Why Can't I Have You (Ocasek) - 4:04
A dreamy lips, set in motion, flashing
Ah breathless hush, poundin' soft, lasting
Oh glossy mouth, a taste untamed, moving
Carousel, up and down
Just like you
Oh baby
Just one more time to touch you
Just one more time to tell you
You're on my mind
Baby, why can't I have you?
You're breakin' my heart in two
You know what I'm goin' through
Oh baby, why can't I have you?
Oh candy smile, all the while, glinting
Your eyes like mica, a lethal pout, hinting (felt the pressure)
Oo and I felt the pressure, tight and warm, softly striking (oo tripped and stumbled)
Oo I tripped and stumbled
I cling forever
I go all night
Oh baby
Just one more time to touch you
Just one more time to tell you
I'm not so blind
Baby, why can't I have you?
Always breakin' my heart in two
You know what I'm goin' through
Uh oh baby, why can't I have you?
(Baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?)
Why can't I have you?
(You know what I'm goin' through)
(You're breakin' my heart in two)
You're breakin' my heart, breakin' my heart.
(You know what I'm gonna do)
(You're breakin' my heart) breakin' my heart
(Baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) I need you
(You know what I'm goin' through)
You're breakin' my heart (you're breakin' my heart in two).
Oh baby, I need you so much, I need you, touch
(You know what I'm gonna do)
(You're breakin' my heart)
(Baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?)
(You know what I'm goin' through)…
I Refuse (Ocasek) - 3:16
Everything's heaven sent
That's what you said and went
Inside your fairy glass
Somethin' you think will last
And when they crop you like a clown
You got your smile on upside down
B-baby I refuse (I do refuse)
Uh, you can pick or choose (I do refuse)
Find 'omebody else to use (I do refuse)
'Cause I refuse to come along
And everything's on a whim
That's what you said to him
And lyin' in wunderlust
Are feelings you never trust
And when they pamper you with ice
I can't believe you don't think twice
Uh baby I refuse (I do refuse)
Uh, you can pick or choose (I do refuse)
Find somebody else to use (I do refuse)
'Cause I refuse to come along
And everyone makes the play
With nothing left much to say
They're all in an endless line
Waiting for equal time
They keep screaming it's the truth
And you keep kneelin' in the booth
Oh baby I refuse (I do refuse)
Uh, you can pick or choose (I do refuse)
Find somebody else to use (I do refuse)
'Cause I refuse to come along
Oh, I do refuse (I do refuse)
Oh, you got nothin' to lose (I do refuse)
Find somebody else to use (find somebody else to use) (I do refuse)
'Cause I refuse to come along
I refuse (I do refuse)
Ah, oo-oo
(I do refuse) (find somebody else to use) (I do refuse)
'Cause I refuse to come along
I refuse (I do refuse)
Oo, oh got nothin' to lose
(I do refuse) (find somebody else to use)
(I do refuse)
Heartbeat City (Ocasek) - 4:31
Oh Heartbeat city here we come
And happy days count on thumbs
And nothin' really gets us down
As long as Jacki's back in town, hmm
I'm glad you made it
I can't complain
Oh Jacki
What took you so long
On just a holiday
Oh Jacki
What took you so long
I thought you knew the way
(Heartbeat city)
The noise electric never stops
And all you need is what you got
And there's a place for everyone
Under Heartbeat city's golden sun
(Jacki)
Oh Jacki (what took you so long)
What took you so long
On just a holiday
Oh Jacki (Jacki, what took you so long)
What took you so long (so long)
I thought you knew the way
Oh, yeah yeah yeah
You know?
I'm glad you made it
I can't complain
I missed you so badly
When you jumped that train
(Jacki)
Oh Jacki (what took you so long)
What took you so long
On just a holiday
Oh Jacki (what took you so long)
What took you so long (so long, thought you knew the way)
I thought you blew away
(Heartbeat city)
Oh Heartbeat city lights at night
(Heartbeat city)
Keeps getting closer out of sight
(Heartbeat city)
Heartbeat city's on the loose
(Heartbeat city)
Better catch the blue caboose
Oh, huh, Heartbeat city
It's my life, uh
(Heartbeat city)
(Heartbeat city)
(Heartbeat city)