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The Cars - Heartbeat City Album Lyrics



The Cars - Heartbeat City Lyrics






Hello Again

you might have forgot
the journey ends
you tied your knots
you made your friends
you left the scene
without a trace
one hand on the ground
one hand in space

you passed on mercy
you tried the rest
you gave your body
you gave the best
staring at the green door
living in the sky
you don't want to know it
you just want to fly

hello again

i know you're a dreamer
who's under the gun
i know you're a dreamer
who's only just begun

and when there's nothing
nothing left to loose
you leave it all
to fade to blue

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
waiting for the sunshine
standing in the rain

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Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, EQUESTRIAN MUSIC






Looking For Love

come on lover
make the switch
pull the cover
make a wish
find out later
it's all right
keep the faith
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
looking for love

come on lover
do it fast
take advantage
while love lasts
limited edition
you're the one
walking the edge
don't you run

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Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group






Magic

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
The high shoes with the cleats a-clickin'
A temperamental glow

Oh, don't you let me go
Oh, got a hold on you
I've got a hold on you
I've got a hold on you tonight
Oh, I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you (I got a hold on you)
That's right

(Uh oh, it's magic)
When I'm with you
(Oh, it's magic)
(Uh oh, it's magic)
Just a little magic
You know it's true
I got a hold on you

Oh, 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?
'Til you realize
There's magic in your eyes

I got a hold on you
Got a hold on you
I got a hold on you tonight
I got a hold on you
Got a hold on you
(I got a hold on you)
Yeah, oh, yeah, oh

(Uh oh, it's magic)
Uh oh, when I'm with you
(Oh, it's magic)
(Uh oh, it's magic)

Just a little bit of magic
Pulls me through
I've got a hold on you

I've got a hold on you
I got a hold on you
(I got a hold on you)
That's right, it's magic

(Uh oh, it's magic)
Uh oh, it's magic
When I'm with you
(Oh, it's magic)
Uh oh

(Uh oh, it's magic)
Just a little magic
Inside of you

(Uh oh, it's magic)
Takes a little bit of magic
That's true
When I'm with you

(Uh oh, it's magic)
(Gotta be magic)
Your magic pulls me through
Oh, it's magic
(Uh oh, it's magic)
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Writer: Ric Ocasek
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group






Drive

who's gonna tell you when
it's too late
who's gonna tell you things
aren't so great
you can't go on
thinking nothing's wrong
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
who's gonna plug their ears
when you scream

you can't go on
thinking nothing's wrong
who's gonna drive you home tonight

who's gonna hold you down
when you shake
who's gonna come around
when you break

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Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group






Stranger Eyes

you took the fall
you floated down
you took the jump
you fell through clouds
you watched the world
beat the crowd
come on ride me high
stranger eyes

you took the fall
you landed soft
thought to yourself
well i'm not alone
with your dark red soul
and your chaperone
come on ride me high
stranger eyes

well i need your touch
it means so much
some on ride me high
stranger eyes

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Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group






You Might Think

you might think i'm crazy
to hang around with you
maybe you think i'm lucky
to have something to do
but i think that you're wild
and inside me is some child
you might think it's foolish
or maybe it's untrue
you might think i'm crazy
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 you put me through
you might think i'm crazy
but all i want is you

and it's so hard to take
there's no escape without a scrape
you kept it going till the sun fell down
you kept it going

you might think i'm delirious
the way i run you down
but somewhere sometime
when you're curious
i'll be back around
and i think that you're wild
and so uniquely styled
you might think it's foolish
this chancey rendezvous
you might think i'm crazy
but all I want is you

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Writer: Ric Ocasek
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group






Its Not The Night

it's not the night
for fooling
it's not the night
for crazy eyes
i get the feeling
you want to stay
i get the feeling
you're giving 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
for sweet revenge
it's not the night
to end

the time is right
to take it out
the time is right for tango
i get the feeling
you're running out
before your last fandango

i get the feeling
you're the spark
that's dancing in the dark
i get the feeling
you're the one
rushing on the run

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Writer: GREGORY A. HAWKES, RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group






Why Cant I Have You

A dreamy lips, set in motion, flashing
Ah breathless hush, a poundin' soft, lasting
Oh glossy mouth, a taste untamed, a 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)
Oh and I felt the pressure, tight and warm, softly striking
(Oh tripped and stumbled)
Oh I tripped and stumbled
I'll cling forever
I'll 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)
And 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 in two
(You're breakin' my heart in two)
Oh baby, I need you so much (you know what I'm gonna do), I need you, touch
(You're breakin' my heart)
(Baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?)
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Writer: Ric Ocasek
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group






I Refuse

everything's heaven sent
that's what you said and went
inside your fairy glass
is something you think will last
and when they crop you like a clown
you got your smile on upside down

baby i refuse
you can pick or choose
find somebody else to use
cause i refuse to come along

everything's on a whim
that's what you said to him
lying in wunderlust
are feeling you never trust
and when they pamper you with ice
i can't believe you don't think twice

everyone makes the play
with nothing much left to say
all in and endless line
waiting for equal time
they keep screaming it's the truth
and you keep kneeling in the booth

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Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group






Heartbeat City

oh heartbeat city
here we come
well happy days
we count on thumbs
and nothing really
gets us down
as long as jacki's
back in town

i'm glad you made it
i can't complain
i missed you badly
when you jumped that train

oh jacki
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh jacki
what took you so long
i thought you knew the way
i thought you blew away

oh heartbeat city
never stops
and all you need
is what you got
and there's a place
for everyone
under heartbeat city's
golden sun

oh heartbeat city
lights at night
keeps getting closer
out of sight
oh heartbeat city's
on the loose
better catch
the blue caboose

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Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group






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Heartbeat City is the fifth studio album by American new wave band the Cars, released on March 13, 1984, by Elektra Records. This marks the band's first album not produced by long-time producer Roy Thomas Baker, instead opting to produce with Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Considered a "comeback" album for the Cars, Heartbeat City represented a return to the success of the band's self-titled debut album.

Music critic Robert Christgau noted that "the glossy approach the Cars invented has made this the best year for pure pop in damn near twenty years, and it's only fair that they should return so confidently to form." Numerous tracks from the album received airplay on modern rock and AOR stations, with the singles "Drive" and "You Might Think" reaching the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, while the album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.
Performed By: The Cars
Genre(s): New wave, pop rock, power pop, soft rock, synth-pop
Producer(s): Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the Cars
Length: 38:41
Released: March 13th, 1984
Year: 1984

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