Dead Ringer

Meat Loaf Dead Ringer Lyrics
1.Peel Out

Lyrics:Jim Steinman
Music:Jim Steinman

Everyday of my life they say the same old thing
Hey boy! - (oh boy) - you better wait your turn
And everyday of my life I get the same old line
Hey boy! - (oh boy) - when are you going to learn
I wanna go on the red, I wanna go on the green
I wanna go on all colors that I see in between
I wanna run all the tolls, I wanna run all the signs
I wanna run all the way across a double white line

But everyday of my life I see the same old road
Hey girl! - (oh girl) - we gotta pull up our routes
And everyday of my life I see the same old dreams
Hey girl! - (oh girl) - I need a dream I can use
I wanna go on the red - I wanna go on the green
I wanna go on all colors that I see in between
I wanna run all the tolls - I wanna run all the signs
My body is the car and my soul is the ignition
Your love will be the key and we'll jockey for position till
we...

Peel out! Peel out! Peel out!
We're sick and tired of waiting in line
Peel out! Peel out! Peel out!
Nobody's taking our time
Peel out! Peel out! Peel out!

Tire tracks and broken hearts that's all we're leaving behind
There oughta be a law and there better be a crime
There oughta be a law and there better be a crime
And every night of my life there's something holding me back
Hey girl! - (What is it boy) - I know it's time to cut loose
And every night of my life I dream of someone like you
Hey girl! - (What is it boy) - you got a dream I can use
My body is the car and my soul is the ignition
Your love will be the key and we'll jockey for position till
we...

Peel out! Peel out! Peel out!, We're sick and tired of waiting
in line
Peel out! Peel out! Peel out!, Nobody's taking our time


2.I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us

Lyrics:Jim Steinman
Music:Jim Steinman

I can't stand to see it no more the way you're living with a
Goddess
But you treat her like a slave and you can't hold her back
anymore
She's like a dreamer in a dungeon or an Angel in a cave
And I'll be closer to you now than any other boy
So you know what I'm saying is true you're gonna break her up
And tear her down and fade her away
And then there's no telling what I'm gonna do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do

But if you give me your girl and then you give me your trust
And if you give me till the end of the night-
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live
I'll let her shine like a jewel in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night
is done
I'll let her shine like a jewel in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night
is done
You gotta give me your girl and your trust
I'm gonna love her for both of us

You can't hide anymore you had a chance and you blew it
And you'll never get it back and your holiness was never so pure
She needs a fire in the heart and not a stabbing in the back
And I've been closer to you now than any other boy
So you know what I'm saying is true you're gonna break her up
And tear her down and fade her away
And then there's no telling what I'm gonna do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do

When the screws are tightnin' and the tears are falling
I can hear her crying out to be saved and like a bolt of
lightning
I go answer the call but then
She's singing like a siren to me over the waves
I never wanted to take away your lover
Until I heard her cry out to be saved
I always thought of you as one of my brothers
But she's singing like a siren to me over the waves
Singing like a siren to me over the waves
There ain't no holding me down

I'll let her shine like a Jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night
is done
I'm gonna love her for both of us
Gonna give her everything you always wanted to give


3.More Than You Deserve

Lyrics:Jim Steinman
Music:Jim Steinman

From the very first moment I saw you I knew our love would be so
strong
And the very first moment I kissed you I knew our joy would last
so long
And then I saw you making love to my best friend
I didn't kow whatever to say
I saw you making love to my best friend

So I looked him right in his eyes and I said, listen boy
Won't you take some more, it's what you came for
And don't mind me I won't throw you no curves
Have yourself a ball with my good women
Won't you take some more boy, it's more than you deserve
Won't you take some more boy, it's more than you deserve

When I saw you hanging round the truck stop
Shining like an angel in the night
And when I saw you crying like a baby I knew you'd have to be my
wife
Then I saw you making love to my best friend
I didn't kow whatever to say
I saw you making love to my best friend

Now I think I'm going to have to leave you
Because I'm feeling much to weak to share
And the pie, oh it's cut in too many pieces
The flavor that I crave is no longer there
Then I saw you making love to two of my best friends
I didn't kow whatever to say
I saw you making love to a group of my best friends

So I looked them right in their eyes and I said, listen here
group
Won't you take some more, it's what you came for
And don't mind me I won't throw you no curves
Go on have yourself a ball with my good women
Won't you take some more boys, it's more than you deserve


4.I'll Kill You If You Don't Come Back

Lyrics:Jim Steinman
Music:Jim Steinman

From the minute I turned and laid eyes on you
I had no eyes of my own I was blind to the world
You were to good to be true but you were something to see
So very young and alone and still I don't believe
The way you turned on me now where's the girl that I knew?

I gave you somewhere to live and then somebody to love
You gave me nothing but trouble - man, I was such a fool
You gave me nothing at all - now let me give it to you
You taught me how to be cruel - now let me try it on you

How do you abuse me - let me count the ways
How many hours in how many days
How does it amuse you - let me count the pain
How many rules breaking how many games
How do you abuse me - let me count the ways
How many hours in how many days
How does it amuse you - let me count the pain
How many rules breaking how many games

You got your ass out of gear and your soul out of whack
Go on and take all your stuff - don't even bother to pack
In every way I want you out of my life
But I'll kill you if you don't come back
I'll kill you if you don't come back
In the pit of the night you used to pull me so close
And then you'd hold me so tight and in the wink of an eye
You used to give me it all and with a kiss in the darkness
You'd deliver the light

And in the pit of the night I hear you laughing so loud
I know you're laughing at me oh ain't it funny and sad
The way I fell for your lies the way I fell into love
And then begged to be free

Somebody bless all the girls in the sand on the beach
They're dreamin' of boys and just out of reach
Bless all the cheerleaders down on the track
They're glistening like diamonds with sweat on their backs
Bless all the girls in gangs on the street
They're looking for danger and they're holding their piece
Bless all the girls staying late after school
They're playing with fire and they're playing it cool
And bless all the shy girls who're learning to dance
They stare in the mirror and they conjure romance
Bless all the girls who are always alone
They kneel down in prayer and they wait up by the phone
Bless all the homecoming queens of the night
They're looking for magic in gymnasium lights
And bless all the girls who know what love is about
They try not to cry and then they try to put out
And bless all the homecoming queens of the night
They're looking for magic in gymnasium lights
And bless all the girls who know what love is about
They try not to cry and then they try to put out

Somebody bless all these girls that I never have met
But damn you and curse you after all that you've done
You're the one girl I'll never forget
Somebody bless all these girls and everything that they do
But damn me and curse me for still needing you
And I'll kill you if you don't come back
I'll kill you if you don't come back


5.Read 'Em And Weep

Lyrics:Jim Steinman
Music:Jim Steinman

I've been trying for hours just to think of what exactly to say
I thought I'd leave you with a letter of fiery speech
Like when an actor makes an exit at the end of the play
And I've been dying for hours
Trying to fill up all the holes with some sense
I'd like to know how you faded and you threw it away
I'd like to give you all the reasons and what everything meant

Well I could tell you good-bye
Or maybe see you around
With just a touch of sarcastic thanks
We started out with a bang
And at the top of the world
Now the guns are exhausted
And the bullets are blanks
And everything's blank
If I could only find the words then I would write them all down
If I could only find a voice I would speak
But it's there in my eyes so can't you see me tonight
C'Mon and look at me and read 'em and weep
If I could only find the words then I would write them all down
If I could only find a voice I would speak
Oh it's there in my eyes so can't you see me tonight
C'Mon and look at me and read 'em and weep

I've been whispering softly, trying to build a cry up to scream
We let the past slip away and put the future on hold
Now the present is nothing but a hollowed out dream
I've been dying for hours, trying to fill up the holes eith some
sense
I'd like to know why you faded and you threw it away
I'd like to give you all the reasons
And what everything meant

It's there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart
It's running silent and angry and deep
It's there in my eyes and it's all I can say
C'Mon and read 'em and weep
Read 'em and weep

For all the hours we'll be spending alone
Read 'em and weep
For the dreams we'll ignore
Running silent and deep
And all those promises we promised to keep
They won't be kept anymore
Read 'em and weep

For the magic that our bodies had made, Read 'em and weep
For the blood that we've lost, Running silent and deep
And all those secrets that we somehow betrayed
For whatever the cost, Read 'em and weep
For the memories still alive in the bed, Read 'em and weep
For the lies we believed, Running silent and deep
And all the things that can never be said

C'Mon and look at me and read 'em and weep, Why don't you look
at me and read 'em and weep
It's there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart, It's
running silent and angry and deep
But it's there in my eyes so can't you see me tonight, C'Mon and
look at me and read 'em and weep


6.Nocturnal Pleasure

Lyrics:Jim Steinman
Music:Jim Steinman

SPOKEN

The entire city is burning
You can see the flames like the inside of a mad jukebox
Lost boys stalk the streets with those jungle markings on their
chest
Barbarians prowl in shadows their heads rocking with rodents
Motorcycles reproduce in nocturnal alleys
Groaning with greasy pleasure
And they've blown up the YMCA like a giant balloon
And sent it out to sea full of screaming, lovely, lonely girls


7.Dead Ringer For Love

Lyrics:Jim Steinman
Music:Jim Steinman

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, baby baby

Chorus:

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 been hanging 'round this joint
You 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 baby

Chorus

Boy:

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 lotta nerve to come on to me

Boy:

You got the kind of lips that do more than drink

Girl:

You got the kind of mind that does less than think

But since I'm feeling kinda lonely and my defenses are low
Why don't you 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 'round this joint
My daddy never noticed, now he'll finally get the point

Boy:

You got me beggin' 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

Chorus

Dead ringer for love
Dead ringer for love - dead ringer
(Repeats 12x)


8.Everything Is Permitted

Lyrics:Jim Steinman
Music:Jim Steinman

Everything is permitted
Everything is allowed
And all our Gods we have outwitted
We are running with the crowd
And all the clocks are showing zero
And all our parents must have fled
And we just never had no hereos
And all our enemies will soon be stone cold dead

Everything is permitted
There is nothing out of bounds
There are no limits or no fences
There is always some way around
And all the compass points are zero
And all the navigators fled
And we just never had no hereos
And all our enemies will soon be stone cold dead

So if everything is permitted
If nothing is taboo
Then there is always something shattered
When there is something breaking thru

And all the clocks are showing zero
And all our parents must have fled
And we just never had no hereos
And all our enemies will soon be stone cold dead

If everything is permitted
If nothing is taboo
Then there is always something shattered
When there is something breaking thru
Then there is always something shattered
When there is something breaking thru
Everything is permitted