Recorded Live:Austin 1981

Pat Benatar Recorded Live:Austin 1981 Lyrics
1.Fire And Ice

Written:pat benatar, scott sheets & tom kelly

Ooo, you're givin' me the fever tonight
I don't wanna give in
I'd be playin' with fire
You forget, i've seen you work before
Take 'em straight to the top
Leave 'em cryin' for more
I've seen you burn 'em before
Chorus:

Fire and ice
You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and ice
I wanna give you my love
But you'll just take a little piece of my heart

You'll just tear it apart

Movin' in for the kill tonight
You got every advantage when they put out the lights
It's not so pretty when it fades away
Cause it's just an illusion in this passion play
I've seen you burn 'em before

(chorus)

So you think you got it all figured out
You're an expert in the field, without a doubt
But i know your methods inside and out
And i won't be takin' in by fire and ice

(chorus)

You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and ice
I wanna give you my love
But you'll just take a little piece of my heart

You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and ice

You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and ice


2.Heartbreaker

Your love is like a tidal wave, spinning over my head
Drownin' me in your promises, better left unsaid
You're the right kind of sinner, to release my inner fantasy
The invincible winner, and you know that you were born to be
You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around with me!
You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around - no no no!

Your love has set my soul on fire, burnin' out of control
You taught me the ways of desire, now its takin' its toll
You're the right kind of sinner, to release my inner fantasy
The invincible winner, and you know that you were born to be

You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around with me!
You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around - no no no!

You're the right kind of sinner, to release my inner fantasy
The invincible winner, and you know that you were born to be

You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around with me!
You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around with me!

You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around with me!
You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Heartbreaker!


3.Hell Is For Children

They cry in the dark, so you can't see their tears
They hide in the light, so you can't see their fears
Forgive and forget, all the while
Love and pain become one and the same
In the eyes of a wounded child
Because hell
Hell is for children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell is for children
And you shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones and
your flesh

It's all so confusing, this brutal abusing
They blacken your eyes, and then apologize
You're daddy's good girl, and don't tell mommy a thing
Be a good little boy, and you'll get a new toy
Tell grandma you fell off the swing

Because hell
Hell is for children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell is for children
And you shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones and
your flesh

No, hell is for children

Hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for children

Hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for children

Hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for children

Hell is for children
Hell is for children


4.Helter Skelter

When i get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
An' i stop, an' i turn, an' i go for a ride
Til i get to the bottom
An' i see you again
Yeh
Do you, don't you, want me to love you?
I'm comin' down fast, but i'm miles above you
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Come on, tell me the answer
Well, you may be a lover but you ain't no dancer
Lookout

Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter, yeh

Will you, won't you, want me to make you?
I'm comin' down fast
But don't let me break you
Tell me, tell me, tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer

Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Lookout

When i get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
An' i stop, an' i turn, an' i go for a ride
Til i get to the bottom
An' i see you again
Yeh

Do you, don't you, want me to make you?
I'm coming down fast, but don't let me break you
Tell me, tell me, tell me your answer
Well, you may be a lover but you ain't no dancer

Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter

Helter skelter, yeh)


5.Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Well you're the real tough cookie with the long history
Of breaking little hearts, like the one in me
That's o.k., lets see how you do it
Put up your dukes, lets get down to it!
Hit me with your best shot!
Why don't you hit me with your best shot!
Hit me with your best shot!
Fire away!

You come on with a 'come on', you don't fight fair
But that's o.k., see if i care!
Knock me down, it's all in vain
I'll get right back on my feet again!

Hit me with your best shot!
Why don't you hit me with your best shot!
Hit me with your best shot!
Fire away!

Well you're the real tough cookie with the long history
Of breaking little hearts, like the one in me
Before i put another notch in my lipstick case
You better make sure you put me in my place

Hit me with your best shot!
Come on, hit me with your best shot!
Hit me with your best shot!
Fire away!

Hit me with your best shot!
Why don't you hit me with your best shot!
Hit me with your best shot!
Fire away!


6.In The Heat Of The Night

In the heat of the night, when you know it ain't right
But you do what you wanna do
You do what you feel, no one can feel like you
Out in the summertime city, ain't it a pity
There's so much to tie you down
You're leaving tonight to somewhere you can't be found
While down at the edge of town
At a pool hall where they all hang around
You hear them talkin' about the girls they knew
And talk about what they're gonna do
Then you ask yourself, is this where you belong?
Is it right, or is it wrong?
Does it matter what's right, in the heat of the night?

Out in the streets tonight, under the neon lights
You're searchin' for something new
But nothin' is real, and no one can feel like you
They say that eagles fly in this red hot sky
But were they just passin' through
Or did they look down, and see what you found was true

But still in the back of your mind
You've got somethin' to believe in, but there's so much to find
As the bright lights dim, and the night closes in
You thought everything is ending, but it's yet to begin
And you ain't seen nothing yet!
But what you see you'll never forget, and you'll say

Why oh why)
Did it take you so long to want something more?
Why oh why)
Did you never get off on this before?
Why oh why)
Well, here it is, the love you've been waitin' for
Why oh why)
Standin' in front of you like an open door

And then you ask yourself, is this where you belong?
Is it right, or is it wrong?
Does it matter what's right, in the heat of the night?

In the heat of the night, when you know it ain't right
But you do what you wanna do
You do what you feel, 'cause no one can feel like you


7.I Need A Lover

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
I need a lover that won't drive me mad
I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
Someone to thrill me, and then go away
I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
Someone that knows the meaning of ah - hey hit the highway

Well i've been walking the streets in the evening
Racing through this human jungle at night
I'm so confused, my mind is indifferent
Hey - i'm so weak, won't someone shut out that light
Electricity runs thru the video
And i watch from this hole i call home
And all the stonies that are dancin' to the radio
I got the world calling me tonight on the phone

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
I need a lover that won't drive me mad
I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
Someone that knows the meaning of ah - hey hit the highway

Well i'm not wiped out by this poolroom life i'm livin'
But i'm gonna quit my job, and go to school, and head back home
Now i'm not asking to be loved or be forgiven
Hey - i just can't face shakin' in this bedroom one more night
alone

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
I need a lover that won't drive me mad
I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
Someone that knows the meaning of ah - hey hit the highway

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
Someone to thrill me, and then go away
I need a lover that won't drive me crazy

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
I need a lover that won't drive me mad
I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
Someone that knows the meaning of ah - hey hit the highway


8.Little Paradise

Can you see the view? can you feel the heat?
I'm savin' no time for you, no time for me
You're up on the news, i'm wild in the streets
I'm under the lights, tonight i won't have to hide the need
But you got love in its place
In its own time and space
You got love in its place in your
Little paradise

You got fashion secure in your own little world
Diamonds are forever for hollywood girls
No need to cover, no reason to lie
Life without your maserati is grounds for suicide

But you got love in its place
In its own time and space
You got love in its place in your
Little paradise
Little paradise

You got love in its place
In its own time and space
You got love in its place in your

You got love in its place
In its own time and space
You got love in its place in your

Little paradise
Little paradise
Little paradise
Little paradise
Little paradise
Little paradise
Little paradise
Little paradise (fading out)


9.Out-a-touch

I've seen your picture in the paper
On the front page of magazines
I've pulled the trigger right at you
On billboards and movie screens
When i talk, it's to myself
Cause i know your kind, you're like everyone else
Maybe it'll work itself out in time, before i lose my mind
You, you're out-a-touch
All alone in a danger zone, and i think too much
Your out-a-touch

I keep your letters by the mirror
You're the subject of every dream
You're not so invincible, and i'm not what i might seem

When i look, it's in your eyes
And i know your look, you can hypnotize
How long does it have to last like this, a kodachrome kiss

You, you're out-a-touch
All alone in a danger zone, and i think too much
You, you're out-a-touch
You're in my sight all through the night
And i see too much
Your out-a-touch

Can't you see i'm obsessed
I'd do anything, i'm possessed
I'm in a constant rage with your luminary stage
I need you, i need you

I've seen your picture in the paper
On the front page of magazines
I've pulled the trigger right at you
On billboards and movie screens

When i look, it's in your eyes
And i know your look, you can hypnotize
How long does it have to last like this, a kodachrome kiss

You, you're out-a-touch
All alone in a danger zone, and i think too much
Your out-a-touch

I need you (7 times)


10.Precious Time

I don't want to argue about who is the victim
Cause maybe we both got burned
I don't want to talk about who is the traitor
Cause both of our loyalties turned
I don't want to fight about who is the liar
Cause there's too many ways to lie
I don't want to hear about who is the winner
Cause we both know it's a tie
Cut it out, drop it, count me out - baby stop it
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time

You were on a liquid diet, you were sure you had to try it
And you lost all your pounds
The doctor's on vacation, so you took the medication
And wound up in lost and found
So we took a trip to paris
Cause you swore that it would scare us out of our swift decline
All that i remember 'bout those days in that september
Is the 'merci' and the wine

Cut it out, drop it, count me out - baby stop it
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Life is too short, so why waste
Precious time, precious time, precious time
Oh, precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time

You talk on the telephone, long distance to new york or rome
Some would say you got it made
Your home is like a fortress, no one comes in but the florist
The gardner, and the maid
You call me on the telephone, you say you feel so alone
Too tired to get dressed and get out
First you're happy, then you're sad
Somehow you always hang up mad
Excuse me if i shout

Cut it out, drop it, count me out - baby stop it
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Precious time, precious time, oh precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time


11.Prisioner Of Love

Cold hard labor, it's a labor of love
Convicted of crimes, the crimes of passion
Caught in a chain gang, the chain of fools
Solitary confinement, confined by the rules
I'm just a prisioner
An inmate of love
Oh i'm a prisioner
Captured by love
With no escape
No where to go
No place to hide
Hey, i'm a prisioner!
I'm just a prisioner

Mending the wounds, the wounds of lament
The knife cut deep, deep into my heart
The romance is over, my passions remain
Still bound to love by this ball and chain

I'm just a prisioner
An inmate of love
Oh i'm a prisioner
Captured by love
With no escape
No where to go
No place to hide
Hey, i'm a prisioner!
I'm just a prisioner

Oh i'm a prisioner
Hey, i'm a prisioner!

Find an escape, a key to the door
I gotta get out, can't take anymore
Make a clean break, to bury the past
I'll shed these chains and be free at last

I'm just a prisioner
A prisioner of love
I'm just a prisioner
A prisioner of love
Hey, i'm a prisioner
I'm just a prisioner


12.Treat Me Right

Written:pat benatar and d. lubahn time:3:24

You want me to leave, you want me to stay
You ask me to come back, you turn and walk away
You wanna be lovers, and you wanna be friends
I'm losing my patience, you're nearing the end
One of these days you're gonna reach out and find
The one that you count on has left you behind
Don't want to be no martyr, with no one, no say
Oh my, my baby, before it's too late

Treat me right
Treat me right
Open your eyes, maybe you'll see the light

Do you think i'm a fool, well you better think twice
I've had enough baby, it's time you realized
That you can't have it both ways, it's no way to live
You've done all the takin', it's your turn to give

One of these days you're gonna reach out and find
The one that you count on has left you behind
Don't want to be no martyr, with no one, no say
Oh my, my baby, before it's too late

Treat me right
Treat me right
Open your eye's, maybe you'll see the light
Ooh, ooh, treat me right

You want me to leave, you want me to stay
You ask me to come back, you're turnin' love away
You wanna be lovers, and you wanna be friends
I'm losing my patience, you're nearing the end

Treat me right
Treat me right
Open your eyes, maybe you'll see the light
Ooh, ooh, treat me right

Treat me right - treat me right
Treat me right - treat me right
Treat me right - treat me right
Treat me right - treat me right
Treat me right (fading out)


13.We Live For Love

Your love's contagious, one kiss is dangerous
But i have more to risk, than you to lose
I feel passion growing
I know that love is only just one inch away, from striking us
We live for love
We live for love

When we get tired, and watch the summer fade away
Will you think of romance, what will we do?
Is there a place where we can go?
Where time stands still for those who know?
Till eternity we'll fulfill our desires

We live for love
We live for love
We live for love
We live for love

I never planned to win the race
But you convinced me face to face
There was never a chance of losing at all

We live for love
We live for love
We live for love
We live for love

We live for love
We live for love
We live for love (fading)


14.You Better Run

Written:felix cavaliere and edward brigati

Whatcha' tryin' a do to my heart?
Whatcha' tryin' a do to my heart?
You go around tellin' lies
And now you want to compromise
Whatcha' tryin' a do to my heart?
You better run! you better hide!
You better leave from my sight! yeah

Whatcha' tryin' a do to my soul?
Whatcha' tryin' a do to my soul?
Well everything i had was yours
And now i'm closin' all the doors
Whatcha' tryin' a do to my soul?

You better run! you better hide!
You better leave from my sight! yeah

I love you oh, i love you so
Can't you see it? don't you know?
I can't stand your alibis
Your tellin' lies, you drive me wild! yeah

I said, what are ya tryin' a do to my head?
Said, whatcha' tryin' a do to my head?
Well now i've gotta draw the line
Cause you ain't gonna take my mind!
What are ya tryin' a do to my head?

You better run! you better hide!
You better leave from my sight!
You better run! you better hide!
You better leave from my sight!
Let me go! yeah

I said go away, and leave me alone!
I can't stand you no more!