[1985] Greatest Hits - Letras

01. Just What I Needed (Ric Ocasek)
02. Since You're Gone (Ric Ocasek)
03. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)
04. Good Times Roll (Ric Ocasek)
05. Touch and Go (Ric Ocasek)
06. Drive (Ric Ocasek)
07. Tonight She Comes (Ric Ocasek)
08. My Best Friend's Girl (Ric Ocasek)
09. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)
10. Let's Go (Ric Ocasek)
11. I'm Not the One (Ric Ocasek)
12. Magic (Ric Ocasek)
13. Shake It Up (Ric Ocasek)

01. Just What I Needed (Ric Ocasek)

I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time

I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep
it doesn't matter where you've been
as long as it was deep, yeah
you always knew to wear it well and
you look so fancy I can tell
I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed

I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time time
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind, yeah
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to plead
yeah, yeah, so plead me

you're just what I needed
you're just what I needed
yeah, you're just what I needed
yeah, yeah yeah

02. Since You're Gone (Ric Ocasek)

Since You're Gone
since you're gone
the nights are gettin' strange
since you're gone
well, nothing's makin' any sense
since you're gone
I stumbled in the shade
since you're gone
everything's in perfect tense, well
I can't help it
when you fall apart
'd I (and I) can't help it
guess you better start
that is forgettin' about you
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
nights are gettin' strange
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
thrownin' it all away
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
the nights are gettin' strange
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
thrownin' it all away
I can't help it
everything's a mess
I can't help it
you're so treacherous
when it comes, to tenderness
(since you're gone)
I can't help it
everything's a mess
I can't help it
you're so treacherous
oh, where's that tenderness?
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
I missed the peak sensation
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
I took the big vacation
(since you're gone)
well, never feel sedate
(since you're gone)
well, the moonlight ain't so great
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
(since you're gone)
well, I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
when the night (?)
(since you're gone)
strange
I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
well, since you're gone
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
since you're gone
(since you're gone)
I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
fade

03. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)

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

04. Good Times Roll (Ric Ocasek)

let the good times roll
let them knock you around
let the good times roll
let them make you a clown

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair

let the good times roll
let the good times roll
let the good times roll

let the stories be told
let them say what they want
let the photos be BOLD
let them show what they want

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
let the good times roll-oll
won't you let the good times roll

good times roll

if the illusion is real
let them give you a ride
if they got thunder appeal
let them be on your side

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
won't you let the good times roll-oll
let the good times roll

let the good times roll
won't you let the good times roll
well let the good times roll
let 'em roll (good times roll)

let the good times roll
oo let the good times roll
oo let the good times roll
let 'em roll (good times roll)

well, let the good times roll
(let the good times roll)
well let the good times roll
good times roll
(let the good times roll)
let the good times roll
let 'em roll

05. Touch and Go (Ric Ocasek)

all I need is what you've got
all I'll tell is what you're not
all you know is what you hear
I get this way when you come near

then I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midnight
and then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o

all I need is you tonight
flying like a cement kite, yeah
in your headlock on the floor
who could ever ask for more

and I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midni-ight
and then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o

all I want is you tonight
I guess that dress does fit you tight, yeah
you know that look does make me shake
it almost looks too good to fake

and I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star-r-r
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midni-ight
then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o

well it's touch and go-o-o-o
its touch and go-o-o-o

well it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-wo yeah

well it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go

all I need is what you've got

06. Drive (Ric Ocasek)

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)
(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)

07. Tonight She Comes (Ric Ocasek)

I know tonight she comes
she's takin' a swipe at fun
she gives me a reason
for sighting my sights
well I know tonight she comes
she jangles me up
she does it with ease
and sometimes she passes through me
just like a breeze
she gives me a reason
for feelin' all right
oh well
(know tonight, I know tonight)
I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
she comes

and I know she's gonna do it to me
one more time (one more time)
I know she's gonna stay implanted
in my mind
why does she keep me hanging on the line, oh
(why does she keep me hanging on the liiiiiiine)

ah yeah, I know she's gonna do it to me
one more time (one more time)
I know she's gonna stay implanted
in my mind
oh, why does she keep me hanging on the line, oh yeah
(why does she keep me hanging on the liiiiiiine)

I know the way she feels
and all of the hearts that she steals
she tells me it's easy
when you do it right
oh well, ell I know tonight she comes
(I know tonight she comes)
she tells me it's easy
when you do it right
(know tonight, I know tonight) I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight) I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight) she comes
(she comes)
I know tonight, oh yeah
(know tonight, I know tonight)
(I know tonight) well I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
tonight she comes

08. My Best Friend's Girl (Ric Ocasek)

you're always dancing down the street
with your suede blue eyes
and every new boy that you meet
he doesn't know the real surprise

(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
oo, she'll make you flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
I kinda like the way she dips
well she's my best friend's girl
she's my best friend's girl-irl
but she used to be mine

you've got your nuclear boots
and your drip dry glove
oo when you bite your lip
it's some reaction to love, o-ove, o-ove
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
yeah, I think you'll flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
‘cause she's my best friend's girl
well she's my best friend's girl-irl
and she used to be mine
she's so fine

you're always dancing down the street
with your suede blue eye-eyes
and every new boy that you meet
doesn't know the real surprise

(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
oh, she'll make you flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
‘cause she's my best friend's girl, uh
she's my best friend's girl-irl-u-irl
she used to be mine
she so, fine

(my best friend's girlfriend)
oh
(my best friend's girlfriend)
she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
yeah yeah
(my best friend's girlfriend)
said she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
oh, yeah yeah yeah
(my best friend's girlfriend)
she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)

09. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)

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=85hmm

I'm glad you made it
I can't complain

oh Jacki (echo)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
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 (echo)
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
(so long)
I thought you knew the way

oh, yeah yeah yeah

you know? (unintelligible)
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 (echo)
(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)

10. Let's Go (Ric Ocasek)

She's driving away with the dim lights on
She's making a play and she can't go wrong
She never waits too long
She's winding them down on her clock machine
And she won't give up 'cause she's seventeen
She's a frozen fire
She's my one desire

CHORUS
And I don't want to hold her down
Don't want to break her crown
When she says, let's go
I like the nightlife baby
She says, I like the night life baby
She says, let's go

She's laughing inside 'cause they can't refuse
She's so beautiful now, she doesn't wear her shoes
She never likes to choose
She's got wonderful eyes and a risque mouth
And when I ask her before, she said she's holding out
She's a frozen fire
She's my one desire

11. I'm Not the One (Ric Ocasek)

I'm not the one
that you'll be shootin' for
I'm not the one
who's coming back for more
(you know why)
we've been through this so many a-times
(you know why)
it's never clear it's pantomime
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
never lettin' down

I'm not the one
whose memory you still keepin'
I'm not the one
who's talkin' in your sleep
(you know why)
I don't have to tell you twice
(you know why)
knew you when you weren't so nice
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
never touchin' down

I'm not the one
that you'll be breakin' in
and I'm not the one
that you'll be takin' in
(you know why)
tried and tried to crack the shell
(you know why)
when you fake it's hard to tell
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
(round and round)
goin' round and round
(round and round)
(round and round and round and round)
goin' round and round
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
goin' (round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
(round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
(round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
[fade]

12. Magic (Ric Ocasek)

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
But then you let me go
Oh, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, tonight
Oh, I got a hold on you, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, that's right

Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic, just a little magic (gotta be magic)
You know it's true
I got a hold on you

So 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, 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, huh

Oh oh it's magic
Oh-oh, When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic (just a little bit...of magic)
Pulls me through
I got a hold on you (BREAK)

I've got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, got a hold on you.. that's right
It's magic
Oh oh it's magic (Oh-o, it's magic)
When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic) Oh-oh
Oh oh it's magic (just a little magic, gotta be magic)
Since I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic (takes a little bit o' magic)
That's true, when I'm with you
Oh, oh, it's magic (gotta be magic)
Your magic pulls me through
Oh-o, it's magic
Oh oh it's magic

13. Shake It Up (Ric Ocasek)

uh well, dance all night play all day
don't let nothin' get in the way
dance all night keep the beat
don't you worry 'bout two left feet
shake it up
shake it up, oo yeah
shake it up
shake it up

well dance all night get real loose
you don't need no bad excuse
dance all night with anyone
don't let nobody pick your fun
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up, yeah yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up

that's right I said dance all night (go go go)
and dance all night (get real low)
go all night (get real hot)
well, shake it up "now", all you've got, woo

dance
oo dance

uh well dance all night and whirl your hair
make the night cats stop and stare
dance all night go to work
do the move with quirky jerk
just shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up, oo yeah
shake it up, that's right
shake it up

uh well dance all night (go go go)
"get so light" (get real low)
dance all night (get real hot)
shake it up, all you've got, woo

shake it up, make a scene
"let them know" what you really mean
and dance all night keep the beat
don't ya worry 'bout two left feet
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up) oo yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up) oh yeah
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it up baby
(shake it up)
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it up baby
(shake it up)
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up
hhhm
(shake it up)
yeah, yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up)
shake it up
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it baby
(shake it up)
shake it uh oo-oo
shake it up
(shake it up)
oh yeah

[1985] Greatest Hits

Editado: 25 de octubre de 1985
Grabado: 1977/1985
Género: New Wave
Duración: 50:06
Sello discográfico: Elektra Records
Productor: The Cars, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Roy Thomas Baker, Mike Shipley

"Greatest Hits" es una compilación que obtuvo seis veces el disco de platino.
Contiene la canción inédita "Tonight She Comes", grabada especialmente para esta selección de temas. También cuenta con una versión recortada de "I'm Not the One".

Listado de temas:
01. Just What I Needed (del album The Cars de 1978) 3:43
02. Since You're Gone (del album Shake It Up de 1981) 3:31
03. You Might Think (del album Heartbeat City de 1984) 3:04
04. Good Times Roll (del album The Cars de 1978) 3:44
05. Touch and Go (del album Panorama de 1980) 4:54
06. Drive (del album Heartbeat City de 1984) 3:54
07. Tonight She Comes (tema inédito) 3:52
08. My Best Friend's Girl (del album The Cars de 1978) 3:44
09. Heartbeat City (del album Heartbeat City de 1984) 4:29
10. Let's Go (del album Candy-O, 1979) 3:33
11. I'm Not the One (del album Shake It Up de 1981, versión editada de menor duración para el single promocional del album de 1985) 3:58
12. Magic (del album Heartbeat City de 1984) 3:57
13. Shake It Up (del album Shake It Up de 1981) 3:32

Todos los temas compuestos por Ric Ocasek

Letras

Elliot Easton – guitarra líder, coros
Greg Hawkes – teclados, coros
Ric Ocasek – guitarra rítmica, vocales principales en 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13
Benjamin Orr – bajo, vocales principales en 1,6,10
David Robinson – batería, percusión

"Hello Again" Video Clip

"Hello Again" pertenece al disco "HeartBeat City" de 1984. Es de los pocos temas de The Cars que no incluyen un solo de guitarra de Elliot Easton.

[1984] Heartbeat City - Letras

Tracks:
01. Hello Again (Ric Ocasek)
02. Looking for Love (Ric Ocasek)
03. Magic (Ric Ocasek)
04. Drive (Ric Ocasek)
05. Stranger Eyes (Ric Ocasek)
06. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)
07. It's Not the Night (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)
08. Why Can't I Have You (Ric Ocasek)
09. I Refuse (Ric Ocasek)
10. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)

01. Hello Again (Ric Ocasek)

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
[garbled chipmunks]

(you want to feel) electric
(you want to feel) loose
(you want to be) eclectic
you want to call a truce
(look [echo]) at the profile
staring at the flame
(wait [echo]) 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)

02. Looking for Love (Ric Ocasek)

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)
[unintelligible]
[repeat-fade]

03. Magic (Ric Ocasek)

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
But then you let me go
Oh, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, tonight
Oh, I got a hold on you, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, that's right

Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic, just a little magic (gotta be magic)
You know it's true
I got a hold on you

So 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, 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, huh

Oh oh it's magic
Oh-oh, When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic (just a little bit...of magic)
Pulls me through
I got a hold on you (BREAK)

I've got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, got a hold on you.. that's right
It's magic
Oh oh it's magic (Oh-o, it's magic)
When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic) Oh-oh
Oh oh it's magic (just a little magic, gotta be magic)
Since I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic (takes a little bit o' magic)
That's true, when I'm with you
Oh, oh, it's magic (gotta be magic)
Your magic pulls me through
Oh-o, it's magic
Oh oh it's magic

04. Drive (Ric Ocasek)

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)
(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)

05. Stranger Eyes (Ric Ocasek)

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 [echo] stranger eyes)
(stranger [echo] stranger eyes)
(stranger [echo] stranger eyes)
[fade]

06. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)

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

07. It's Not the Night (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)

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 sweet revenge
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

08. Why Can't I Have You (Ric Ocasek)

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)
[fade]

09. I Refuse (Ric Ocasek)

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
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)
[fade]

10. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)

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=85hmm

I'm glad you made it
I can't complain

oh Jacki (echo)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
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 (echo)
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
(so long)
I thought you knew the way

oh, yeah yeah yeah

you know? (unintelligible)
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 (echo)
(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)

[1984] Heartbeat City

Editado: 13 de marzo de 1984
Grabado: Julio 1983/Enero 1984
Género: New Wave
Duración: 38:41
Sello discográfico: Elektra Records
Productor: The Cars y Robert John "Mutt" Lange

"Heatbeat City" es el quinto album de estudio grabado por el grupo. Este disco fue un retorno para la banda después de sus anteriores trabajos más oscuros "Panorama" y "Shake It Up". Varias canciones del
album ganaron una significante exposición en radio y televisión, sobretodo "Drive", que fue visto durante el concierto de Live Aid de 1985, y "You Might Think", que tuvo un video musical memorable en alta rotación en MTV en 1984 y 1985. "Heartbeat City" abarcó un total de cinco singles Top 40, dos de los cuales (los anteriormente mencionados "Drive" y "You Might Think") fueron Top 10 también.
El disco fue producido por el aclamado productor Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Su compromiso con este album de The Cars significó su imposibilidad de trabajar en el siguiente album de Def Leppard, Hysteria.
El arte de tapa del disco (incluida una imagen de un Plymouth Duster 340 de 1971) is de una obra hecha en 1972 por Peter Phillips llamada "Art-O-Matic Loop di Loop".

Listado de temas:
01. Hello Again (Ric Ocasek) 3:47
02. Looking for Love (Ric Ocasek) 3:52
03. Magic (Ric Ocasek) 3:57
04. Drive (Ric Ocasek) 3:55
05. Stranger Eyes (Ric Ocasek) 4:26
06. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek) 3:04
07. It's Not the Night (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek) 3:49
08. Why Can't I Have You (Ric Ocasek) 4:04
09. I Refuse (Ric Ocasek) 3:16
10. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek) 4:31

Letras

Elliot Easton – guitarra líder, coros
Greg Hawkes – teclados, coros
Ric Ocasek – guitarra rítmica, vocales principales en 1,2,3,6,8,9,10
Benjamin Orr – bajo, vocales principales en 4,5,7
David Robinson – batería, percusión