Lyrics to Paradise By The Dashboard Light

This version of Paradise By The Dashboard Light was released by Meat Loaf in 1977.

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I remember every little thing
As if it happened only yesterday
Parking by the lake
And there was not another car in sight
And I never had a girl
Looking any better than you did
And all the kids at school
They were wishing they were me that night

And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
And we’re glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
C’mon, hold on tight
C’mon, hold on tight

Though it’s cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light

Ain’t no doubt about it we were doubly blessed
‘Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely dressed

Ain’t no doubt about it
Baby got to go out and shout it
Ain’t no doubt about it
We were doubly blessed

‘Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely dressed

Baby don’cha hear my heart
You got it drowing out the radio
I’ve been waiting so long
For you to come along and have some fun
And I gotta let you know
No you’re never gonna regret it
So open up your eyes, I got a big surprise
It’ll feel all right
Well I wanna make you motor run

Though it’s cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light
Paradise by the dashboard light

You got to do what you can
And let Mother Nature do the rest
Ain’t no doubt about it
We were doubly blessed
‘Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely

We’re gonna go all the way tonight
We’re gonna go all the way
And tonight’s the night

OK, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker going here
Two down, nobody on, no score, bottom of the ninth
There’s the wind-up, and there it is
A line shot up the middle, look at him go
This boy can really fly
He’s rounding first and really turning it on now
He’s not letting up at all, he’s gonna try for second
The ball is bobbled out in the center
And here’s the throw and what a throw
He’s gonna slide in head first
Here he comes, he’s out
No, wait, safe, safe at second base
This kid really makes things happen out there
Batter steps up to the plate
Here’s the pitch, he’s going
Amd what a jump he’s got
He’s trying for third
Here’s the throw
It’s in the dirt, safe a third
Holw cow, stolen base
He’s taking a pretty big lead out there
Almost daring them to pick him off
The pitcher glances over, winds-up and it’s bunted
Bunted down the third base line
The suicide squeeze is on
Here he comes, squeeze play, it’s gonna be close
Here’s the throw, here’s the play at the plate
Holy cow, I think he’s gonna make it

Stop right there
I gotta know right now
Before we go any further

About Lyrics and Paradise By The Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf

The lyrics to Paradise By The Dashboard Light are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Meat Loaf used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Paradise By The Dashboard Light have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Meat Loaf and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Paradise By The Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Paradise By The Dashboard Light" means the words set to the music of Paradise By The Dashboard Light, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Meat Loaf. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Paradise By The Dashboard Light and the lyrics to Paradise By The Dashboard Light are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Meat Loaf who came here looking just for the lyrics to Paradise By The Dashboard Light, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.