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Rev On The Red Line

This version of Rev On The Red Line was released by Foreigner in 1979.

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Two in a row, everybody knows
At the green light you rev it on the red line
Been waitin’ all week to get my wheels on the street
Get my hands on the wheel, slide down in the seat

She’s wearin’ new colors and runnin’ pretty good
I got four hundred horses tucked under the hood
But there’s no need to panic, it’s under control
We’re aerodynamic and ready to roll

Rev on the red line
You’re on your own
Rev on the red line
Just let it go

Runnin’ all night on Lake Avenue
It’s a piece of cake
If you know what to do
You’ve got to lose a few
‘Til the stakes get high
When the odds are right
You just blow by

And make no mistake, there’s women who just wait
For the man and machine with the best time

Rev on the red line
You’re on your own
Feels like a lifetime
But soon you’ll know

Wasn’t long ago I could’ve lost my wheels
Had to outrun the law, it was no big deal
I guess they had a grudge, they were hot on my tracks
I had to pay off the judge to get my license back
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat
Hear my motor screamin’ while I’m tearin’ up the street

Rev on the red line
You’re on your own
Rev on the red line
Just let it go

Rev on, rev on
Rev on, rev on

Don’t think I’ll ever learn to slow down
Rev on, you’ll still be here and I’ll be gone
Rev on, rev on

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About Lyrics and Rev On The Red Line by Foreigner

The lyrics to Rev On The Red Line are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Foreigner in 1979. Elements of the lyrics to Rev On The Red Line are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Foreigner and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Rev On The Red Line back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Rev On The Red Line by Foreigner in a number of ways. 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 Rev On The Red Line" means the words set to the music of Rev On The Red Line, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Foreigner. 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 Rev On The Red Line and the lyrics to Rev On The Red Line are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Foreigner who came here looking just for the lyrics to Rev On The Red Line, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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