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Bonnie Tyler

Secret Dreams And Forbidden Fire

(# 106 top pop album)

Columbia CK-40312
May / 1986

Produced by Jim Steinman

Cover image of Secret Dreams And Forbidden Fire

Hiram Bullock, Eddie Martinez, Sid McGinnis - guitar
Steve Buslowe - bass
Jimmy Bralower, Max Weinberg, Art Wood - drums/percussion
Roy Bittan, Sterling Smith - piano/keyboards
Larry Fast, John Philip Shenale - synthesizer
Lew Soloff, Alan Rubin - trumpet
Michael Brecker, Lenny Pickett - sax
Tom Malone, Jim Pugh, David Taylor - trombone
Vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Rory Dodd, Curtis King, Cindy Mizelle,
Todd Rundgren, Holly Sherwood, Eric Troyer

1.

Ravishing

Jim Steinman

© Lost Boys Music, BMI

When the sun is burning out
And the night is pouring in
Now is the time to run run boy
Now is the time to hide

There's nobody out on the beach
There's nobody down in the woods
We're gonna do it alone
Were gonna do it outside

And I can feel the air it's sticking to our skin so tight
And I can feel there's something in this air tonight
-l really got it bad
Tonight I really got it bad
Tonight I really got it bad
But it's still so good so good
That I got it at all and it was

Ravishing ravishing
And I love to see the moonlight
See it shimmer down my dress
It's so ravishing ravishing
And the wind is like a finger
Tracing patterns on your chest
You're so ravishing

And I know this is the season that we make our move
This is the season we've got something to prove
And this is the season I've got something to lose
Oh it's now or it's never
So now and forever we're

Ravishing ravishing
Oh wo wo ravishing ravishing
Oh wo wo ravishing ravishing oh wo wo

It's all right
Well be ravishing each other till the end of this endless night
It's all right so right it's all right so right

And if an angel broke his wings
Would he come to you for parts
I need a couple of wings boy boy
I need a reason to soar

And if the devil lost his fire
Could he count on you for sparks
There's something we ought to try now
We ought to try it some more

Than anything I ever wanted was to see the light
And there's a chance that we'll be glowing in the dark tonight-

I really got it bad
Tonight really got it bad
I really got it bad
Tonight I really got it bad
But it still felt good so good
Just to get it at all and it's so

Ravishing ravishing
And I can't believe the way the stars are shooting through your hair
You're so ravishing ravishing
And it's just my luck tonight I don't have anything to wear
We're so ravishing

This is the season that we make our move
This is the season we've got something to prove
This is the season I've got something to lose
And all we ever really needed was

Ravishing ravishing
Oh wo wo ravishing ravishing
Oh wo wo ravishing ravishing oh wo wo

It's all right
We'll be ravishing each other till the end of this endless night
It's all right so right it's all right so right

**********

2.

(# 77 pop hit)

If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)

Desmond Child

© PolyGram Int, ASCAP

If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man I was a man

How's it feel to be a woman
How's it feel to be a man
Are we really that different
Tell me where we stand

I look at you you look away
Why do you say we're night and day
I'd like to try another way
Oh baby For just one day

If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man

How's it feel to be the hunter
How's it feel to be the prey
Is there really a reason
For this game we play
I look at you you look away
Why do you say we're night and day
I'd like to try another way
Oh darling for just one day

If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man
Hey hey hey

We're just two people trying to love
Oh but how how can we love
With this wall between us
Holding us holding us back

If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man

Oh If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man

If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man

Oh If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man I was a man

**********

3.

Loving You's A Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It

Jim Steinman

© Lost Boys Music, BMI

with Todd Rundgren

(There were times we had it all)
There were times we lost it all)

When the sky is falling and you're looking 'round for somewhere to hide
Did you ever call out to someone did you ever call out to me
I've never been gone I've been right here by your side
There ain't nothin' but clouds there ain't nothin' but clouds in your eyes

Why don't you believe it when you finally found the truth
You've been drinking poison water from the fountain of youth
Why don't you stop tearing up everyone you need the most
You're so busy trying to get even you never even try to get close

I can't explain it away it doesn't make any sense
To know what it's like I guess you gotta go through it
I guess you gotta go through it
I guess you gotta go through it

It doesn't matter baby loving you's a dirty job
(It's a dirty job but we can make it) but somebody's gotta do it

There were times when we'd never fake it
There were times when we'd always make it
There were times when we'd take it to the limit
And we'd never never ever leave each other alone
We were flesh and blood and bone
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all

There were times when we took our chances
There were times we were damn good dancers
There were times when we heard all the answers
In the beating of the drummer and the riches of the rock and the roll

I can see right through your soul
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all
(It's a dirty job but we can make it)
Somebody's gotta do it)

If your fears could only be forgotten
We could pull all the barriers down
Would you follow your dream's desire
Would you follow your secret dreams and forbidden fire
Let's just peel out of this town
It's been nothing but dreams
It's been nothing but dreams until now

You're never gonna see it
You got your head stuck in the sand
It's the land of the free and easy streets
It's the home of the damned
You're never gonna see it
You better open up your eyes
You're the only one who's left
Who's gonna believe all your lies


I can't explain it away
It doesn't make any sense
To know what it's like
I guess you gotta go through it
I guess you gotta go through it
I guess you gotta go through it

It doesn't matter baby
Loving you's a dirty job
(It's a dirty job but we can make it)
But somebody's gotta do it

There were times when our bodies glistened
There were times that we can't stop missing
There were times that we'd lay in bed and listen
To the pounding pounding chorus of our desperate hearts

Nothing could have torn us apart
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all

There were times when we fought like tigers
There were times we were damn good liars
There were times we extinguished every fire
That was burning burning burning up each other alive

From the heavens all down to the dives
There were times we lost it all
There were times we lost it all

(There were times when we fought like tigers)
There were times we were damn good liars)

There were times when our bodies glistened
There were times that we can't stop missing
There were times that we'd lay in bed and listen
To the pounding pounding chorus of our desperate hearts

Nothing could have torn us apart
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all

(It's a dirty job but we can make it)
Somebody's gotta do it)

(There were times we had it all)
There were times we lost it all)

**********

4.

No Way To Treat A Lady

Bryan Adams - Jim Vallance

© Irving Music, BMI

You can please me you can sweet talk and lead me on
But believe me won't be long till I'm catching on
Now you left me here with nothing
And you put my love on hold
Well there must be something behind those eyes
Because I believe every lie you told

That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a woman in love
That ain't no way to treat a lady
I could of sworn that you'd had enough

So you leave me well I'm lonely and in despair
It intrigues me how you don't really seem to care
Well I ain't here for nothing
And my love doesn't come that cheap
I will hold you to all your promises
If I could find one you meant to keen

That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a woman in love
That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way, no way to treat a woman in love

You can tease me you can sweet talk and lead me on...

That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a woman in love
That ain't no way to treat a lady
I could of sworn that you'd had enough

**********

5.

A Band Of Gold

Ronald Dunbar - Edith Wayne

© Gold Forever Music, BMI

Now that you've gone
All that's left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold
Is a band of gold
And the memories
Of what love could be
If you were
Still here with me

You took me from the shelter of a mother I had never known
The love of any other
We kissed after taking vows
But that night on our honeymoon
We stayed in separate rooms

I waited in the darkness of my lonely room
Filled with sadness filled with gloom
Hoping soon
That you'd walk right through that door
And love me like you tried before

Now that you're gone
All that's left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold
Is a band of gold
And the memories of what love could be
If you were still here with me

Since you've been gone
All that's left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold
Is a band of gold

**********

6.

Rebel Without A Clue

Jim Steinman

© Lost Boys Music, BMI

You're a tough tail gunner in a pitch black Chevy
Cruising in the moonlight oh your aim is steady
Your eyes are hungry and your hands are ready
You shot me where you wanted you put me in a daze

No matter where you go you'll always be a stranger
Getting into trouble getting off on danger
Riding out of town like a cool lone ranger
When there's nothing to lose you gotta call your own plays

Did anybody say something incredibly stupid
Like there isn't any paradise
But I remember the songs and I remember the story
I remember the thrills and I remember the glory

So hold me - hold me in your arms
Deliver me from growing old
Hold me - hold me in your arms
Shelter me from going cold
I'm a shot in the dark without you
A rebel without a clue

Rebel without a clue
I don't know what to say and I don't know what to do
Standing on the corner in my boots and my leather
a little over the edge a little under the weather
Just a rebel without a clue
I'm tired an lonely and crying for you
I know just when to sulk and I know just how to pose
Dirty Harry to Madonna I've been learning all the roles

So hold me baby hold me a little longer
Need me baby just a little stronger tonight
Move it darling move a little quicker
Prove it darling blood is really thicker tonight
Drive on darling drive a little farther
Dream on darling dream a little harder tonight
Teach me baby teach me how to love you
Without me you're just another rebel without a clue

It's been a long hot summer an it's just the beginning
So keep our motor running and your tires spinning
So many places that I've wanted to be in
Take me where you're going away beyond above
We'll see a little action relieve a little tension
Stuff I'd like to try that I shouldn't even mention
I've gone so far already I'm way beyond redemption
There's nothing to it really I think they call it love

Did anybody say something incredibly stupid
Like there isn't any paradise
But I remember the songs and I remember the story
I remember the thrills and I remember the glory

So hold me hold me in your arms
Deliver me from growing old
Hold me hold me in your arms
Shelter me from going cold
I'm a shot in the dark without you
A rebel without a clue

Rebel without a clue
I don't know what to say and I don't know what to do
Standing on the corner in my boots and my leather
A little over the edge a little under the weather
Just a rebel without a clue
I'm tired and lonely and crying for you
I know just when to sulk and I know just how to pose
Dirty Harry to Madonna I've been learning all the roles

So hold me baby hold me a little longer
Need me baby just a little stronger tonight
Move it darling move a little quicker
prove it darling blood is really thicker tonight
Drive on darling drive a little farther
Dream on darling dream a little harder tonight
Teach me baby teach me how to love you
Without me you're just another rebel without a clue

**********

7.

Lovers Again

Desmond Child

© PolyGram Int, ASCAP

I got pictures of you in funny poses
Letter's from you with fresh yellow roses
I've got souvenirs of fun times together
And I'll shares those years and you can bury it forever

I know we'll be lovers again
Darling I know we'll be lovers again
It's a matter of time
Till you see that I'm the one in the end
I was your friend lovers again

I got pictures of you with stolen kisses
We look so young and so fool of promises
And we had those dreams but their not forgotten
Cos I build that house with the yellow rose garden

I know we'll be lovers again lovers again
Darling I know we'll be lovers again
It's a matter of time
Till you see that I'm the one in the end
I was your friend lovers again

Uh oh there's a picture of you
In yesterday's paper but that's not a new
And the new name you taken and I'll live each day
Without be in bitter cause we work that way
And I know it's not over

I know we'll be lovers again...

**********

8.

Holding Out For A Hero

Jim Steinman

© Lost Boys Music, BMI

Where have all good men gone and where are all the Gods
Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need

I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life
Larger than life

Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach there's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet

I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night...
I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood

I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night...

**********



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