I remember being barely seventeen and wishing my girlfriend was barely dressed. But I can play “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” forever, remembering both the song and the man who wrote it. Seated in the northern midwest, penning essays for an LA-employer, it is truly cold and lonely in the deep, dark night. So while our frozen environs glow like the metal on the edge of a knife, we’ll hold on tight to our memories and our double-entendres. But they felt so good and so right so many years ago. Sure, we may one day find better looking partners, and eventually the kids at school won’t be jealous of our aging bodies, still close if not tight. I suppose we’ll remember every lyric as if we played it only yesterday every time we park by a lake without another car in sight. Rock stars come and go, most having discussed what they would do for love, but few who insisted upon what they won’t. 100Batter steps up to the plate, here's the pitch- 101he's going, and what a jump he's got, he's trying 102for third, here's the throw, it's in the dirt- 103safe at third! Holy cow, stolen base! 104He's taking a pretty big lead out there, almost 105daring him to try and pick him off.We lost an icon. This boy can really fly! 93He's rounding first and really turning it on 94now, he's not letting up at all, he's gonna 95try for second the ball is bobbled out in center, 96and here comes the throw, and what a throw! 97He's gonna slide in head first, here he comes, he's out! 98No, wait, safe-safe at second base, this kid really 99makes things happen out there. 84 85 86Radio Broadcast: A 128 A7 129 A 130 87 88Ok, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker 89going here, two down, nobody on, no score, 90bottom of the ninth, there's the wind-up and 91there it is, a line shot up the middle, look 92at him go. 78 79We're gonna go all the way tonight 80 81We're gonna go allt he way 82 83An tonight's the night. DO NOT SHOW ADS 0Meat Loaf: D 0 1 D 1 2Well, I remember every little thing G 2 3as if it happened only yesterday C 3 4Parking by the lake, G 4 D 5 5and there was not another car in sight 6 7And I never had a girl, G 6 8looking any better than you did F# 7 9And all the kids at school, G 8 A 9 D 10 10they were wishing they were me that night 11 12 A# 11 F 12 C 13 D 14 13And now our bodies are oh so close and tight A# 15 F 16 C 17 D 18 14It never felt so good, it never felt so right G 19 D 20 A 21 D 22 15And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife G 23 D 24 A 25 D 26 16And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife G 27 D 28 17C'mon! Hold on tight! G 29 F 30 A 31 18C'mon! Hold on tight! 19 20 G 32 A 33 D 34 A 35 G 36 21Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night D 37 Bm 38 G 39 Em 40 D 41 22I can see paradise by the dashboard light 23 24 25Girl: G 42 A 43 D 44 26Ain't no doubt about it, A 45 G 46 27we were doubly blessed Em 47 G 48 28Cause we were barely seventeen, Em 49 D 50 29and we were barely dressed 30 31 32Meatloaf & Girl: G 51 A 52 D 53 33Ain't no doubt about it A 54 G 55 34baby got to go and shout it G 56 A 57 D 58 35Ain't no doubt about it, A 59 G 60 36we were doubly blessed 37 38Meat Loaf: Em 61 G 62 39Cause we were barely seventeen, Em 63 D 64 40and we were barely dressed 41 42 43 44Baby doncha hear my heart, G 65 45you got it drowning out the radio C 66 46I've been waiting so long, G 67 D 68 47for you to come along and have some fun 48 49And I gotta let ya know, G 69 50no you're never gonna regret it F# 70 G 71 51So open up your eyes, I got a big surprise, E 72 52it'll feel all right, A 73 D 74 53well, I wanna make your motor run 54 55 A# 75 F 76 C 77 D 78 56And now our bodies are oh so close and tight A# 79 F 80 C 81 D 82 57It never felt so good, it never felt so right G 83 D 84 A 85 D 86 58And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife G 87 D 88 A 89 D 90 59And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife G 91 D 92 60C'mon! Hold on tight! G 93 F 94 A 95 61C'mon! Hold on tight! 62 63 64Meat Loaf & Girl: G 96 A 97 D 98 A 99 G 100 65Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night D 101 F#m 102 G 103 66I can see paradise by the dashboard light Em 104 D 105 Bm 106 A 107 67Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night F#m 108 F# 109 68-in the deep dark night- G 110 D 111 A 112 D 113 69Paradise by the dashboard light 70 71 G 114 A 115 D 116 72You got to do what you can, G 117 A 118 D 119 73and let Mother Nature do the rest G 120 A 121 D 122 74Ain't no doubt about it, A 123 G 124 75we were doubly blessed Em 125 G 126 76Cause we were barely seventeen, Em 127 77and we were barely.
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