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.38 Special


BestHitsAlbumA little something about 38 Special
Initially, .38 Special was one of many Southern rock bands in the vein of the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd; in fact, the band was led by Donnie Van Zant, the brother of Skynyrd's leader, Ronnie Van Zant. After releasing a couple of albums of straight-ahead Southern boogie, the band revamped their sound to fall halfway between country-fried blues-rock and driving, arena-ready hard rock. The result was a string of hit albums and singles in the early '80s, highlighted by "Caught Up in You," "If I'd Been the One," "Back Where You Belong" and "Like No Other Night." .38 Special's popularity dipped in the late '80s, as MTV-sponsored pop and heavy metal cut into their audience. Though the band had their biggest hit in 1989 with the ballad "Second Chance," it proved to be their last gasp -- they faded away in the early '90s, retiring to the oldies circuit.

Lyrics shown below : "Second Chance", "Hold on Loosely" , "Back to paradise" , "Caught up in you"

Second Chance

Since you been goneI feel my life slipping awayI look to the skyAnd everything is turnin' greyAll I made was one mistakeHow much more will I have to payWhy can't you think it overWhy can't you forget about the pastCHORUS:When love makes this sound babeA heart needs a second chanceDon't put me down babeCan't you see I love youSince you been gone I've been in a tranceThis heart needs a second chanceDon't say it's over I just can't say goodbyeSo this is loveStanding in the pouring rainI fooled on youBut she never meant a thingAnd I know I ain't got no rightTo ask you to sympathizeBut why can't you think it overWhy can't you forget the pastCHORUSI never loved herI never needed herShe was willing and that's all there is to sayDon't forsake mePlease don't leave me nowA heart needs a second chance



Hold on Loosely You see it all around you Good lovin' gone bad And usually it's too late when you, realize what you had And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, Who told me, Just Hold On Loosely, but don't let go If you cling to tightly, you're gonna lose control Your baby needs someone to believe in And a whole lot of space to breathe in It's so damn easy, when your feelings are such To overprotect her, to love her too much And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago Who told me, Just Hold On Loosely, but don't let go If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna loose control Your baby needs someone to believe in And a whole lot of space to breathe in Don't let her slip away Sentimental fool Don't let your heart get in her way yeah, yeah, yeah, You see it all around you Good lovin' gone bad And usually it's too late when you, realize what you had And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, Who told me, Just Hold On Loosely, but don't let go If you cling to tightly, you're gonna lose control Your baby needs someone to believe in And a whole lot of space to breathe in So Hold On Loosely, but don't let go If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna lose it You're gonna -- lose control yeah, yeah, yeah Just Hold On Loosely but don't let go If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna loose control Hold on Loosely, but don't let go If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna loose control yeah, yeah, yeah
Back to paradise Grab your coat, honey, grab your hat This train is leaving and it ain't comin' back Don't need a ticket, can't you understand You're on your way to the promised land. It's overdue but now the time is right, yeah It's up to you to make it real, so take me, Take me back to paradise (oooh) Take me back to paradise (oooh) Old Saint Peter at the pearly gate said hurry up boy or you're gonna be late Take your mind off your worries for a moment or two You gotta rock to the rhythm, it ain't hard to do Cause what you see I know you're gonna like, yeah It's up to you to make it real, so take me, Take me back paradise, paradise (oooh yeah) Take me back to paradise, paradise (oooh) SOLO When its out of reach it's just another beach in another town You get your feet back on the ground You worked all your life you ain't satisfied with a thing you've found When will you realize it'll come around? Pack your bags, baby, get your things You never know what tomorrow brings Mind your step and watch what you say Before you know you'll be on your way It's overdue but now the time is right, yeah It's up to you to make it real, so take me, Take me back to paradise, paradise (oooh) Take me back to paradise, paradise (oooh) Take me back to paradise, paradise (oooh) Won't you take me back to paradise, paradise (oooh) Take me back to paradise
Caught up in you I never knew there'd come a day When I'd be sayin' to you "Don't let this good love slip away Now that we know that it's true." Don't, don't you know the kind of man I am No, said I'd never fall in love again But it's real and the feeling comes shining through. So caught up in you, little girl And I never did suspect a thing So caught up in you, little girl That I never want to get myself free And baby it's true You're the one Who caught me baby you taught me How good it could be It took so long to change my mind I thought that love was a game I played around enough to find No two are ever the same You made me realized the love I missed So hot! Love I couldn't quite resist When it's right the light just comes shining through. So caught up in you, little girl You're the one that's got me down on my knees So caught up in you, little girl That I never want to get myself free And baby it's true You're the one Who caught me, baby you taught me How good it could be Fill your days and your nights No need to ever ask me twice oh no Whenever you want me And if ever comes a day When you should turn and walk away oh no I can't live without you So caught up in you Yeah, Yeah, Yeah And if ever comes a day When you should turn and walk away oh no I can't live without you So caught up in you, little girl You're the one that's got me down on my knees So caught up in you , little girl That I never want to get myself free And baby it's true You're the one Who caught me baby you taught me How good it could be, little girl You're the one that's got me down on my knees So caught up in you, little girl That I never want to get myself free And baby it's true You're the one Who caught me and taught me You got me so caught up in you