Cars

Cars

A little something about the Cars
The Cars - Ric Ocasek, Greg Hawkes, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton and late addition David Robinson - were a product of the late '70s American new wave scene. Like their contemporaries, the band sited such progressive '70s acts as Bowie, Lou Reed and Roxy Music as influences, acts for whom the visual side of the presentation was nearly as important as the musical side. The band's interest in visual presentation was evident in their excellent videos, an important medium for early '80s bands. The Cars were perfect for early MTV - they weren't controversial, they dressed well and kept their hair fashionable, and the music was catchy without being too cerebral. While perhaps not as influential as fellow new wave acts the Talking Heads or Blondie, the Cars had a longer strong of success in the early '80s then either band. From their 1977 debut single "Just What I Needed" up to their final album in 1987, the band scored one top ten hit after another, including such memorable tunes as "Just What I Needed," "Since You're Gone," "Drive," Shake It Up," "Tongiht She Comes" and "You Might Think."

Lyrics featured below: "Drive", "My best friend's girl", "You might think", "Shake it Up", "Just what I needed" , "Magic"

Drive

Who's gonna tell you when
It's too late
Who's gonna tell you things
Aren't so great

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You can't go on
Thinking nothing's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home tonight
Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call
Who's gonna pay attention
To your dreams
Who's gonna plug their ears
When you scream
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Who's gonna hold you down
When you shake
Who's gonna come around
When you break

My best friend's girl

You're always dancing down the street
With your suede blue eyes
And every new boy that you meet
He doesn't know the real surprise

Here she comes again
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
She'll make you flip
Here she comes again
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky

You kinda like the way she dips
She's my best friend's girl
She's my best friend's girl
And she used to be mine
You've got your nuclear boots

And your drip dry glove
And when you bite your lip
It's some reaction to love

You might think

You might think I'm crazy
To hang around with you
Maybe you think I'm lucky
To have something to do
But I think that you're wild
And inside me is some child

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You might think it's foolish
Or maybe it's untrue
You might think I'm crazy
But all I want is you

You might think it's hysterical
But I know when you're weak
You think you're in the movies
And everything's so deep
But I think that you're wild
When you flash that fragile smile

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And it's hard so hard to take
There's no escape without a scrape
You kept it going till the sun fell down
You kept it going

You might think I'm delirious
The way I run you down
But somewhere sometime
When you're curious
I'll be back around
And I think that you're wild
And so uniquely styled


Shake it Up

Dance all night, play all day 
Don't let nothing get in the way 
Dance all night, keep the beat 
Don't you worry 'bout two left feet 
Just shake it up 

Dance all night, get real loose 
You don't need no bad excuse 
Dance all night with anyone 
Don't let nobody pick your fun 
Just shake it up 

Dance all night go go go 
Dance all night, get real low 
Go all night, get real hot 
Shake it up until you pop 
Dance all night whirl your hair 
Make the night cats stop and stare 
Dance all night go to work 
Do the move with the quirky jerk 
Just shake it up.




Just What I needed

i don't mind you coming here
and wasting all my time
'cause when you're standing oh so near
i kinda lose my mind
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
i don't mind you coming here
and wasting all my time
i don't mind you hanging out
and talking in your sleep
it doesn't matter where you've been
as long as it was deep
you always knew to wear it well
you look so fancy i can tell
i don't mind you hanging out
and talking in your sleep
i guess you're just what i needed
i needed someone to feed
i guess you're just what i needed
i needed someone to bleed


Magic

Summer turns me upside down
Summer summer summer
It's like a merry-go-round
I see you under the midnight
All shackles and bows

High shoes with the cleats a-clickin'
a temperamental glow

How far will you take it
Well no one knows
Don't let me go
I got a hold on you tonight

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Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you
Oh oh it's magic
You know it's true
Got a hold on you

Twisted under sideways down
I know you're getting twisted
And you can't calm down
I see you under the midnight
Love darts in your eyes
How far can you take it
Till you realize
There's magic in your eyes

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