since you're gone the nights are getting strange
since you're gone nothing's making sense
since you're gone i stumble in the shade
since you're gone everything's in perfect tense
i can't help it when you fall apart
i can't help it i guess you better start
that is forgetting about you
since you're gone the nights are getting strange
since you're gone i'm throwing it all away
i can't help it everything's a mess
i can't help it you're so treacherous
when it comes to tenderness
since you're gone
since you're gone i miss the peak sensation
since you're gone i took the big vacation
since you're gone i never feel sedate
since you're gone the moonlight ain't so great
The Cars - Shake It Up Album Lyrics
The Cars - Shake It Up Lyrics
Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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 with all you've got
dance all night whirl your hair
make the night cats stop and stare
dance all night go to work
do the move with quirky jerk
just shake it up
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 with all you've got
dance all night whirl your hair
make the night cats stop and stare
dance all night go to work
do the move with quirky jerk
just shake it up
Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Im Not The One
i'm not the one
that you'll be shooting for
i'm not the one
who's coming back for more
you know why
we've been through this so many times
you know why
it's never clear it's pantomime
going round and round
'cause you can't get on your feet
going round and round
still taking all the heat
going round and round
never touching down
i'm not the one
whose memory you still keep
i'm not the one
who's talking in your sleep
you know why
i don't have to tell you twice
you know why
i knew when you weren't so nice
i'm not the one
that you'll be breaking in
i'm not the one
who could be taken in
you know why
i tried and tried to crack the shell
you know why
when you fake it's hard to tell
that you'll be shooting for
i'm not the one
who's coming back for more
you know why
we've been through this so many times
you know why
it's never clear it's pantomime
going round and round
'cause you can't get on your feet
going round and round
still taking all the heat
going round and round
never touching down
i'm not the one
whose memory you still keep
i'm not the one
who's talking in your sleep
you know why
i don't have to tell you twice
you know why
i knew when you weren't so nice
i'm not the one
that you'll be breaking in
i'm not the one
who could be taken in
you know why
i tried and tried to crack the shell
you know why
when you fake it's hard to tell
Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Victim Of Love
she can take you
anywhere she wants to
she can show you things
that make you weak
she can make you think
that you're the only one
she can steal your heart
with just one wink
she'll hold you tight she won't let go
she'll make it last put on a show
she'll tell you things
that you should not know
'cause you're the victim
the victim of love
framed by the night
touched by the glove
you're the victim
the victim of love
she can freeze you
when she doesn't want to talk
she can work it on in
she can go take a walk
she can have it or leave it
she can do the skidoo
you better believe it
she's having fun on you
when she's calling you out
you better run to her
when she's just falling out
you better care
when she needs somebody
you better run to her
when she gives in too soon
it's just not fair
anywhere she wants to
she can show you things
that make you weak
she can make you think
that you're the only one
she can steal your heart
with just one wink
she'll hold you tight she won't let go
she'll make it last put on a show
she'll tell you things
that you should not know
'cause you're the victim
the victim of love
framed by the night
touched by the glove
you're the victim
the victim of love
she can freeze you
when she doesn't want to talk
she can work it on in
she can go take a walk
she can have it or leave it
she can do the skidoo
you better believe it
she's having fun on you
when she's calling you out
you better run to her
when she's just falling out
you better care
when she needs somebody
you better run to her
when she gives in too soon
it's just not fair
Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Cruiser
big city noise disappears
sucker punch is in your heart
light is reason light is due
my shape is shapeless in your suit
chrome red eyeballs reflect and roll
simple sun is slowly sinking
roman shoes and pretty hats
glitter bombs that beat the beat
you comb the night 'cause you're a cruiser
and you never get enough
when you're cruising down the street
and you're chasing off the heat
when you're on the moonlight run
floating jets and big vignettes
get the treatment grab a cab
set aside the screaming fish
tell the world why you're so glad
flip the switches pull the plug
you always wait for better news
you need a hit you need a slug
you don't easily get amused
sucker punch is in your heart
light is reason light is due
my shape is shapeless in your suit
chrome red eyeballs reflect and roll
simple sun is slowly sinking
roman shoes and pretty hats
glitter bombs that beat the beat
you comb the night 'cause you're a cruiser
and you never get enough
when you're cruising down the street
and you're chasing off the heat
when you're on the moonlight run
floating jets and big vignettes
get the treatment grab a cab
set aside the screaming fish
tell the world why you're so glad
flip the switches pull the plug
you always wait for better news
you need a hit you need a slug
you don't easily get amused
Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
A Dream Away
(A dream away)
Five in the morning, all alone in your room
Door locked tight, private moon
No faces to face, no one to blame
Nonexistent inside this frame
You better
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Yeah
There's a cheetah walking high
Liquid whispers, dragonfly
Charleston booties, on painted toes
Drop the knot, ivory soul
Well you better
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
'Cause the good life is just a dream away
I said, The good life is just a dream away
Choke emotion, I'll lose control
Chicken counters, fill your bowls
The lonely crowd, is decomposed
Lost obsession, future froze
Well, take it on the run, oh yeah
Take it on the run, oh yeah
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Take it
'Cause the good life is just a dream away
Oh, the good, good life is just a dream away
Oh well the good, good, good, good life is just a dream away
Just a dream, just a dream
Just a dream, a dream away
It's the good, good, good, good life
The good life, is just a dream away
Just a dream
Just a dream
Five in the morning, all alone in your room
Door locked tight, private moon
No faces to face, no one to blame
Nonexistent inside this frame
You better
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Yeah
There's a cheetah walking high
Liquid whispers, dragonfly
Charleston booties, on painted toes
Drop the knot, ivory soul
Well you better
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
'Cause the good life is just a dream away
I said, The good life is just a dream away
Choke emotion, I'll lose control
Chicken counters, fill your bowls
The lonely crowd, is decomposed
Lost obsession, future froze
Well, take it on the run, oh yeah
Take it on the run, oh yeah
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Take it on the run
Take it
'Cause the good life is just a dream away
Oh, the good, good life is just a dream away
Oh well the good, good, good, good life is just a dream away
Just a dream, just a dream
Just a dream, a dream away
It's the good, good, good, good life
The good life, is just a dream away
Just a dream
Just a dream
Writer: Ric Ocasek
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
This Could Be Love
oh yea i got time
oh yea i guess i'm doing fine
till i met you in the dark
i was chasing little sparks
you were slinked and dressed in pink
here with someone you wouldn't think
is this the kill is this the thrill
i'll wait until you say
this could be love
oh yea i got hope
oh yea it comes and goes
till i met you things were easy
till i met you things were sleazy
doesn't matter once i told
you were someone i could hold
oh yea i need you
oh yea more than you want me to
till i met you in the dark
i was chasing little sparks
when you think you're going to sink
comes someone you wouldn't think
oh yea i guess i'm doing fine
till i met you in the dark
i was chasing little sparks
you were slinked and dressed in pink
here with someone you wouldn't think
is this the kill is this the thrill
i'll wait until you say
this could be love
oh yea i got hope
oh yea it comes and goes
till i met you things were easy
till i met you things were sleazy
doesn't matter once i told
you were someone i could hold
oh yea i need you
oh yea more than you want me to
till i met you in the dark
i was chasing little sparks
when you think you're going to sink
comes someone you wouldn't think
Writer: GREGORY A. HAWKES, RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Think It Over
everytime i see you i got to jump and shout
i haven't got a clue to what it's all about
i never had a dream that looked so much like you
i'd do anything that you want me to
think it over think it over
there's nothing you could do to make me want to stop
think it over think it over
everytime you run around it makes me want to pop
what's it going to take to make you change your line
what's it's going to take to get your valentine
how can i be sure that you're the one for me
i only know that you wanted to be free
i haven't got a clue to what it's all about
i never had a dream that looked so much like you
i'd do anything that you want me to
think it over think it over
there's nothing you could do to make me want to stop
think it over think it over
everytime you run around it makes me want to pop
what's it going to take to make you change your line
what's it's going to take to get your valentine
how can i be sure that you're the one for me
i only know that you wanted to be free
Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Maybe Baby
i heard stories about you
i'd like to think that they were true
i did not know you'd be like that
with those surprises under hat
be my maybe baby
when you dance between the stars
in the night late sweet and dark
turn them over one by one
you don't need to jump the gun
when the night is feeling flush
when the night is all a hush
electric look electic blue
keep one dream that won't come true
i'd like to think that they were true
i did not know you'd be like that
with those surprises under hat
be my maybe baby
when you dance between the stars
in the night late sweet and dark
turn them over one by one
you don't need to jump the gun
when the night is feeling flush
when the night is all a hush
electric look electic blue
keep one dream that won't come true
Writer: RIC OCASEK
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Shake It Up is the fourth studio album by American new wave band the Cars, released on November 6, 1981, by Elektra Records. It was the last Cars record to be produced by Roy Thomas Baker.
A much more pop-oriented album than its predecessor, its title track became the band's first Billboard top-10 single. Spin magazine included it on their "50 Best Albums of 1981" list.
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The CarsA much more pop-oriented album than its predecessor, its title track became the band's first Billboard top-10 single. Spin magazine included it on their "50 Best Albums of 1981" list.
Genre(s): New wave, dance-rock, pop
Producer(s): Roy Thomas Baker
Length: 40:42
Released: November 6th, 1981
Year: 1981