Because the night...

[Dillinger]

take me now baby here as I am
pull me close, try and understand
desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
love is a banquet on which we feed

come on now try and understand
the way I feel when I'm in your hands
take my hand come undercover
they can't hurt you now,
can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now
because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to lust
because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to us

have I doubt when I'm alone
love is a ring, the telephone
love is an angel disguised as lust
here in our bed until the morning comes
come on now try and understand
the way I feel under your command
take my hand as the sun descends
they can't touch you now,
can't touch you now, can't touch you now
because the night belongs to lovers ...

with love we sleep
with doubt the vicious circle
turn and burns
without you I cannot live
forgive, the yearning burning
I believe it's time, too real to feel
so touch me now, touch me now, touch me now
because the night belongs to lovers ...

because tonight there are two lovers
if we believe in the night we trust
because tonight there are two lovers...

 

[lilrosie lips]

Wonderful song.... One of the hot ones....

 

[Laurel]

When I'm alone in my room
Sometimes I stare at the wall
And in the back of my mind
I hear my conscience call
Tellin me I need a girl who's as sweet as a dove
For the first time in my life, I see I need love
There I was, gigglin about the games
That I had played with many hearts and Im not sayin no names
Then the thought occured, Tear drops made my eyes burn
As I said to myself, "look what you've done to her"
I can feel it inside, I cant explain how it feels
All I know is that I'll never dish another raw deal
Playin make believe, pretendin that I'm true
Holdin in my laugh as I say that I love you
Sayin amore, kissin you on the ear
Whisperin "I love you" and "I'll always be near"
Although I often reminsce, I cant believe that I've found
A desire for true love, floatin around
Inside my soul, because my soul is cold
One half of me deserves to be this way till I'm old
But the other half, needs affection and joy
And the warmth that is created by a girl and a boy
I Need Love

I Need Love

Romance, sheer delight, how sweet
I've got to find me a girl to make my life complete
You can scratch my back, we'll get cozy and huddle
I'll lay down my jacket so you can walk over a puddle
Give you a rose, pull out your chair before we eat
Kiss you on the cheek and say "Ooh girl, you're so sweet"
It's De Ja Vu, whenever Im with you
I can go on forever tellin you what I'll do
But where you at? you're neither here nor there
I swear, I cant find you anywhere
Damn sure you aint in my closet, or under my rug
This love search, is really makin me bugged
And if you know who you are, why dont you make yourself seen?
Take a chance with my love and you'll find out what I mean
Fantasies can run, but they cant hide
And when I find you Im'a pour all my love inside
I Need Love

I Need Love

I wanna kiss you, hold you, never scold you, just love you
Suck on your neck, caress you and rub you
Grind, mold, and never be alone
If you're not standin next to me you're on the phone
Cant you hear it in my voice? I need love bad
I've got money but love's something I never had
I need your ruby red lips, sweet face and all
I love you more than a man, who's ten feet tall
I watch the sun rise, in your eyes
We're so in love, when we hug, we become paralyzed
Our bodies explode in extacy unreal
You're as soft as a pillow and I'm as hard as steel
It's like a dream land, I cant lie, I've never been there
Maybe this is an experience that me and you can share
Clean and unsoiled, yet sweaty and wet
I swear to you, this is somethin I'll never forget
I Need Love

I Need Love

See what I mean? Ive changed, im no longer
A playboy on the run, I need somethin that's stronger
Friendship, trust, honor respect, admiration
This whole experience has been such a revelation
It's taught me love, and how to be a real man
To always be considerate and do all I can
Protect you, you're my lady and you mean so much
My body tingles all over with the slightest touch
Of your hand, and understand, I'll be frozen in time
Till we meet face to face and you tell me you're mine
If I find you girl, I swear Ill be a good man
I'm not gonna leave it, in destiny's hand
I cant sit and wait, for my princess to arive
I gotta stuggle and fight, to keep my dream alive
I'd search the whole world for that special girl
And when I finally find you, watch our love unfurl
I Need Love

I Need Love

Girl, listen to me. When I be sittin in my room, all alone, starin at the
wall, fantasies, they go through my mind. And, I've come to realize that,
I need true love. And if you want to give it to me girl, make yourself seen.
I'll be waitin, I love you.

 

[Devilish1]

Great song Dillinger!
*Sigh* a new AV of Dillinger..... Im a HAPPY devil now


TY Dillinger.. you maded my night

 

[cyn1959]

Don't forget about Patti

Hi Dillenger,

Don't you credit the artist who wrote the song? Let's not forget Patti Smith who was a founding woman in Punk Rock history....

I saw her 3 summers ago and she did this song ...it was HOT!!!!!!!

cynthia zane

 

[Dillinger]

I assumed everyone would know that - or at least that Patti sang it - she didn't write it though - Bruce Springsteen wrote it for her.

 

[cyn1959]

OH far out, you learn something new everyday, LOL now I really feel like an ass...would you help me out with that stiff one you've got there???? LOL

cz

 

[glamorilla]

one of my favorite songs~Streets Of Fire

I've got a dream 'bout an angel on the beach
And the perfect waves are starting to come
His hair is flying out in ribbons of gold
And his touch has got the power to stun

I've got a dream 'bout an angel in the forest
Enchanted by the edge of a lake
His body's flowing in the jewels alive
And the earth below is starting to shake

But I don't see any angels in the city
I don't hear any holy choirs sing
And if I can't get an angel
I can still get a boy
And a boy'd be the next best thing
The next best thing to an angel
A boy'd be the next best thing

I've got a dream 'bout a boy in a castle
And he's dancing like a cat on the stairs
He's got the fire of a prince in his eyes
And the thunder of a drum in his ears

I've got a dream 'bout a boy on a star
Lookin' down upon the rim of the world
He's there all alone and dreamin' of someone like me
I'm not an angel but at least I'm a girl

I've got a dream when the darkness is over
We'll be lyin' in the rays of the sun
But it's only a dream and tonight is for real
You'll never know what it means
But you'll know how it feels
It's gonna be over (over)
Before you know it's begun
(Before you know it's begun)

It's all we really got tonight
Stop your cryin' hold on (tonight)
Before you know it is gone (tonight)
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young

Let the rebels begin
Let the fire get started
We're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted
Let the rebels begin
Let the fire get started
We're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted

Let the rebels begin
Let the fire get started
(Tonight is what it means to be young...)
We're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted
(Before you know it is gone...)
Let the rebels begin
Let the fire get started
(Tonight is what it means to be young...)
We're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted
(Before you know it is gone...)

Say a prayer in the darkness for the magic to come
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it is gone

Ah...

I've got a dream when the darkness is over
We'll be lyin' in the rays of the sun
But it's only a dream and tonight is for real
You'll never know what it means
But you'll know how it feels
It's gonna be over (over)
Before you know it's begun

It's all we really got tonight
Stop your cryin' hold on (tonight)
Before you know it is gone (tonight)
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young...

Let the rebels begin
Let the fire get started
We're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted
Let the rebels begin
Let the fire get started
We're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted

Say a prayer in the darkness for the magic to come
'Cause no matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the rebels begin
Let the fire get started
We're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted
(Before you know it is gone...)

The things they say
And then the things they do
Nothin's gonna stop us if our aim is true...
The things they say
And then the things they do
Nothin's gonna stop us if our aim is true...
The things they say
And then the things they do
Nothin's gonna stop us if our aim is true...

 

[teddybear4play]

I assumed everyone would know that - or at least that Patti sang it - she didn't write it though - Bruce Springsteen wrote it for her.

I didn't know that. The only version I've heard of it is the unplugged one by 10,000 Maniacs.

TB4p

 

[wicked faerie]

nice...the boss's songs were more like poetry

 

[Dillinger]

Patti did it first - though Bruce wrote it (its credited to both of them so I'm not actually sure who wrote how much of it but I had always heard that Bruce pretty much wrote it all)...

It was Patti's biggest hit I believe - sometime in the mid/late 70's - I believe the 10,000 Maniacs probably weren't even born yet.

 

[Guest]

 

[MNGuy]

All you puppies . .

Should pick up Patti Smith's Easter album, er, I mean CD, see I've just dated myself.

 

[Susano]

I thought of the 10,000 Maniacs as soon as I saw the thread title, I love their rendition of the song.

 

[lilrosie lips]

Actually I like Springsteens rendition of Because the Night better than Patti Smiths.... but then I love Springsteen... this is my favorite (at least for tonite)

Jungleland

The Rangers had a homecoming
In Harlem late last night
And the Magic Rat drove his sleek machine
Over the Jersey state line
Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge
Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain
The Rat pulls into town rolls up his pants
Together they take a stab at romance
And disappear down Flamingo Lane

Well the Maximum Lawmen run down Flamingo
Chasing the Rat and the barefoot girl
And the kids round here look just like shadows
Always quiet, holding hands
From the churches to the jails
Tonight all is silence in the world
As we take our stand
Down in Jungleland

The midnight gang’s assembled
And picked a rendezvous for the night
They’ll meet ’neath that giant Exxon sign
That brings this fair city light
Man there’s an opera out on the Turnpike
There’s a ballet being fought out in the alley
Until the local cops
Cherry Tops

Rips this holy night
The street’s alive
As secret debts are paid
Contacts made, they vanish unseen
Kids flash guitars just like switch-blades
Hustling for the record machine
The hungry and the hunted
Explode into rock’n’roll bands
That face off against each other out in the street
Down in Jungleland

In the parking lot the visionaries
Dress in the latest rage
Inside the backstreet girls are dancing
To the records that the DJ plays
Lonely-hearted lovers
Struggle in dark corners
Desperate as the night moves on
Just one look
And a whisper, and they’re gone

Beneath the city two hearts beat
Soul engines running through a night so tender
In a bedroom locked
In whispers of soft refusal
And then surrender
In the tunnels uptown
The Rat’s own dream guns him down
As shots echo down them hallways in the night
No one watches when the ambulance pulls away
Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light
Outside the street’s on fire
In a real death waltz
Between what’s flesh and what’s fantasy
And the poets down here
Don’t write nothing at all
They just stand back and let it all be
And in the quick of the night
They reach for their moment
And try to make an honest stand
But they wind up wounded
Not even dead
Tonight in Jungleland