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Meat Loaf and Cher on Dead Ringer
Jessica Hendy and Mike Schwitter at Paradise Found: The Lost Songs of Jim Steinman
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This song shares musical elements with "Delta House."
Lyrics
BOY:
Every night I grab some money and I go down to the bar
I got my buddies and a beer, I got a dream, I need a car
You got me begging on my knees, c'mon and throw the dog a bone
A man, he doesn't live by rock 'n' roll and brew alone
Baby, baby
Rock 'n' roll and brew
Rock 'n' roll and brew
I know that you and I, oh we got better things to do
Rock 'n' roll and brew
Rock 'n' roll and brew
They don't mean a thing when I compare 'em next to you
I don't know who you are or what you do
Or where you go when you're not around
I don't know anything about you, baby
But you're everything I'm dreaming of
I don't know who you are
But you're a real dead ringer for love
You're a real dead ringer for love
GIRL:
Ever since I can remember you been hanging around this joint
You been trying to look away but now you finally got the point
I don't have to know your name and I won't tell you what to do
But a girl, she doesn't live by only rock 'n' roll and brew
Baby, baby, baby, baby
BOTH:
Rock 'n' roll and brew
Rock 'n' roll and brew
BOY:
They don't mean a thing when I compare 'em next to you
BOTH:
Rock 'n' roll and brew
Rock 'n' roll and brew
BOY:
I know that you and I, oh we got better things to do
I don't know who you are or what you do
Or where you go when you're not around
GIRL:
I don't know anything about you, baby
But you're everything I'm dreaming of
I don't know who you are
BOY:
But you're a real dead ringer for love
You're a real dead ringer for love
BOY:
Oh! You got the kind of legs that do more than walk
GIRL:
I don't have to listen to your whimpering talk
BOY:
Listen, you got the kind of eyes that do more than see
GIRL:
You got a lot of nerve to come on to me
BOY:
You got the kind of lips that do more than drink
GIRL:
You got the kind of mind that does less than think
But since I'm feeling kinda lonely and my defenses are low
Why don't you give it a shot and get it ready to go
I'm looking for anonymous and fleeting satisfaction
I wanna tell my daddy I'll be missing in action
Ever since I can remember I've been hanging 'round this joint
My daddy never noticed now he'll finally get the point
BOY:
You got me beggin' on my knees
C'mon and throw the dog a bone
A man, he doesn't live by rock 'n' roll and brew alone
BOTH:
Baby, baby, baby, baby
Rock 'n' roll and brew
Rock 'n' roll and brew
They don't mean a thing when I compare 'em next to you
Rock 'n' roll and brew
Rock 'n' roll and brew
I know that you and I oh we got better things to do
GIRL:
I don't know who you are
BOY:
Or what you do
GIRL:
Or where you go
BOY:
When you're not around
GIRL:
I don't know anything about you, baby
BOY:
But you're everything I'm dreaming of
BOTH:
I don't know who you are
But you're a real dead ringer for love
A real dead ringer for love
Dead ringer for love
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