(Andrew Lloyd Webber/ Jim Steinman) Producer for Meatloaf & Bonnie: Jim Steinman Recorded in 1998 as part of the 'Songs from Whistle Down The Wind' Project. Bonnie duets with Meatloaf on a reprise of 'Tire Tracks and Broken Hearts' at the end of the song. The lyrics are from careful listening. (Ooh If only, Ooh If only) If you listen to the night you can hear the darkness fall I can barely stand the wait, I can barely stand at all Come on closer to me now, like we're sharing the same skin We gotta get out of this jail, we gotta let the future in So many things in your life that you're bound to regret Why didn't I do that? Why didn't I do this? So many chances you've lost that you never forget Why didn't I make it? Why didn't I take it right then? The loneliest words you'll ever know if only, if only it was so The emptiest words that there'll ever be It could've been me, it could've been me The loneliest words you'll ever know if only, if only it was so The emptiest words that there'll ever be It could've been me, it could've been me You'll have to pay for it later If you don't get it while it's going for free Believe me, believe me A kiss is a terrible thing to waste A kiss is a terrible thing to waste It's something that's always been so A kiss is a terrible thing to waste A kiss is a terrible thing to waste And one of these nights I'm gonna show you that you already know There's a feast waiting for you and you've never even gotten a taste It's later than you think and a kiss is a terrible thing to waste You shouldn't tremble when they touch there's no reason for these fears It's a promise that was made, we've been promised this for years I want to show you it all, what to do and where and how 'Cause we'll never be as young as we are right now Never be as young as we are right now So many cries in the night that you try to ignore Why didn't I do this? Why didn't I do that? So many un-answered prayers, so many un-opened doors Why didn't I take it? why didn't I make it come true? The loneliest words you'll ever know if only, if only it was so The emptiest words that there'll ever be It could've been me, it could've been me The loneliest words you'll ever know if only, if only it was so The emptiest words that there'll ever be It could've been me, it could've been me You'll have to pay for it later If you don't get it while it's going for free Believe me, believe me A kiss is a terrible thing to waste A kiss is a terrible thing to waste It's something that's always been so A kiss is a terrible thing to waste A kiss is a terrible thing to waste And one of these nights I'm gonna show you that you already know There's a feast waiting for you and you've never even gotten a taste It's later than you think and a kiss is a terrible thing to waste There's a feast waiting for you and you've never even gotten a taste It's later than you think and a kiss is a terrible thing to waste Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind It doesn't matter what we lose, it only matters what we're going to find Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind It doesn't matter what we lose, it only matters what we're going to find Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind (Let's get away from the past) It doesn't matter what we lose, it only matters what we're going to find (So many ways to go fast) Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind It doesn't matter what we lose, it only matters what we're going to find Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind It doesn't matter what we lose, it only matters what we're going to find There's a feast waiting for you and you've never even gotten a taste It's later than you think and a kiss is a terrible thing to waste A kiss is a terrible thing to waste A kiss is a terrible thing to waste
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