Cyndi Lauper

Songwriter: Franke Previte Dusty Micale Cyndi Lauper

Producer: Cyndi Lauper Eric Thorngren

[Verse 1]
How long will I last standing out here on my own?
I wonder, did I move too fast?
You know I hate slow dancing alone

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I keep leading with my heart
You keep saying that we're worlds apart
That our love is so taboo

[Chorus]
Woah, these empty arms won't last too long
Hope you appreciate
I need your unabbreviated love
And I'll stick like glue
Can I anticipate?
I need your unabbreviated love

[Verse 2]
Now, that's how I feel
I'm gonna be your lucky star
If you stop spinning your wheels
And sending out these false alarms

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Why must love feel like a heart attack?
You held me once and you keep coming back
Oh boy, you haven't got a clue

[Chorus]
Woah, these empty arms won't last too long
Hope you appreciate
I need your unabbreviated love
And it will stick like glue
Can I anticipate?
I need your unabbreviated

[Bridge]
Love is unavoidable
Love can put you back on track, as a matter of fact
Love makes you forget your troubles
A love like that you don't throw back, no, no
Hoo! Yeah, yeah, yeah!

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I keep leading with my heart
You keep saying that we're worlds apart
That our love is so taboo, yeah

[Chorus]
These empty arms won't last too long
Hope you appreciate
I need your unabbreviated love
And I'll stick like glue
Can I anticipate?
I need your unabbreviated love

[Outro]
(I need ya) I need ya, yeah
I wanna hold ya, I wanna kiss ya
I need ya, I need ya (I need your unabbreviated love)
Yeah, yeah (I need ya)
Hey, yeah, yeah-he-he-he!
I need your unabbreviated love
I wanna hold ya, I wanna squeeze ya (Ooh) yeah, oh-ho, ah
Need your unabbreviated love
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-he!...

An 80’s pop starlet that skyrocketed her way to the top of the mainstream game, Cyndi Lauper has made her mark as an artist both socially and musically.

Beginning her solo career in the 1983 with hit debut album She’s So Unusual, Lauper came to be a household name with the four top-five hits that came with the record, including breakthrough single “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and the visceral, chart-topping “Time After Time”. Her camp attitude, electrifying vocals, and unrelenting earworms made an impression on the general public, and she would take home Best New Artist and Best Album Package at the Grammy’s for She’s So Unusual, amidst 4 other nominations. Lauper would never reach the same sort of stardom again musically following She’s So Unusual, but her legacy was far from over.

She’s So Unusual set the ground for her next True Colors. Released in 1986, the album most notably contained title-track “True Colors”, which would grow to become a primary anthem of the gay rights movement. Lauper would later serve as a key advocate of the LGBT community, and she has fairly consistently addressed homophobia throughout her career.

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My First Night Without You - Single

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My First Night Without You - Single (1989)

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