Released: September 15, 1986
Songwriter: Cyndi Lauper Rick Derringer
Producer: Lennie Petze Cyndi Lauper
[Verse 1]
I can get up on the right side of the bed
But that don't stop the rain from coming down on my head
I can live my life playing hide and seek
But when I look inside, it's hard to make believe
Ah-ha
Ooh-ha
[Verse 2]
'n lately
You seem so far away
I wish I could say something, but I don't know what to say
I can feel your eyes, I don't have to look at you
Boy, discontentment is a sneakin'-through
Ah-ha
[Chorus]
You never really want anything
But what you really need is everything
I'll give you something only life can bring
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Ooh-woah, woah-yeah
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Ah-ah
[Verse 3]
Don't you know you should be holding me?
But you're all locked inside
Why don't you throw me your keys?
I'm like a rockin' ship on your rollin' sea
You know crash and lightnin' never frightens me, nah-nah
[Chorus]
You never really want anything
But what you really need is everything
I'll give you something only life can bring
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Oh-woah, woah-yeah
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
[Bridge]
You never really want it
But when you really need it
I wanna give you something
Hmm-hmm
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
You never really want anything
But what you really need is everything
I'll give you something only life can bring
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Oh-woah, woah-yeah
But what you really need is everything
I'll give you something only life can bring
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Oh-woah, woah-yeah
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-oh
The calm inside inside the storm
[Outro]
Love me a little, love me long!
I can get up on the right side of the bed
But that don't stop the rain from coming down on my head
I can live my life playing hide and seek
But when I look inside, it's hard to make believe
Ah-ha
Ooh-ha
[Verse 2]
'n lately
You seem so far away
I wish I could say something, but I don't know what to say
I can feel your eyes, I don't have to look at you
Boy, discontentment is a sneakin'-through
Ah-ha
[Chorus]
You never really want anything
But what you really need is everything
I'll give you something only life can bring
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Ooh-woah, woah-yeah
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Ah-ah
[Verse 3]
Don't you know you should be holding me?
But you're all locked inside
Why don't you throw me your keys?
I'm like a rockin' ship on your rollin' sea
You know crash and lightnin' never frightens me, nah-nah
[Chorus]
You never really want anything
But what you really need is everything
I'll give you something only life can bring
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Oh-woah, woah-yeah
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
[Bridge]
You never really want it
But when you really need it
I wanna give you something
Hmm-hmm
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
You never really want anything
But what you really need is everything
I'll give you something only life can bring
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Oh-woah, woah-yeah
But what you really need is everything
I'll give you something only life can bring
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Oh-woah, woah-yeah
The calm inside the storm
Love me a little, love me long
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-oh
The calm inside inside the storm
[Outro]
Love me a little, love me long!
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- The Great Cyndi Lauper (2003)
- Time After Time
- True Colors
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- She Bop
- All Through the Night
- The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough
- I Drove All Night
- When You Were Mine
- Money Changes Everything
- He’s So Unusual
- Lies
- Searching
- Disco Inferno (Borris and Beck Roxy Dub)
- Say a Prayer
- At Last
- Minnie and Santa
- Echo
- Hat Full of Stars
- Unabbreviated Love
- Hymn to Love
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Walk on By (S.A.F.’s Walk to the Dance Floor Club mix)
- Shine (Illicit mix)
- Broken Glass