Released: August 28, 1978
Songwriter: Pete Bellotte Giorgio Moroder Donna Summer Jimmy Webb
Producer: Pete Bellotte Giorgio Moroder
ACT I - MacArthur Park
[Verse 1]
Spring was never waiting for us, dear
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages, we were pressed
In love's hot fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants
[Hook]
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, again
[Verse 2]
I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave
On the ground beneath your knees
The birds like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing
Chinese checkers by the trees
[Hook]
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, again
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Bridge]
There will be another song for me
And I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it
[Verse 3]
I will drink the wine while it is warm
And never let you catch me looking at the sun, yeah
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life, you'll still be the one
[Verse 4]
I will take my life into my hands and I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
And my passion flow like rivers from the sky
Oh, and after all the loves of my life, yeah yeah
After all the loves in my life
You'll still be the one
And I'll ask myself whyy, yeah yeah
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Outro]
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
ACT II - One of a Kind
[Verse 1]
You're one of a kind
Gotta have ya
Well, you're one of a kind
I need to have ya
[Pre-Hook]
Right from the start
You tore me apart
You took the best part of my heart, aahh!
[Hook]
Body and soul
You took me out of control
You stole the best part of my heart, oooh!
[Verse 2]
You're one of a kind
You got magic
I know you're one of a kind
Baby you're outstanding
[Pre-Hook]
Right from the start
You tore me apart
You took the best part of my heart, aahh!
[Hook]
Body and soul
You took me out of control
You stole the best part of my heart, oooh!
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Pre-Hook]
Right from the start
You tore me apart
You took the best part of my heart, aahh!
[Hook]
Body and soul
You took me out of control
You stole the best part of my heart
ACT III - Heaven Knows
[Verse 1: Donna Summer and [?]]
Baby please (baby please)
Please don't take your love from me
(Please don't take your love from me)
I am yours forever more (ever more)
'Till eternity (Ohh)
Silently (So silently)
Listen to the words I say
(listen to the words I say)
I'm not talking just for play (just for play)
Listen to me please
[Hook: Donna Summer]
Heaven knows it's not the way it should be and
Heaven knows it's not the way it could be and
Don't you know there's no need to leave
Heaven knows I never wanna leave you
Heaven knows I only wanna please you
Don't you know love is what I need
[Verse 2: Donna Summer and [?]]
Down inside (down inside)
Don't get caught with foolish pride
(Don't get caught with foolish pride)
Put all the other things aside
(things aside)
There's only you and me
(you and me, you and me)
Believe in us (believe in us)
We were always meant to be
(always meant to be)
Me for you and you for me (you for me)
'Till eternity ('till eternity)
[Hook: Donna Summer]
Heaven knows it's not the way it should be and
Heaven knows it's not the way it could be and
Don't you know there's no need to leave
Heaven knows I only wanna love you
Heaven knows I never wanna lose you
Don't you know love is meant to be
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Hook: Donna Summer]
Heaven knows it's not the way it should be
Heaven knows stop with the pretending
Come on now, hear me when I cry
ACT IV - MacArthur Park (Reprise)
[Hook]
Mac Arthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left my cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, nooo!
[Verse 1]
Spring was never waiting for us, dear
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages, we were pressed
In love's hot fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants
[Hook]
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, again
[Verse 2]
I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave
On the ground beneath your knees
The birds like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing
Chinese checkers by the trees
[Hook]
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, again
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Bridge]
There will be another song for me
And I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it
[Verse 3]
I will drink the wine while it is warm
And never let you catch me looking at the sun, yeah
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life, you'll still be the one
[Verse 4]
I will take my life into my hands and I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
And my passion flow like rivers from the sky
Oh, and after all the loves of my life, yeah yeah
After all the loves in my life
You'll still be the one
And I'll ask myself whyy, yeah yeah
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Outro]
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo
ACT II - One of a Kind
[Verse 1]
You're one of a kind
Gotta have ya
Well, you're one of a kind
I need to have ya
[Pre-Hook]
Right from the start
You tore me apart
You took the best part of my heart, aahh!
[Hook]
Body and soul
You took me out of control
You stole the best part of my heart, oooh!
[Verse 2]
You're one of a kind
You got magic
I know you're one of a kind
Baby you're outstanding
[Pre-Hook]
Right from the start
You tore me apart
You took the best part of my heart, aahh!
[Hook]
Body and soul
You took me out of control
You stole the best part of my heart, oooh!
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Pre-Hook]
Right from the start
You tore me apart
You took the best part of my heart, aahh!
[Hook]
Body and soul
You took me out of control
You stole the best part of my heart
ACT III - Heaven Knows
[Verse 1: Donna Summer and [?]]
Baby please (baby please)
Please don't take your love from me
(Please don't take your love from me)
I am yours forever more (ever more)
'Till eternity (Ohh)
Silently (So silently)
Listen to the words I say
(listen to the words I say)
I'm not talking just for play (just for play)
Listen to me please
[Hook: Donna Summer]
Heaven knows it's not the way it should be and
Heaven knows it's not the way it could be and
Don't you know there's no need to leave
Heaven knows I never wanna leave you
Heaven knows I only wanna please you
Don't you know love is what I need
[Verse 2: Donna Summer and [?]]
Down inside (down inside)
Don't get caught with foolish pride
(Don't get caught with foolish pride)
Put all the other things aside
(things aside)
There's only you and me
(you and me, you and me)
Believe in us (believe in us)
We were always meant to be
(always meant to be)
Me for you and you for me (you for me)
'Till eternity ('till eternity)
[Hook: Donna Summer]
Heaven knows it's not the way it should be and
Heaven knows it's not the way it could be and
Don't you know there's no need to leave
Heaven knows I only wanna love you
Heaven knows I never wanna lose you
Don't you know love is meant to be
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Hook: Donna Summer]
Heaven knows it's not the way it should be
Heaven knows stop with the pretending
Come on now, hear me when I cry
ACT IV - MacArthur Park (Reprise)
[Hook]
Mac Arthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left my cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, nooo!
Bad Girls (Deluxe Edition)
- Sunset People
- All Through the Night
- Bad Girls (Demo Version)
- On the Radio (Long Version)
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (12" Version)
- Last Dance (12" Version)
- I Feel Love (12" Version)
- MacArthur Park Suite: MacArthur Park/One of a Kind/Heavens Knows/MacArthur Park Reprise
- Bad Girls (12" Version)
- Hot Stuff (12" Version)
- Walk Away (12" Version)
- Love Will Always Find You
- Journey to the Centre of Your Heart
- One Night in a Lifetime
- There Will Always Be a You
- Hot Stuff
- Lucky
- Can’t Get to Sleep at Night
- Our Love
- Bad Girls
- Dim All the Lights
- On My Honor
- My Baby Understands
- Walk Away
- Dim All the Lights (12" Version)
- Live and More (1978)
- Bad Girls (Deluxe Edition) (2003)
- Bad Girls
- Hot Stuff
- Last Dance
- She Works Hard for the Money
- MacArthur Park
- On the Radio
- I Feel Love
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
- Love to Love You Baby
- Dim All the Lights
- MacArthur Park Suite
- Bad Girls (Gigamesh Remix)
- State of Independence
- This Time I Know It’s for Real
- Unconditional Love
- Suzanna
- It’s Not the Way
- Protection
- Bad Reputation
- I Believe in Jesus
- Domino
- Carry On
- My Prayer For You
- Mistaken Identity