Eddie Rabbitt

Songwriter: Reed Nielsen Eddie Rabbitt

Producer: Richard Landis

A neon sign is flashing in the window
"America's finest beer"
The jukebox banging, the bar bell clanging
Well, it's getting pretty loud in here
Everybody's dancing, looking for romancing
Baby, so am I
Why don't we get together
Change the weather
'Cause it's lonely out tonight

It's lonely out, tonight
You look beautiful
A pure delight
Don't you think maybe

You could be my baby, tonight
I can't believe it
There's a feeling in the air
Electricity is everywhere
Why don't we get together
Change the weather
'Cause it's lonely out tonight

I got a brand new pickup, parked out in the backlot
Shining candle-apple-red
Why don't we pop back one more, beat it out the backdoor
The party hasn't started yet
I got it bad for you, first time I looked at you
And those sexy eyes
Why don't we start a fire out of pure desire
'Cause it's lonely out tonight

It's lonely out, tonight
You look beautiful
A pure delight
Don't you think maybe
You could be my baby, tonight
I can't believe it
There's a feeling in the air
Electricity is everywhere
Why don't we get together
Change the weather
'Cause it's lonely out tonight

A neon sign is flashing in the window
"America's finest beer"
The jukebox banging, the bar bell clanging
Well, it's getting pretty loud in here
Everybody's dancing, looking for romancing
Baby, so am I
Why don't we get together and
Change the weather
'Cause it's lonely out tonight

It's lonely out, tonight
You look beautiful
A pure delight
Don't you think maybe
You could be my baby, tonight
I can't believe it
There's a feeling in the air
Electricity is everywhere
Why don't we get together and
Change the weather
'Cause it's lonely out tonight
Why don't we get together and
Change the weather
'Cause it's lonely out tonight

Edward Thomas Rabbitt was born November 27, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York to Irish immigrant parents. He was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. On his 35th birthday, he married Janine Girardi. They had three children. One daughter, Demelza, and two sons, Timmy & Tommy. Timmy was born with biliary atresia and died in childhood after a failed liver transplant intended to save his life. In March 1997, Eddie learned that he had lung cancer. He passed away on May 7, 1998. Rabbitt received several awards over the years. The Academy of Country Music Awards Top New Male Vocalist in 1977. Music City News Country Songwriter of the Year and BMI’s Robert J. Burton Award for “Suspicions” in 1979. 1980 brought BMI’s Song of the Year for “Suspicions.” In 1996 he pulled in BMI’s Three Million-Air Award and Two Million-Air Awards for “I Love a Rainy Night” and “Kentucky Rain”, respectively. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame the year of his death, 1998. Eddie’s final #1 hit came in 1989 with “On Second Thought”.

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