Foreigner

Released: September 10, 1979

Songwriter: Lou Gramm Al Greenwood

Producer: Mick Jones (Foreigner) Ian McDonald Roy Thomas Baker

[Verse 1]
Two in a row, everybody knows
At the green light you rev it on the red line
Been waiting all week to get my wheels on the street
Get my hands on the wheel, slide down in the seat
She's wearing new colors and running pretty good
I got four hundred horses tucked under the hood
But there's no need to panic, it's under control
We're aerodynamic and ready to roll

[Chorus]
Rev on the red line
You're on your own
Rev on the red line
Just let it go

[Verse 2]
Running all night on lake avenue
It's a piece of cake
If you know what to do
You've got to lose a few
Until the stakes get high
When the odds are right
You just blow by
And make no mistake, there's women who just wait
For the man and machine with the best time

[Chorus]
Rev on the red line
You're on your own
Feels like a lifetime
But soon you'll know

[Verse 3]
Wasn't long ago I could've lost my wheels
Had to outrun the law, it was no big deal
I guess they had a grudge, they were hot on my tracks
I had to pay off the judge to get my license back
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat
Hear my motor screaming while I'm tearing up the street

[Chorus]
Rev on the red line
You're on your own
Rev on the red line
Just let it go

[Bridge]
Rev on, rev on[x2]

[Outro]
Don't think I'll ever learn to slow down
Rev on, you'll still be here and I'll be gone
Rev on, rev on

The name of the band Foreigner was chosen because half of the original members were from England, and the other half from the U.S. The group had quite a few people join and leave, but one of the originals, Mick Jones, (not Mick Jagger) stayed the whole time. Foreigner celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2017, with Mick still there.

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