Released: June 11, 1982
Songwriter: Kevin Cronin
Producer: Kevin Cronin Alan Gratzer Kevin Beamish Gary Richrath
I couldn't fall asleep all last night my mind was racin'
I left so much behind to find the dream that I was chasin'
And now I have a need to take a look at what is real
I need to learn to live and love and breathe and touch and feel
But all I really know is what I see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone would open up my heart and look inside of me
But I'm the only one who holds the key
Your body aglow as if to show you peacefully dreamin'
So only you could know that deep inside somebody was screamin'
And callin' out to anyone who could help you through the night
And hopin' that someone would come along to make it right
But all you really know is what you see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone could open up your soul and set the demon free
But you're the only one who holds the key
See all I really know is what I see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone would open up my heart and look inside of me
But I'm the only one who holds the key, ooh, ooh
And all I really know is what I see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone would open up my heart and look inside of me
But I'm the only one
I'm the only one
I'm the only one who holds the key, ooh, yeah
I left so much behind to find the dream that I was chasin'
And now I have a need to take a look at what is real
I need to learn to live and love and breathe and touch and feel
But all I really know is what I see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone would open up my heart and look inside of me
But I'm the only one who holds the key
Your body aglow as if to show you peacefully dreamin'
So only you could know that deep inside somebody was screamin'
And callin' out to anyone who could help you through the night
And hopin' that someone would come along to make it right
But all you really know is what you see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone could open up your soul and set the demon free
But you're the only one who holds the key
See all I really know is what I see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone would open up my heart and look inside of me
But I'm the only one who holds the key, ooh, ooh
And all I really know is what I see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone would open up my heart and look inside of me
But I'm the only one
I'm the only one
I'm the only one who holds the key, ooh, yeah
more tracks from the album
The Essential REO Speedwagon
- 157 Riverside Avenue [Live]
- The Key
- That Ain’t Love
- Out of Season
- Roll with the Changes
- Variety Tonight
- Building the Bridge
- Blazin’ Your Own Trail Again
- (I Believe) Our Time is Gonna Come
- Keep Pushin’
- Tough Guys
- Like You Do [Live]
- Keep the Fire Burnin’
- Live It Up
- Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes)
- One Lonely Night
- Wherever You’re Goin’ (It’s Alright)
- Sophisticated Lady
- Ridin’ the Storm Out [Live]
- Sweet Time
- I Do’ Wanna Know
- Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight
- Don’t Let Him Go
- Lightning
- Music Man
- Here with Me
- Live Every Moment
- Can’t Fight This Feeling
- Take It on the Run
- Golden Country
- In Your Letter
- Love Is a Rock
- Back on the Road Again
- Only the Strong Survive
- Time for Me to Fly
- Flying Turkey Trot
- In My Dreams
- Son of a Poor Man
- Lost in a Dream
- Just for You
- Keep on Loving You
From the albums
- Good Trouble (1982)
- The Essential REO Speedwagon (2004)
REO Speedwagon popular songs
- Can’t Fight This Feeling
- Keep on Loving You
- Take It on the Run
- Roll with the Changes
- Time for Me to Fly
- Ridin’ the Storm Out
- In My Dreams
- Tough Guys
- Down by the Dam
- ’Til the Rivers Run Dry
- (Only A) Summer Love
- Dead at Last
- Heavy on Your Love
- All Heaven Broke Loose
- Give Me a Ride (Roller Coaster)
- Another Lifetime
- They’re on the Road
- Any Kind of Love
- Only the Strong Survive
- One Too Many Girlfriends
- Back on the Road Again
- Shakin’ It Loose
- You Won’t See Me
- Screams and Whispers