Music and lyrics by Jim Steinman. Recorded by Bonnie Tyler on the album Secret Dreams And Forbidden Fire.

You're a tough tail-gunner in a pitch-black Chevvy,

Cruising in the moonlight, ooh your aim is steady.

Your eyes are hungry and your hands are ready,

You shot me where you wanted to, put me in a daze.

No matter where you're going you'll always be a stranger,

Getting into trouble, getting off on danger,

Riding out of town like a cool lone ranger,

When there's nothing to lose you gotta call your own plays.

Did anybody say something incredibly stupid, like there isn't any paradise?

But I remember the songs and I remember the story,

I remember the thrills and I remember the glory.

So hold me, hold me in your arms,

Deliver me from growing old.

Hold me, hold me in your arms,

Shelter me from going cold.

I'm a shot in the dark without you,

A rebel without a clue.

Rebel without a clue,

I don't know what to say and I don't know what to do,

Standing on the corner in my boots and my leather,

A little over the edge, a little under the weather.

Just a rebel without a clue.

I'm tired and lonely and crying for you.

I know just when to sulk and I know just how to pose,

Dirty Harry to Madonna, I've been learning all the roles.

So hold me baby, hold me a little longer,

Need me baby, just a little stronger

(Tonight)

Move it darlin', move a little quicker,

Prove it darlin', blood is really thicker

(Tonight)

Drive on darlin', drive a little farther,

Dream on darlin', dream a little harder,

(Tonight)

Teach me baby, teach me how to love you,

Without me you're just another rebel without a clue.

(Just a rebel, just a rebel, just a rebel without a clue.

Rebel without a clue, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Rebel without a clue, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

It's been a long, hot summer and it's just the beginning,

So keep your motor running and your tyres spinning,

So many places that I've wanted to be in,

Take me where you're going, away, beyond, above.

We'll see a little action, relieve a little tension,

Stuff I'd like to try that I shouldn't even mention,

I've gone so far that I'm way beyond redemption,

There's nothing to it really, I think they call it love.

Did anybody say something incredibly stupid, like there isn't any paradise?

But I remember the songs and I remember the story,

I remember the thrills and I remember the glory.

So hold me, hold me in your arms,

Deliver me from growing old.

Hold me, hold me in your arms,

Shelter me from going cold.

I'm a shot in the dark without you,

A rebel without a clue.

Rebel without a clue,

I don't know what to say and I don't know what to do,

Standing on the corner in my boots and my leather,

A little over the edge, a little under the weather.

Just a rebel without a clue.

I'm tired and lonely and crying for you.

I know just when to sulk and I know just how to pose,

Dirty Harry to Madonna, I've been learning all the roles.

So hold me baby, hold me a little longer,

Need me baby, just a little stronger

(Tonight)

Move it darlin', move a little quicker,

Prove it darlin', blood is really thicker

(Tonight)

Drive on darlin', drive a little farther,

Dream on darlin', dream a little harder,

(Tonight)

Teach me baby, teach me how to love you,

Without me you're just another rebel without a clue.

So hold me baby, hold me a little longer,

Need me baby, just a little stronger

(Tonight)

Move it darlin', move a little quicker,

Prove it darlin', blood is really thicker

(Tonight)

Drive on darlin', drive a little farther,

Dream on darlin', dream a little harder,

(Tonight)

Teach me baby, teach me how to love you,

Without me you're just another rebel without a clue.

(Just a rebel, just a rebel, just a rebel without a clue)

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