Out Of The Frying Pan (and into the fire)
Written by Jim Steinman, 1981
Performed by Jim Steinman (1981) and Meat Loaf (1993)
it's only two o'clock and the temperature is beginning to soar
and all around the city you see the walking wounded and the living death
it's never been this hot and I've never been so bored
and breathing is just no fun anymore
then I saw you like a summer dream
and you're the answer to every prayer that I ever said
I saw you like a summer dream
and you're the answer to every prayer that I ever said
you can feel the pulse of the pavement racing like a runaway horse
the subways are sizzling and the skin of the street is gleaming with sweat
I've seen you sitting on the steps outside
and you were looking so restless and reckless and lost
I think it's time for you to come inside
and I'll be waiting here with something that you'll never forget
I think it's time for you to come inside
and I'll be waiting here with something that you'll never forget
come on! come on!
and there'll be no turning back
you were only killing time and it can kill you right back
come on! come on!
it's time to burn up the fuse
you got nothing to do and even less to lose
you got nothing to do and even less to lose
so wander down the ancient hallway
taking the stairs only one at a time
follow the sound of my heartbeat now
I'm in the room at the top, you're at the end of the line
so open the door and lay down on the bed
the sun is just a ball of desire
and I wanna take you out of the frying pan and into the fire
out of the frying pan and into the fire
out of the frying pan and into the fire
and into the fire! fire! fire!
and into the fire! fire! fire!
and into the fire! fire! fire!
and into the fire!
it's only two o'clock and the temperature is beginning to soar
and all around the city you see the walking wounded and the living death
it's never been this hot and I've never been so bored
and breathing is just no fun anymore
then I saw you like a summer dream
and you're the answer to every prayer that I ever said
come on! come on!
and there'll be no turning back
you were only killing time and it can kill you right back
come on! come on!
it's time to burn up the fuse
you got nothing to do and even less to lose
you got nothing to do and even less to lose
so wander down the ancient hallway
taking the stairs only one at a time
follow the sound of my heartbeat now
I'm in the room at the top, you're at the end of the line
so open the door and lay down on the bed
the sun is just a ball of desire
and I wanna take you out of the frying pan...
out of the frying pan...
out of the frying pan... and into the fire
all I wanna take you out of the frying pan and into the fire
out of the frying pan and into the fire
out of the frying pan and into the fire
into the fire
fire! fire! fire! and into the
fire! fire! fire! and into the
fire! fire! fire! and into the...fire!
Esta transcripción corresponde a la primera publicación en el LP "Bad for Good" de Jim Steinman.
La versión posterior en el LP de Meat Loaf "Bat Out Of Hell II" difiere en algunos versos.