A song with a fascinating history, Pat Benatar took a 1980 song by D.L. Byron and made it all her own (with a Top 15 hit on the US Hot 100, as well as her third Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance).
Byron’s own account of the history is bittersweet. He knew it could be a hit, as commissio...
[Chorus]
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby, take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
[Verse 1]
You said, "Oh, girl, it's a cold world
When you keep it all to yourself"
I said, "You can't hide on the inside
All the pain you've ever felt"
Ransom my heart, but baby, don't look back
'Cause we got nobody else"
[Chorus]
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby, take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
[Verse 2]
You know that sometimes, it feels like
It's all moving way too fast
Use every alibi and words you deny
That love ain't meant to last
You can cry tough baby, it's all right
You can let me down easy, but not tonight
[Chorus]
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby, take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
[Bridge]
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby, take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
And now the hands of time are standing still
Midnight angel, won't you say you will?
[Outro]
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby, take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby, take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby, take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
Shadows of the Night was written by Myron Grombacher & Pat Benatar & D.L. Byron.
Shadows of the Night was produced by Neil Giraldo & Peter Coleman.
Pat Benatar released Shadows of the Night on Sat Sep 18 1982.