Magic

Album: Heartbeat City (1984)
Charted: 12
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  • Summer, it turns me upside down
    Summer, summer, summer
    It's like a merry-go-round

    I see you under the midnight
    All shackles and bows
    The high shoes with the cleats a-clickin'
    A temperamental glow

    Oh, don't you let me go
    Oh, got a hold on you
    I've got a hold on you
    I've got a hold on you tonight
    Oh, I got a hold on you
    I got a hold on you (I got a hold on you)
    That's right

    (Uh oh, it's magic)
    When I'm with you
    (Oh, it's magic)
    (Uh oh, it's magic)
    Just a little magic
    You know it's true
    I got a hold on you

    Oh, twisted
    Under, sideways, down
    I know you're getting twisted
    And you can't calm down

    I see you under the midnight
    Love darts in your eyes
    How far can you take it?
    'Til you realize
    There's magic in your eyes

    I got a hold on you
    Got a hold on you
    I got a hold on you tonight
    I got a hold on you
    Got a hold on you
    (I got a hold on you)
    Yeah, oh, yeah, oh

    (Uh oh, it's magic)
    Uh oh, when I'm with you
    (Oh, it's magic)
    (Uh oh, it's magic)

    Just a little bit of magic
    Pulls me through
    I've got a hold on you

    I've got a hold on you
    I got a hold on you
    (I got a hold on you)
    That's right, it's magic

    (Uh oh, it's magic)
    Uh oh, it's magic
    When I'm with you
    (Oh, it's magic)
    Uh oh

    (Uh oh, it's magic)
    Just a little magic
    Inside of you

    (Uh oh, it's magic)
    Takes a little bit of magic
    That's true
    When I'm with you

    (Uh oh, it's magic)
    (Gotta be magic)
    Your magic pulls me through
    Oh, it's magic
    (Uh oh, it's magic) Writer/s: Ric Ocasek
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • Jolly Roger from TexasAt the 2:14 mark is that David Spade?
    Probably not but man he sure looks like him.
  • For Anonymous from Here" Is def leppard part of the chorus of Magic's song? "

    Nah Mate! The high vocals that you hear that remind you of Def Leppard are none other than Mutt Lange (the producer). He is there on Bryan Adams - Waking up the Neighbours Album too.
  • AnonymousIs def leppard part of the chourus of Magic's song?
  • Larry Brown from Houston, TxJohn from Grand Island, NY: You're being silly. As great as were The Cars, there were dozens of bands just as good or better. How about Billy Joel.
  • Bruce from CanadaWhat is the name of the tall blond in the blue dress in the video magic?
  • DerekI always heard this song was about heroin...hence the "I got a hold on you" being sung from heroin's point of view. Plus the "love darts in your eyes" and "there's magic in your eyes" also "how far can you take it before you realize?"
  • John Doe from SomewhereJohn- for your information, TOTO.
  • John from Grand Island, NyTell me a better band from 1978-1987...there wasn't one.
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