Promises In The Dark

Album: Precious Time (1981)
Charted: 38
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  • Never again, isn't that what you said?
    You've been through this before
    An' you swore this time you'd think with your head
    No one, would ever have you again
    And if taking was gonna get done
    You'd decide where and when
    Just when you think you got it down
    Your heart securely tied and bound
    They whisper, promises in the dark

    Armed and ready, you fought love battles in the night
    But too many opponents made you weary of the fight
    Blinded by passion, you foolishly let someone in
    All the warnings went off in your head
    Still you had to give in

    Just when you think you got it down
    Resistance nowhere to be found
    They whisper, promises in the dark

    But promises, you know what they're for
    It sounds so convincing, but you heard it before
    'Cause talk is cheap and you gotta be sure
    And so you put up your guard
    And you try to be hard
    But your heart says try again

    You desperately search for a way to conquer the fear
    No line of attack has been planned to fight back the tears
    Where brave and restless dreams are both won and lost
    On the edge is where it seems it's well worth the cost
    Just when you think you got it down
    Your heart in pieces on the ground
    They whisper, promises in the (one two three four)
    Dark Writer/s: Neil Giraldo, Patricia Benatar
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Danny Boy from Fort WaynePat is life to the female rock industry. I would marry her in a heartbeat if Neil would just move on.
  • Bruce Adkins from Columbus While promises is a great song, I would recommend you see her in concert. She has a passion for music.
  • Rcb from Nanuet ByThe second video played on MTV was actually You Better Run by Pat Benatar not Promoses in the Dark
  • Lovelane from Grand Rapids, MiActually, the 2nd video shown on Mtv was "You Better Run", not "Promises".
  • Ghostgetter from Dallas, TxOf the first ten videos played on MTV on the first day on air, #1 was Video Killed The Radio Star by the Buggles and the second was Pat Benatar Promises In The Dark.
    GhostGetter Dallas,TX
  • Pat from St. Paul, MnLove Pat's skin-tight jumpsuit in the video for this song.
  • Robert from AucklandIn New Zealand in early 1986, there was a hostage drama, and the guy known as 'tigertooth' only communicated to police through the local radio station 2XS. (Palmerston North) This was the song that he requested, time and time again.
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