Paradise by the Dashboard Light Lyrics

[FINN]
Well, I remember every little thing
As if it happened only yesterday
Parking by the lake
And there was not another car in sight
And I never had a girl
Looking any better than you did
And all the kids at school
They were wishing they were me that night

[PUCK with NEW DIRECTIONS]
And now our bodies are oh-so close and tight
It never felt so good, it never felt so right

[KURT "& BLAINE in episode version" with NEW DIRECTIONS]
And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife

[BLAINE (MIKE)]
Come on (Hold tight)
Oh, come on (Hold tight)

[BRITTANY & SANTANA with NEW DIRECTIONS]
Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night

[BLAINE & KURT with NEW DIRECTIONS]
I can see paradise by the dashboard light
[FINN (with NEW DIRECTIONS), {& MERCEDES with NEW DIRECTIONS}]
Though it's cold and lonely in the (deep dark) {Night}

[MERCEDES with NEW DIRECTIONS]
In the deep dark night

[FINN (& MERCEDES with NEW DIRECTIONS)]
Paradise by the (Dashboard light)

[FINN & PUCK]
We're gonna go all the way tonight
We're gonna go all the way
And tonight's the night

[BLAINE, FINN, & PUCK]
We're gonna go all the way tonight
We're gonna go all the way
And tonight's the night

[BLAINE, BRITTANY, FINN, PUCK, and SANTANA]
We're gonna go all the way tonight
We're gonna go all the way
And tonight's the night

[BLAINE, BRITTANY, FINN, MERCEDES, PUCK, & SANTANA with NEW DIRECTIONS]
We're gonna go all the way tonight
We're gonna go all the way
And tonight's the night
[RACHEL, (MERCEDES)]
(Night!) Stop right there
I gotta know right now
Before we go any further
Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?
Do you need me?
Will you never leave me?
Will you make me so happy
For the rest of my life?
Will you take me away
And will you make me your wife?

[FINN (NEW DIRECTIONS GIRLS), {with NEW DIRECTIONS GIRLS}]
Let me sleep on it (Sleep on it)
Baby, baby let me sleep on it (Sleep on it)
Let me sleep on it (Oooooh, oooooh)
And I'll give you an answer in the {morning}

[RACHEL (NEW DIRECTIONS)]
I gotta know right now
Do you love me? (Do you, do you love me?)
Will you love me forever?
Do you need me? (Do you, do you need me?)
Will you never leave me?
Will you make me so happy (Will you never leave me)
For the rest of my life?
Will you take me away (Do you, do you, do you)
And will you make me your wife?
(with New Directions: Uh, do you love me?)
Will you love me forever?
[FINN with NEW DIRECTION BOYS]
Let me sleep on it

[RACHEL with NEW DIRECTIONS GIRLS]
Will you love me forever?

[FINN with NEW DIRECTIONS BOYS]
Let me sleep on it

[RACHEL with NEW DIRECTIONS GIRLS]
Will you love me forever?

[FINN (with NEW DIRECTIONS)]
I couldn't take it any longer
Lord, I was crazed
And when the feeling came upon me
Like a tidal wave
I started (swearing to my god)
And on my (mother's) grave
That I would (love you to the end of time)
I swore I would (love you to the end of time)


[NEW DIRECTIONS]
Ah, ah, ah

[FINN with NEW DIRECTIONS, (FINN), {MERCEDES}]
So now I'm praying for the end of time
To hurry up and arrive
'Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you
I don't think that I can really survive
I'll never break my promise or forget my vow
(But God only knows what I can do right now)
I'm praying for the end of time
It's all that I can do {All that I can do}
Prayin' for the end of time
So I can end my time with you! {You, yeah}

[FINN with NEW DIRECTIONS, (RACHEL), {MERCEDES}]
It was long ago and it was far away (It never felt so good, It never felt so right)
And it was so much better than it is today {Better than it is today} (And we were glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife)
It was long ago and it was far away (It never felt so good, It never felt so right)
And it was so much better than it is today {Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah}
(And we were glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife)
It was long ago and it was far away (It never felt so good, It never felt so right)
And it was so much better than it is today
{Long ago, oh} (And we were glowing like the metal)

[FINN & RACHEL with NEW DIRECTIONS, (MERCEDES)]
Felt so right
Felt so good
Paradise (Ooh, yeah)

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Genius Annotation

“Paradise” is featured in Nationals, the twenty-first episode of Season Three. It is sung by the New Directions. Finn (Cory Monteith) and Rachel (Lea Michele) sing lead, with solos from Blaine (Darren Criss), Brittany (Heather Morris), Kurt (Chis Colfer), Mercedes (Amber Riley), Mike (Harry Shum Jr.), Puck (Mark Salling), and Santana (Naya Rivera).

The song marks the 400th musical number on Glee.

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How did the song perform commercially?
Genius Answer

The song peaked at #94 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song marked the first and only Glee cover of a Meatloaf song to appear on the series and on any music chart.

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