MacArthur Park Suite: MacArthur Park / One of a Kind / Heaven Knows / MacArthur Park Songtext
von Donna Summer

Spring was never waitin′ for us 'til
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance

Between the parted pages
We were pressed
In love′s hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants

MacArthur's Park is meltin' in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowin′ down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don′t think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I′ll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!

I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foamin' like a wave
On the ground beneath your knees


Birds like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playin′ Chinese checkers
By the trees

MacArthur's Park is meltin′ in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowin' down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
′Cause it took so long to bake it
And I′ll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!

There will be another song for me
And I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it

I will drink the wine while it is warm
And never let you catch me lookin' at the sun
And after all the loves of my life
After all the love′s of my life
You'll still be the one


I will take my life into my hands
And I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes
And I will lose it

I will have the things that I desire
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
Oh, and after all the love′s of my life, yeah
After all the love's of my life
You′ll still be the one
And I'll ask myself why, yeah

MacArthur's Park is meltin′ in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowin′ down
Someone left my cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
′Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
Oh, yeah

You′re one of a kind
Gotta have ya
Well, you're one of a kind
I need to have ya

Right from the start
You tore me apart
You took the best part of my heart, ah

Body and soul
You took me out of control
You stole the best part of my heart, ah
Ooh

You′re one of a kind
You got magic
I know you're one of a kind
Baby you're outstandin′

Right from the start
You tore me apart
You took the best part of my heart, ah

Body and soul
You took me out of control
You stole the best part of my heart, ah
Ooh

Right from the start
You tore me apart
You took the best part of my heart, ah

Body and soul
You took me out of control
You stole the best part of my heart, ah

Baby please (baby please)
Please don′t take your love from me (please don't take your love from me)
I am yours forever more (ever more), ′till eternity (oh)
Silently (so silently), listen to the words I say (listen to the words I say)
I'm not talkin′ just for play (just for play), listen to me please
(Won't you listen to me?)

Heaven knows it′s not the way it should be and
Heaven knows it's not the way it could be and
Don't you know there′s no need to leave

Heaven knows I never wanna leave you
Heaven knows I only wanna please you
Don′t you know love is what I need

Down inside (down inside)
Don't get caught with foolish pride (don′t get caught with foolish pride)
Put all the other things aside (things aside), there's only you and me (you and me, you and)
Believe in us (believe in us), we were always meant to be (always meant to be)
Me for you and you for me (you for me), ′til eternity ('til eternity)

Heaven knows it′s not the way it should be and
Heaven knows it's not the way it could be and
Don't you know there′s no need to leave

Heaven knows I only wanna love you
Heaven knows I never wanna lose you
Don′t you know love is meant to be?

Heaven knows it's not the way it should be
Now you know, so stop with the pretendin′
So come on now, hear me when I cry

MacArthur's Park is meltin′ in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowin' down
Someone left my cake out in the rain
I don′t think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
Oh, yeah