Reckless
John Farrar Lyrics
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John:
For every moment we steal
Both:
For every heartache we feel
For every last goodbye
We've ever tried
Both:
Our love gets harder still to hide
I'm doing my best
But I can't help feeling
Reckless
I, I ,I'm itching to call your name
So reckless
I, I ,I'm hoping you feel the same
You should be giving all of your love to me
John:
Tell everyone you're mine
Olivia:
Step out of line
Both:
Recklessly
John:
You seem to believe it's okay
Both:
To put truth aside for today
Olivia:
If you ever count the cost
You'll see for sure
Both:
Your lies are gonna cost you more
I'm doing my best but I can't help feeling
Reckless,
I, I, I'm itching to call your name
So reckless
I, I, I'm hoping you feel the same
You should be giving all of your love to me
John:
Tell everyone you're mine
Olivia:
Step out of line
Both:
Recklessly
John:
Tell everyone you're mine
Olivia:
Step out of line
Both:
Recklessly
John:
Tell everyone
Both:
Tell'em you're mine
Step out of line
Recklessly
The song "Reckless" by John Farrar is a duet sung with Olivia Newton-John. The lyrics revolve around the singer's internal battle as they struggle to control their impulsive desires for their love interest who is perhaps not committed to them in the same way. The song starts with the singer acknowledging the transience of their stolen romantic moments that come with the pain of every farewell. They struggle to hide their love, and though they are doing their best, their emotions get the best of them. The chorus lays bare their reckless urges to call out to the object of their affection and hope that those feelings are returned. In the second verse, the singers remind the listener that they will eventually have to reckon with the truth of the situation and acknowledge that the lies they tell themselves will cost them more than just their relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
For every moment we steal
Even though we are doing something wrong, we are still choosing to take these moments together
For every heartache we feel
Our love is causing us both pain and heartache
For every last goodbye
We keep trying to say goodbye but we keep coming back to each other
We've ever tried
Trying to end the relationship is not working
Our love gets harder still to hide
As our relationship continues, it becomes even more difficult to keep it a secret
I'm doing my best
I am trying my hardest to resist my feelings for you
But I can't help feeling
But I can't help the strong feelings I have for you
Reckless
My actions are careless and impulsive
I, I ,I'm itching to call your name
I am desperately wanting to contact you
So reckless
My behavior is selfish and thoughtless
I, I ,I'm hoping you feel the same
I am hoping that you also have strong feelings for me
You should be giving all of your love to me
I believe that you belong with me and should be in a relationship with me
Tell everyone you're mine
I want everyone to know that you belong to me
Step out of line
You need to break free from the expectations of society and be with me
You seem to believe it's okay
You think it's okay to ignore the truth and choose to be with me
To put truth aside for today
You are choosing to ignore the reality of our situation for the time being
If you ever count the cost
If you ever weigh the pros and cons of being with me, you'll see that it's not worth it
You'll see for sure
You will definitely realize the cost of being with me
Your lies are gonna cost you more
Your actions are going to have consequences
Tell everyone
I want everyone to know about our relationship
Tell'em you're mine
Let everyone know that you belong to me
Step out of line
Break free from the norms of society and be with me recklessly
Recklessly
We are being reckless in our actions and decisions
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@melissalinson8624
So that's what the writer of 'You're the one that I Want' and Hopelessly devoted to You' looks like!
@zdenekburian1366
exactly what i was searching, from john travolta's grease dancing moves on italian tv yesterday, to you're the one... so fast and difficult lyrics, to the author, to this beautiful song
@sgtoca
this song has such awesome chord progression!
@matjensen7938
Your obviously a real muso, cause your absolutely right!
@GPiniella
MULTI TALENTED GENIUS! The recent and unfortunate loss of Olivia Newton John was so very sad. Bout, this
man here not only is a great singer/writer he wrote and produced for the most part her entire collective songs. I give him much unnoticed credit for her great success. He had ta knack for selecting/writing songs for her he KNEW would be huge hits. This song he had her put on "Physical", its almost identical But, Olivia as usual kicks it out of the ball park. Also, I never realized that in "Grease", the producers/directors were coming up short on the films running time. He then wrote the BEAUTIFUL <Hopelessly Devoted to You and "Youre the one that I Want". If thats not talent I dont know what is. GOD BLESS HIM AND OLIVIA ALWAYS!
@MadMaddy1200
This is my first time hearing this, and I think it's absolutely fantastic. :D Thanks for posting!
@vanessanicole719
2021. Y es la primera vez que oigo esta canción. Es preciosa.
@johnnywalker1252
John farrar es el escritor y compositor de todo lo de oliva, no sólo de ese tema. es un maestro
@footmerc
This song gets stuck in your head.
@tlewis84able
I can hear how his music translates so easy to Olivia!