Restless Heart is a country pop band originally formed as a studio band to … Read Full Bio ↴Restless Heart is a country pop band originally formed as a studio band to record demos. The group's members are: Larry Stewart, John Dittrich, Dave Innis, Paul Gregg and Greg Jennings. The members have diverse musical backgrounds, and developed a sound that has been compared to The Eagles. Primarily a country band, they crossed over to Adult Contemporary with singles from their Wheels and Big Iron Horses albums, and enjoyed their biggest crossover hit with "When She Cries" during late 1992.

Larry Stewart left Restless Heart in late 1991 after the group released the compilation "The Best of Restless Heart." The group then became a quartet and released "Big Iron Horses" in 1992 shortly after which Dave Innis left the group. The group released "Matters of the Heart" in 1994 before splitting up. In 1998, a reunited Restless Heart (minus Innis) recorded three new songs for a Greatest Hits album and then toured with Vince Gill for about a year.

In 2003, all five members reunited and recorded the album "Still Restless" for Koch Nashville in 2004. The record label closed in early 2005 leaving the group without a label. They are still touring and released a live album through their website in August 2007.

No Way Out
Restless Heart Lyrics

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All of your life you hold out for love
You give what you have still that's not enough
What went wrong

'Cause now what we share are too many fears
Too many secrets and too many years
Tonight

(CHORUS)
Tell me what you dream at night while you're sleeping
Tell me what you see at night in your dreams
Is it someone else's arms that hold you tight
Or darling is it me
Tell me what you dream at night while you sleep

Deep in the night, you whisper so low
I lay by your side I felt so alone

I reach for your arms, you call out a name
It wasn't my own that caused me such pain inside

(REPEAT CHORUS TWICE)

Tell me what you dream at night

Dream at night
Oh baby dream at night, while you're sleeping

Overall Meaning

Restless Heart's song "No Way Out" is a deeply emotional take on the vulnerability of romantic relationships. The opening verse speaks to the universal desire for love and the frustration that comes when it is unrequited, despite one's best efforts. The singer bares their soul, reflecting on the fact that they have given everything they have to the relationship, yet it still seems to be falling apart. The chorus's piercing question echoes the doubts and fears that often arise in these situations.

The second verse takes the theme of vulnerability even further. The singer is lying next to their partner in the dark of night, but their longing for connection is not reciprocated. This is symbolized by the partner's whispered words, which are not addressed to the singer but to someone else entirely. This creates a sense of isolation and turmoil because the singer doesn't know how to react to their partner's betrayal. By the song's end, we are left with the question of whether the vocalist is the subject of their partner's affections in their dreams, or if they are left out in the cold.

Overall, "No Way Out" is a powerful and heartbreaking song that speaks to the fragility of love and relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

All of your life you hold out for love
Despite trying to find love all your life, you still haven't found it yet

You give what you have still that's not enough
You've been giving your all to the relationship, but it doesn't seem to be enough

What went wrong
You're trying to figure out the root cause of your relationship problems

'Cause now what we share are too many fears
There are too many fears in your relationship now, causing it to be unstable

Too many secrets and too many years
There have been too many secrets kept and too much time spent in the relationship for things to be fixed easily

Tonight
You want to address these issues tonight

Tell me what you dream at night while you're sleeping
You want to know what your partner thinks about when they're sleeping

Tell me what you see at night in your dreams
You want to know if they're dreaming about someone else

Is it someone else's arms that hold you tight
You're worried that your partner is thinking about someone else

Or darling is it me
You hope that your partner is dreaming about you

Deep in the night, you whisper so low
You hear your partner whispering in their sleep

I lay by your side I felt so alone
Despite being physically close, you feel emotionally distant from your partner

I reach for your arms, you call out a name
You try to hold your partner but they call out someone else's name in their sleep, hurting you

It wasn't my own that caused me such pain inside
You're feeling hurt by the fact that your partner is thinking about someone else

Tell me what you dream at night while you sleep
You're desperate for answers and want your partner to be honest with you about their dreams

Dream at night
You want your partner to be truthful and open about their intimate thoughts and feelings

Oh baby dream at night, while you're sleeping
You know that this conversation might be difficult to have, but you need to know the truth in order to fix your relationship

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ROBERT WEBER

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