Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Cars
The Cars
Performer
Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek
Guitar
Benjamin Orr
Benjamin Orr
Bass Guitar
David Robinson
David Robinson
Drums
Elliot Easton
Elliot Easton
Guitar
Greg Hawkes
Greg Hawkes
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jason Corsaro
Jason Corsaro
Assistant Engineer
John Weaver
John Weaver
Assistant Engineer
David Robinson
David Robinson
Graphic Design
Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor
Engineer
Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker
Producer
Paul McAlpine
Paul McAlpine
Photography

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I wanna shake like LaGuardia
Magic mouth in the sun
Train ride to the courtyard
Before you can run
[Verse 2]
Down at the end of lonely street
Where no one takes a walk
There's someone lyin' at your feet
Someone's getting off
[Verse 3]
Just gimme some slack, yeah
Just gimme some slack
Gimme slack
That's all I want is slack
[Verse 4]
The seven floor of walk up
The old musty cracks
And the peeping keyhole introverts
With the monkeys on their backs
[Verse 5]
And the rooftops strung with frauleins
The pastel pinned up sails
The eighteen color roses
Against your face so pale
[Verse 6]
Just gimme some slack, that's right
Uh, gimme some slack
Gimme slack
Ooh, yeah
All I want is slack
[Verse 7]
I wanna float like Euripides
All visions intact
I'm alright with Fellini fiends
Trippin' over the track
[Verse 8]
Down at the end of lonely street
Where no one takes a chance
Someone's in the cheap light
Someone wants to dance
[Verse 9]
Just gimme some slack, that's right
All I want is slack
Oh, gimme slack
All I want is slack
Gimme slack
Slack, slack
Slack, slack
Yeah, gimme slack
Written by: Ric Ocasek
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