Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight Lyrics






Down the line-don't go over
There's a limit-you went over
So much time-time runs out
Time ran out- make it down
Would you like to go to heaven tonight?
Would you like to go to heaven tonight?
Oh oh oh oh
Downed the line-couldn't get much
Couldn't get much- higher if you tried
And tried and tried- you're as guilty
It's the crime- oh, oo, it's a crime
You can never come down, you can never come down
You can never come down, you can never come down
Down inside-you're getting nervous
You've never been this high before- oh no





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  1. R.... D....

    Saw them on AXIS last night and can't believe how great they sounded after all these years. Robin Zander has to be in the top 5 vocalists, period.

  2. R.... M....

    Amazing!!!!!!

  3. J.... D....

    (According to google)

    Down the line, don't go over
    There's a limit, you went over
    So much time, time runs out
    Time ran out, make it down
    Would you like to go to heaven tonight?
    Would you like to go to heaven tonight?
    Oh oh oh oh

    Downed the line, couldn't get much
    Couldn't get much, higher if you tried
    And tried and tried, you're as guilty
    It's the crime, oh, oh, it's a crime

    You can never come down, you can never come down
    You can never come down, you can never come down
    Down inside-you're getting nervous
    You've never been this high before, oh no

  4. M.... f....

    *_❤️😜COME TO BUTTHEAD😜❤️._*

  5. R.... C....

    Heaven tonight, The best album.

  6. R.... C....

    The best song by cheap trick. Ohhh its a crime,,, would you like to go to heaven tonight...ehhh ehhhh....you can never come down..you can never come downnn

  7. D.... M....

    BUNI carlos....what a beautiful f-in drumfill at 2:22.......plays perfect on whole album

    D.... M....

    It's too bad they kicked him out of the band so Rick's son could play the drums.

    D.... M....

    sad drama that goes on in these bands...page and plant dissed john paul jones for awhile....crazy shit

  8. T.... D....

    One of their best songs. Never gets old..the voice..haunting.. Soulful..beautiful.. Miss this amazing band..

  9. P.... S....

    Down the line, don't go over
    There's a limit, you went over
    So much time, time runs out
    Time ran out, make it down
    Would you like to go to heaven tonight?
    Would you like to go to heaven tonight?
    Oh oh oh oh

    Downed the line, couldn't get much
    Couldn't get much, higher if you tried
    And tried and tried, you're as guilty
    It's the crime, oh, oh, it's a crime

    You can never come down, you can never come down
    You can never come down, you can never come down
    Down inside-you're getting nervous
    You've never been this high before, oh no

  10. M.... M....

    STELLAR PERFORMANCE !!!
    No other words can describe.

  11. B.... B....

    If I was rich, I would buy heaven...tonight! A pot farm where no one could fuck with you. A goat and a chicken. Buying heaven sure is expensive and time consuming... <3

  12. K.... T....

    Heaven Tonight is one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded.

  13. j.... z....

    Down the line, don't go over
    There's a limit, you went over
    So much time, time runs out
    Time ran out, make it down
    Would you like to go to heaven tonight?
    Would you like to go to heaven tonight?
    Oh oh oh oh
    Downed the line, couldn't get much
    Couldn't get much, higher if you tried
    And tried and tried, you're as guilty
    It's the crime, oh, oh, it's a crime
    You can never come down, you can never come down
    You can never come down, you can never come down
    Down inside-you're getting nervous
    You've never been this high before, oh no

  14. T.... L....

    fuckin Beatles meet Aerosmith

  15. R.... B....

    Awesome tune!

  16. k.... c....

    robbie looks like johnny depp from blow

  17. P.... E....

    so much going on here.....Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Scorpions......wicked song

  18. D.... S....

    I swear, when I was skipping a college class, I went McDonald's. On my way home, I was on major highway in a neighboring town and at a red light. This song was blasting on my stereo and this BIG black hearse pulled up beside me just when Robin Sander and "would you like to go to Heaven tonight"! I freaked, drove carefully home, threw my burger fries away and didn't leave my house for two days. True story, I swear to God!

    D.... S....

    Love it!!

  19. J.... T....

    they liked Idle Race, Move and ELO without doubtthis song is a tribute to their musicdelicious track

    J.... T....

    The end of the song sounds like the end of the song "Shangri La" by ELO.

  20. c.... o....

    sounds alot like musc from a peter greenaway movie

  21. J.... S....

    I saw them do this record, in it's entirety, back in the 90's. I met Robin, after the show, too. He was just walking around. I couldn't believe it! Great show & great guy!!!

    J.... S....

    I met them all and they were so nice. Especially Bun E. Carlos and Robin Zander. But they were all super and loved their fans!

  22. G.... P....

    I got too high once as a teenager and listened to this song with the headphones on. I thought I was dying .... hehehehe

  23. k.... ....

    this song is amazing. however, i wonder what a deftones cover would sound like.

    k.... ....

    I actually came here trying to remember if Deftones was singing this song then remembered that it was Cheap Trick. So I feel you.

    k.... ....

    Can't touch this song, but you can certainly see the influence. Cheap Trick influenced many different kinds of bands.

    k.... ....

    I think you hit the nail on the head 👍👍

  24. J.... C....

    What can I say one of the best

  25. a.... b....

    Saw these early 80s as backing up band for motley crue Nottingham they was awesome i left the concert when they finished never stayed to see motley crue if you want my love youve got it was the best song they did pure class loved them 👍

    a.... b....

    Wanna borrow 8 periods?

  26. B.... B....

    Would you like to go to heaven tonight? (only in my dreams <3)

    B.... B....

    They're actually asking me if I'd like to be dead, and I have to admit, it sounds like a plan.

  27. r.... s....

    Yes!..Let me brush my teeth first*

  28. j.... s....

    You can never come down when yer on a Cheap Trick high.

  29. R.... R....

    Such a bad-ass song! Robin Zander's vocals at the end are just freakin' haunting as hell! One of my all-time favorite Cheap Trick songs.

    R.... R....

    its like hes so high hes talking to angels and then realizes im just high.............

  30. s.... g....

    I love this song best.

  31. N.... H....

    are those two brothers ?

    N.... H....

    No relation

  32. r.... s....

    This is when SNL was so good we got stoked up about watching it ?..an furgot howe 2 spel?

  33. I.... M....

    can never come down

  34. B.... B....

    Main riff - Led Zeppelin's Kashmir.

    B.... B....

    Bob Baran
    Not even close Bob!
    Try Beatles-

    B.... B....

    @Matthew Paluch
    Actually try the song Kings and Queens by Aerosmith. Very similar.

    B.... B....

    Sir Norman they’re pretty similar, but Draw the line came out the same year as Heaven Tonight so I think it’s just a coincidence

  35. T.... ....

    This song reminds me of the game Max Payne for the PS2. I love this.

  36. C.... E....

    Still firmly of the belief that this is their best song

  37. d.... ....

    Best song ever

  38. J.... s....

    Rick Nielsen I want you to hear me now. This song is not only Cheap Tricks best songs, I think it's one of the best rock songs ever written. the live version at Derralls house was awsome, but the shows I've been to you don't even play this song. I know it's probably hard to get a full sound with only you guys playing live but you need to work it out. and you need to play it exactly like the record Robin Zander is brilliant on this song no extra hideous lead guitar parts in the middle, exactly like the record. Honor your masterpiece, because that's what it is.

    J.... s....

    had this on 8 track!

  39. R.... K....

    This song is begging to be redone by a HEAVY METAL outfit...Just imagine it !

  40. R.... ....

    I'm obsessed with this song!!!

    R.... ....

    I know the feeling. It goes so well with self-destructive inclinations.

  41. M.... P....

    .........a hauntingly beautiful
    song on drug addiction. The
    live version is worth the price
    of admission alone!

  42. P.... B....

    I hugged robyn zander. nicest guy ever

  43. G.... V....

    they look soo cute in this picture, as if this song wasn't sexy enough already >.<

  44. A.... ....

    wooo thank you daryl'...i owe you one for putting me on

    is it just me or that little pause after ' would you like to heaven tonight?.." that space fits perfect "go to hell" ..it sounds like the guitar saying lol

  45. W.... Q....

    Along with "Cold Turkey" by Lennon and "Sister Morphine" by the Stones, this is one of the greatest and most harrowing (anti) drug songs ever recorded.

    Also: "Heroin" by the VU, and "Pass the Gun Around" by Alice Cooper (if we include songs about alcoholism).

    W.... Q....

    Listen to "Signed, DC" by Love... late sixties.

    W.... Q....

    Philip Seymour Hoffman just came sadly to mind.

  46. k.... l....

    this song always reminds me of pink Floyd.

    k.... l....

    kyle layton this song is so cool. For the time too, I feel like this sound was sorta risky. To be so dark in an era so influenced and driven by pop music. Great song. This band is a massive MASSIVE influence on us

    k.... l....

    Beatles..George and John sound undeniably so. Love this..

  47. K.... ....

    This is beautiful!!! I wonder why they didn't write any other songs in this style.

    K.... ....

    yes the song is beautiful... almost "rock opera-ish", especially the fade-out.

  48. Z.... ....

    I thought Cheap Trick was that boring 70's 3 chord hard rock. I have to tell you what brought me here; I just bought a Hamer Slammer bass guitar today, and I browsed the internet for info. Then I saw a picture of the bass guy kissing his Hamer bass (although 12-string), and the caption said at the 'heaven tonight sessions'. I had to know what does it sound and, wow, this sounds like the proto goth rock like alice cooper and blue oyster cult. I have to find out more. And by the way, my cheap Hamer Slammer has got almost same kind of clear, mellow, sad tone like on this record.

    Z.... ....

    the best recordings of Tom's 12-string bass are from their first album, check out "Daddy Should've Stayed in High School", for example

    Z.... ....

    @K SandbergFL
    thx

  49. S.... S....

    One the most underrated songs ever. As is the band....

    S.... S....

    Most underrated user name.

    S.... S....

    @FresnoCAPunkrockMetalHardcore OldFigGang
    If your reference is made to my name. It's a anagram ,

    S.... S....

    Pretty sure I'm much older than you are, you French fuck. Love from Sweden.

    S.... S....

    @Six Strings so senility and not youth explains your dimwitted comments? ... *ask your night nurse for an extra prune tonight, gramps* !! ... I hear constipation's a bitch, and you've obviously got it bad!!

    S.... S....

    @Marcel Audubon ok settle down boomer...cheap trick is underrated , zanders voice is unmatched and rick Neilsons guitar is nutty tom peterson bass is fucking insane , so yeah its underrated in comparison , should be glad millennials still even listen to good music ... you are part of the problem buddy

  50. J.... T....

    this song has strong iinfluences by the Move and the Idle Race. The Cheap Trick guysnever deied that as they recorded California Man and performed live Down on the Bay.

  51. M.... M....

    wow wow wow NICE

  52. B.... W....

    Always thought the chorus sounded more like a sociopathic threat than anything remotely romantic.

    B.... W....

    its about dying

    B.... W....

    Brian Whitehorn LOL

    B.... W....

    It's about OD-ing -- not particularly romantic. ;-)

    B.... W....

    Its probably just about drugs..sad but it is..and its a pure George Harrison,John Lennon, Beatles sound. Amazing nine the less. You don't have to do drugs to get the effect from this. Very down to earth sound.

  53. 1.... ....

    I became a fan before the "Live at Budokan" LP and always loved this track. Simply a great piece of Tasty Trick.

    1.... ....

    Same here. Have had the album since high school...:)

  54. C.... F....

    Yes Miguel, Cheap Trick has acknowledged that the Beatles were a huge influence. They've been referred to as the "American Beatles"

  55. M.... M....

    what the ? I am clearly hearing "She's so heavy" by the Beatles in the first 30 seconds. Has no one else noted this?

    M.... M....

    +Rob High CT are admittedly inspired and allegiant by and to The Beatles. Ever seen/heard them perform Sgt Peppers album front start to finish live? Amazing.

    M.... M....

    For sure. But I think they took many Beatles sounds to new heights. Also, more refined. Many people argue about this with me, but I stand behind my firm opinion...

    M.... M....

    How about Led Zepplin's Kashmir?

    M.... M....

    True, but many great songs are comprised of themes borrowed from others.

    M.... M....

    Very Beatles sounding. George and John like... Love it none the less..so much power in those chords. And the vocals.

  56. J.... C....

    been listening to these guys since high school. graduated in 1980.

    J.... C....

    Joseph Clift same here bud...graduated in 81.

    J.... C....

    Joseph Clift nice man lucky bastard

  57. K.... ....

    Budakan 4ever!

  58. J.... J....

    Cheap Trick is the only rock band from Rockford, Illinois to hit the big time.

    J.... J....

    they are the ONLY band from Rockford, Illinois

    J.... J....

    Rick Neilsen lives less than a mile from me. I run by his house.

  59. C.... P....

    Is it just me, or does the dude on the far right look just like the druggie kid in "Fear the Walking Dead"?

    C.... P....

    +Charlie Postma Don't you mean that the other way around!?

  60. D.... S....

    Dose Anny one know what instrument on the back of this , is that a ZITHER??

    D.... S....

    It's a mandocello.

  61. B.... W....

    Reminds me of Alice Cooper

    B.... W....

    I feel ya Barbwire! I can feel the Alice Cooper! 🤘🏻

    B.... W....

    I agree-Alice Cooper would do a great version of this.

    B.... W....

    Also really similar to the song "Kings and Queens" by Aerosmith

    B.... W....

    Noo...totally Beatles. We all know it. Very George And John like.

  62. R.... F....

    AMAZING! <3

  63. T.... R....

    Cheap trick was the first ever show/concert I ever saw. I was a huge fan since the age of 7. Thank you Rick, robin, Tom & bun

    T.... R....

    I wasn't allowed at concerts at the the age of 13...understandable. but damn so good.

  64. J.... S....

    my favorite cheap trick song!