Cover art for Magic by The Cars
May. 7, 19841 viewer14K views

Magic Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Summer, it turns me upside down
Summer, summer, summer, it's like a merry-go-round
I see you under the midnight, all shackles and bows
The high shoes with the cleats a-clicking, a temperamental glow
How could you let me go?

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh, I got a hold on you, got a hold on you
I've got a hold on you tonight
Oh, I got a hold on you, I got a hold on you
Got a hold on you, that's right

[Chorus]
Uh oh, it's magic when I'm with you
Uh oh, it's magic, just a little magic
You know it's true, I got a hold on you

[Verse 2]
Oh, twisted, under, sideways, down
I know you're getting twisted and you can't calm down
I see you under the midnight, love darts in your eyes
How far can you take it 'til you realize?
There's magic in your eyes

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I got a hold on you, got a hold on you
Got a hold on you tonight
I got a hold on you, got a hold on you
Got a hold on you, yeah, oh, yeah, oh
[Chorus 2]
Uh oh, it's magic, uh oh, when I'm with you
Uh oh, it's magic, uh oh, it's magic
Just a little bit of magic pulls me through
I got a hold on you

[Outro]
I've got a hold on you
I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you
That's right, it's magic
Uh oh, it's magic
Ooh, it's magic when I'm with you
Uh oh, it's magic
Just a little magic inside of you
Uh oh, it's magic
Takes a little bit of magic, that's true
When I'm with you
Uh oh, it's magic
Gotta be magic
Your magic pulls me through

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Credits
Lead Vocals
Recorded At
Battery Studios, London, England
Release Date
May 7, 1984
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