Aint no doubt about it
We were doubly blessed
Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely dressed

Though its cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light

Funny but poignant lyrics that can make an old man cry. Ah, youth!

From “Paradise By The Dashboard Light” by Meatloaf, an operatic collaboration with Ellen Foley, in three parts, from the 1977 album “Bat out of Hell”.

Read Rachel Sklar’s nice entry today occasioned by the passing of Phil Rizzuto.

Then go listen and watch the video of a Meatloaf performance with Karla DeVito: