It's the Bus Bug Biting Me Now


by Jennifer Sarantites

Based on It's All Coming Back To Me Now, by Jim Steinman. Performed by Celine Dion on the album Falling Into You. See the original lyrics.

Note This song was performed by Celine Dion and written by Meatloaf (of "Bat Out Of Hell 1 & 2" fame.) Since the copyright date on this song is so much earlier than the other songs in the Celine album, I have to wonder if it was originally meant to go on a Meatloaf album. Anyone got any idea? Anyway, enjoy. It's long and good, just like the rest of Steinman's work.

      There were nights when the bus was so rough
      That I could only freeze right there
      If I just listened to it
      Putter oh so roughly

      There were days when the road was so cruel
      That the drivers glared at me
      And I heard on the CB that I was
      Tying up the traffic

      I finished trying to put the engine back in the bus
      And I can remember where and when and how
      And I cherish every memory
      The bus and I have made -

      But when it breaks down like this
      And I fix it like that
      I just have to admit that
      It's the Bus bug biting me
      When I paint it like this
      And it shines bright like that
      It's so hard to resist and
      It's the Bus bug biting me
      (It's the Bus bug biting me, it's the Bus bug biting me now)

      There were days on the road
      And there were star-filled-sky nights
      There were things I'd always do again
      And yes, they've always seemed right
      There were nights of camping pleasure
      It was more than any laws allow
      Fellow Bussers

      If I post this message
      And if you reply like that
      It started long ago
      Yes it's the Bus bug biting me
      If I need help 'bout this
      And if you sell stuff like that
      It's the way things should be
      and it's the Bus bug biting me
      It's so hard to resist,
      that it's the Bus bug biting me
      I've been loving it all
      And there's that Bus bug biting me now

      There were those busy days and sleepless nights
      And whenever my bus had to break down
      I got out my tools and fixed it
      Time and time again

      There were trips that just went on for days
      Then at last we'd pull up in the campground
      And fell asleep exhausted

      That bus was history with the accident today
      But I'll buy another bus real soon somehow
      And I'll not be wasting any of my time on an old one

      But if I buy a red bus
      And it turns out I like blue
      I won't know what to do
      But the Bus bug's still biting me
      I guess I'll buy green
      Yep, the Bus bug's still biting me

      If it breaks down like this
      And if I fix it like that
      I'll be gone with the wind
      And the Bus bug's still biting me
      (Bus bug's still biting, the Bus bug's still biting me now)

      There were moments of gold
      And there were wonderful nights
      There were things I'd never do again
      And some things always seemed right
      There were nights of endless cruising
      It was more than all laws should allow
      Hey VW lovers

      When we see shows like this
      And we restore like that
      We'll always be winners
      And the Bus bug's still biting me
      When my bus shines like this
      And the judge smiles like that
      Then we win what we hoped to win
      Bus bug's still biting me
      The work and the fantasies
      Bus bug's still biting me
      I can barely recall
      But the Bus bug's still biting me now

      If you remember all this
      If I remember all that
      We go on and have fun
      While the Bus bug's still biting us
      And when I see you my friend
      We go cruising in our Dubs
      Bus bug's still biting us
      The dreams and the fantasies
      Bus bug's still biting us
      I can barely go on as the Bus bug's still biting me now

      (The Bus bug's still biting me now)
      And when we dream on like this
      (The Bus bug's still biting me now)
      And when we make friends like that
      (The Bus bug's still biting me now)
      We all help out like friends
      (And The Bus bug's still biting us now)
      And if we ...

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