Bonnie Tyler’s “Straight from the Heart” captures the lingering emotions of a love that hasn’t truly ended. The narrator longs for honesty, hoping a heartfelt conversation could revive the relationship. Filled with yearning, vulnerability, and quiet optimism, the song celebrates sincere communication as the only path toward healing and a possible second chance.
Straight from the Heart Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I could start dreaming but it never ends
As long as you’re gone we may as well pretend
I’ve been dreaming
And that’s straight from the heart
(Straight, straight from the heart)
You said it’s easy but who’s to say
That we’d be able to keep it this way
But it’s easier
Coming straight from the heart
[Chorus]
Give it to me straight from the heart
Tell me we could make another start
You know I’ll never go as long as I know
It’s coming straight from the heart
(Straight, straight from the heart)
[Verse 2]
I’ll see you on the street some other time
But all our words will just fall out of line
While we’re dreaming
Straight from the heart
(Straight, straight from the heart)
[Chorus]
Give it to me straight from the heart
Tell me we could make another start
You know I’ll never go as long as I know
It’s coming straight from the heart
Hey
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Give it to me straight from the heart
Tell me we could make another start
You know I’ll never go as long as I know
It’s coming straight from the heart
Yeah, give it to me straight from the heart
Tell me we could make another start
You know I’ll never go as long as I know
It’s coming straight from the heart
[Outro]
Oh, you know I’ll never go as long as I know
It’s straight from the heart
(Straight, straight from the heart)
You know I’ll never go as long as I know
It’s coming straight from the heart
Video of Straight from the Heart By Bonnie Tyler
Song Credits
- Song Name :– Straight from the Heart
- Singer Name :–Bonnie Tyler
- Producer:- John Jansen & Jim Steinman
- Album:– Faster Than the Speed of Night
- Release Date :– April 8, 1983
Song Bio of Straight from the Heart By Bonnie Tyler
Tucked into Faster Than the Speed of Night, Bonnie Tyler’s chart-topping 1983 album, “Straight from the Heart” plays like a quieter confession sandwiched between the record’s bigger, more theatrical moments. Where “Total Eclipse of the Heart” swings for the rafters, this track pulls back into something more intimate — a meditation on love left unresolved, built around the ache of wanting honesty from someone who keeps their distance.
Produced by John Jansen and Jim Steinman, the song carries Steinman’s signature emotional weight, even in a more restrained arrangement. Tyler’s voice, gravel-edged and unmistakable, does the heavy lifting here, turning longing into something almost physical. The narrator isn’t asking for grand gestures. She’s asking for plainness — for someone to stop hiding behind half-truths and just say what they mean.
Released April 8, 1983, the track never became a radio staple the way its album-mate did, but it’s remained a favorite among fans who gravitate toward Tyler’s rawer, more vulnerable side. Decades later, it still holds up as a reminder of why her voice became one of the defining sounds of ’80s pop-rock — instantly recognizable, endlessly emotive.
