Love Comes Without Warning
Written by John Bettis & Jerry Goldsmith, ©1984
Found on Miscellaneous Albums (The Lonely Guy Soundtrack).

When life was just empty rooms
For company I'd talk to the moon
I danced along to my own song
That no one could hear

When nights were silent and dark
I'd lie in shadows, stare at the stars
The quiet voice that lifted my heart
Was always so clear
It told me...

The chance for love comes without warning
So don't stop looking for it
Yeah love comes without warning
So be ready for love

I dreamed it thousands of times
I even felt your skin touchin' mine
Sometimes you were so clear in my mind
I knew you were here
It kept me...

Believin' love comes without warning
So don't stop looking for it
Yeah love comes without warning
So be ready for love

Yours are the eyes
I have spent my life lookin' for
If they're not telling lies
You were lookin' for me

I wanna tell everyone
Who's waitin' in the dark for the sun
Before your chance in life is gone
You'll be in the light
Remember...

The chance of love comes without warning
So don't stop looking for it
Yeah love (always comes) comes without warning
So be ready for love

Your chance for love comes without warning
So don't stop looking for it
Yeah love (always comes) comes without warning
So be ready for love

Your chance for love comes without warning
So don't stop looking for it
Yeah love (always comes) comes without warning
So be ready for love

In 1984 Steve Martin starred in a movie titled The Lonely Guy. AMERICA sang one of the feature songs from that movie. Gerry handled the lead vocals and Dewey did a great job on the chorus. The song really sounds like a Gerry song and the lyrics are in line with his thinking (in my opinion). It has fast parts and slow interludes, all very well done by America. I think the video is still alive on VHS tape.
--Jim Nakao

The soundtrack for this movie was released on Backstreet Music ASCAP/Music Corp. of America (MCA) BMI and was produced by Matthew McCauley. The music was by Jerry Goldsmith and the lyrics were by John Bettis.