The week of March 15, 1986, found Starship atop the Hot 100 for the second time. The first ‘Starship’ single to accomplish the feat was ‘We Built This City,’ which reached #1 in December of 1985.
That song is widely considered one of the worst of all time, so ‘Sara’ is an improvement simply by default. It’s certainly a better song than ‘We Built This City,’ and maybe even a somewhat good song, period? You tell me.
The song was written by husband/wife dup Peter and Ina Wolf, but named for the wife of Starship lead singer Mickey Thomas. Peter also served as producer on the track, which spent one week at #1.
Go now
Don’t look back
We’ve drawn the line
Move on
It’s no good to go back in time
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ll never find another girl like you
For happy endings
It takes two
We’re fire and ice
A dream won’t come true
[Chorus]
Sara, Sara
Storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
No time is a good time for goodbyes
[Verse 2]
Danger
In the game when the stakes are high
Branded
My heart was branded
While my senses stood by
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ll never find another girl like you
For happy endings
It takes two
We’re fire and ice
A dream won’t come true
[Chorus]
Sara, Sara
Storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
No time is a good time for goodbyes
Sara, Sara
Storms are brewing in your eyes (oh)
Sara, Sara
No time is a good time for goodbyes
[Bridge]
(‘Cause Sara)
Loved me
Like no one ever loved me before
(And Sara)
Hurt me
No one could ever hurt me more
(And Sara)
Sara
(And Sara)
Nobody loved me anymore
[Pre-Chorus (variant)]
I’ll never find another girl like you
No
We’re fire and ice
A dream won’t come true
[Breakdown]
Sara, Sara
No time is a good time, no
[Chorus]
Sara, Sara
Storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
No time is a good time for goodbyes
Ooh
Sara, Sara, Sara
Storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
No time is a good time, no
[Outro]
(Sara, Sara)
Ooh, Sara
(Sara, Sara)
Why did it–
Why did it–
Why did it all fall apart?
(Sara, Sara)
(Sara, Sara)
(Sara, Sara)
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