@ALBUM: Get Nervous * transcribed by Frantic Freddy * * corrections are welcome * PAT BENATAR - GET NERVOUS (1982) @SONG: SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT Chorus: We're runnin' with the shadows of the night So baby, take my hand, it'll be alright Surrender all your dreams to me tonight, they'll come true in the end You said it won't work, it's a cold world when you keep it all to yourself I said you can't hide on the inside, all the pain you've ever felt Run from my heart, but baby don't look back, 'cos we got nobody else chorus You know sometimes it feels like it's all movin' way too fast Use every alibi, in words you deny, that love ain't meant to last You can cry tough baby, it's alright You can let me down easy, but not tonight chorus (Instrumental break) chorus And now the hands of time are standin' still Midnight angel won't you say you will chorus repeats 3x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: LOOKING FOR A STRANGER I've had it with the same old routine I've had it with the same old faces, places, every night in my life I started feeling washed up, washed out, hung up, wrung out, left to dry Every night But Chorus: I know, yeah I know you're out there, somewhere Oh I, I can almost hear you callin' I'm looking for a stranger in the night I need a little danger in my life, tonight I'm tired of the same old "Hello baby, how you're doin', call me often Where have you been all my life", every night But I know that someday, somewhere, I'll turn around and you'll be there Ooh in my life, every night And... chorus (Instrumental break) And... chorus I'm looking for a stranger in the night I need a little danger in my life, tonight ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: ANXIETY (GET NERVOUS) Get nervous, get nervous, get nervous, get nervous, get nervous Get nervous, get nervous, get nervous, get nervous, get nervous I feel a little shaky, I can't control my nerves I know you think I'm fakin', but can't you feel the curve I swear to you that feelin', it scares me half to death It gathers in my throat and it gathers up my breath Chorus: Anxiety got me on the run, anxiety, (yeah) I just need someone Anxiety, can't get nothing done, anxiety spoils all the fun I'm pickin' up the telephone, there's no one I could call I need somebody bad and I get no sleep at all I wish I could relax, I just can't stop my mind I wish I could collapse, but my body's not that kind chorus Can't you hear my heart beat, hear the way it sounds Can't you hear my heart beat, hear the way it pounds Just give me something to slow it down, yeah (Instrumental break) Sometimes in the city, sometimes in my car I batter on the windows, like I'd be inside a jar chorus repeats 2x Get nervous, get nervous Get nervous, get nervous, get nervous, get nervous ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: FIGHT IT OUT I heard you say, you're feeling like a change now Maybe baby this could be arranged now But I warn you that no exotic scenery Can solve your problems and make you feel easy You say you're happy, but I see apprehension That little laugh of yours doesn't hide the tension The precious book you crush so tightly in your hands Won't help you sleep at night, but I am not your plans Chorus: You gotta fight it out with your heart You gotta fight it though it tears you apart You gotta fight it out, my friend You gotta do it for yourself, you gotta say when You ask your bias to resent my observations If I didn't care, then I wouldn't make them Can't change the past, so why let it haunt you Can paint the future, but first you have to want to chorus You gotta do it for yourself, and you gotta say when I could see how much it hurt inside, I know all about the tears you hide (Instrumental break) chorus repeats 2x You know that the lonely pay the prize for love in the end You know that the lonely pay the prize for love in the end It's always the lonely pay the prize for love in the end ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: THE VICTIM You've been set up way too many times, a perfect victim for the perfect crime You left yourself wide open to the pain So close your eyes now, you're out walkin' in the rain Chorus: You got a burnin' desire to be the victim You're bleedin' from the soul, you're hurtin' from the heart Things you can't be told, aren't gonna tear you apart hard Your choice of love was never very bright Your father's worthy, yet even he gave up the fight You always think that hearts are made of gold And you're the saviour to cope some warm out of the cold chorus 'Cos you're the victim Break the pain, you gotta break away Break the pain before it gets too late (Instrumental break) chorus (with 'Things you're never told...') 'Cos you're the victim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: LITTLE TOO LATE (**) I hear you had a good offer down on Third Avenue You tell me that was the reason for what ya, you put me through, yeah Now you come crawl hands and back, I feel the heat of your attack Want me to take you back, I'm givin' you the sack, so don't waste your time Chorus: It's a little too little, it's a little too late I'm a little too hard and there's nothin' left that I've got to say You can cry to me baby, but there's only so much I can take Oh, it's a little too little, it's a little too late You say you had a good time, did you think it was for free, yeah And how much did it get you, to always lie to me And now you come back, runnin' for protection You been bitten my love, and stung by rejection You can't connect, what did you expect, I'm sedate over you chorus repeats 4x... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: I'LL DO IT (*.) Well the unseen sights look good to you, I notice how you survey the room Awkward conversation and you're too polite, you know that's always a clue I'm wastin' my time tryin' to tell you That you're makin' the mistake of your life 'Cos you're so sure that you need to go at any cost, at any price But I'll do it, I'll send you out on your own, with no guarantees I'll do it, but when you wanna come home And you look for love, don't look for me Tell me when did everything start to go wrong And why was I the last one to know You're so good at hiding your feelings, I'm so good at lettin' mine show Well I know how great it feels together, but that just isn't enough 'Cos I need more than your bedside manners, I need someone to love So I'll do it, I guess there's nothin' to say, when it's all been said I'll do it, make sure you want it this way 'Cos when it's done this time, I'll be gone (Instrumental break) I'll do it, I'll send you out on your own, with no guarantees I'll do it, but when you wanna come home And you look for love, don't look for me I'll do it (repeats 8x) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: I WANT OUT Ooh babe you got a hold on me, I can't deny it You locked the door and you swallowed the key and I, and I kept quiet Yeah babe you got a hold on me, I didn't wanna be alone I stayed with you 'cause I really believed that I couldn't make it on my own But I'm gettin' a little bit smarter, gettin' tired of playin' the martyr And I know what you're all about, I want out, I want out Ooh babe your lovin' told on me, I couldn't smile anymore My friends all told me baby can't you see, but I wasn't seein' clear before Now I'm gettin' a little bit smarter, gettin' tired of playin' the martyr 'Cos I know what you're all about, I want out, I want out (Instrumental break) Ooh babe you got a hold on me, I didn't wanna be alone I stayed with you 'cause I really believed that I couldn't make it, I want out Ooh babe you got a hold on me - I want out (repeats 8x) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: TELL IT TO HER I'm the one you put all your stories on She's the one you're keepin' a secret from She believes you, just like I did at the start When you wrapped up my heart and played with my emotions Chorus: Tell it to her, 'cos I don't wanna hear it Tell it to her, I know why she would There's a fool born every minute, when you're in it it feels so good Why don't you tell it to her She don't know the darker side of you She don't know what your love will put her through Your sweet talkin' makes her feel so safe and sure But that won't change what you are, and I'm the one who knows it chorus repeats 2x You're the one who had it all and wanted more But you can't do it to me anymore chorus Why don't you tell it to her, 'cos I don't wanna hear it Tell it to her, I don't wanna hear it Tell it to her, go on and tell it to her Tell it to her - there's a fool born every minute Tell it to her, go on and tell it to her, tell it to her ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: SILENT PARTNER Background voices calling from a distance, see no evil, hear no evil Static on the line of least resistance, don't say nothin' at all Don't say nothin' at all, don't say nothin' at all I'm hangin' on a wire, waitin' on the word, I'm never seen, you're never heard The object of desire is seldom ever clear, I reach for you, but all I hear Are background voices calling from a distance Silent partners listening to the hunch A lover without words is easily deceived, and rumours easily believed The matter of obsession's seldom ever clear, I turn around, you disappear In background voices calling from a distance Silent partners listening to the hunch Silent partners, you know they don't say nothin' at all What about the things we never mentioned, what about the things we never say When we wind up targets of affection, in silence Turning silent, the silent turn away A power more or less is never really sure, exactly what to listen for In secret service to the things they never say, the silent partners fade away To background voices calling from a distance Silent partners listening to the hunch Silent partners, you know they don't say nothin' at all ------------------------------------------------------------------------------