Precious Time-Get Nervous

Pat Benatar Precious Time-Get Nervous Lyrics
1.Anxiety(Get Nervous)


2.Evil Genius

Written:neil geraldo & pat benatar

They were so ecstatic when the letter arrived
A certified genius at the age of five
They planned his future so carefully
He was everything they hoped he'd be
He was a model child, a devoted son
Loved and admired by everyone
He played out every role, a 't.v. hero'
He lived his life in a video fantasy

He was good at school, never failed a grade
They gave him hopes and dreams, and taught him not to hate
He had rules he learned to break for fun
Now he's hidin', 'cause his fingerprints on the gun

Why'd ya' have to do it evil genius?
Was it justified in your mind?
Why'd ya' put us through it evil genius?
Was it justified in your mind anytime you held a grudge?

Was it something said that pushed you over the line?
Your best interests were in our minds
You kept it so well hidden, we never knew
No one ever expected anything like this from you

Why'd ya' have to do it evil genius?
Was it justified in your mind?
Why'd ya' put us through it evil genius?
Was it justified in your mind anytime you held a grudge?

Why'd ya' have to do it evil genius?
Was it justified in your mind?
Why'd ya' put us through it evil genius?
Was it justified in your mind anytime you held a grudge?


3.Fight It Out

Written:neil geraldo & billy steinberg

I heard you say you're feelin' like a change now
Maybe, baby this could be arranged now
But i warn you that no exotic scenery
Will solve your problems or 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 clutch so tightly in your hands
Won't help you sleep at night, won't iron out your plans

You gotta fight it out with your heart
You got to fight it, though it tears you apart
You got to fight it out, my friend
You got to do it for yourself
You got to say when

You ask advice, then 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

You gotta fight it out with your heart
You got to fight it, though it tears you apart
You got to fight it out, my friend
You got to do it for yourself
You got to say when

I can see how much you hurt inside
I know all about the tears you hide

You gotta fight it out with your heart
You got to fight it, though it tears you apart
You got to fight it out, my friend
You gotta fight it out with your heart
You got to fight it, though it tears you apart
You got to fight it out, my friend

You know that the lonely pay a price for love in the end
You know that the lonely pay a price for love in the end
It's always the lonely who pay a price for love in the end


4.Fire And Ice

Written:pat benatar, scott sheets & tom kelly

Ooo, you're givin' me the fever tonight
I don't wanna give in
I'd be playin' with fire
You forget, i've seen you work before
Take 'em straight to the top
Leave 'em cryin' for more
I've seen you burn 'em before
Chorus:

Fire and ice
You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and ice
I wanna give you my love
But you'll just take a little piece of my heart

You'll just tear it apart

Movin' in for the kill tonight
You got every advantage when they put out the lights
It's not so pretty when it fades away
Cause it's just an illusion in this passion play
I've seen you burn 'em before

(chorus)

So you think you got it all figured out
You're an expert in the field, without a doubt
But i know your methods inside and out
And i won't be takin' in by fire and ice

(chorus)

You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and ice
I wanna give you my love
But you'll just take a little piece of my heart

You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and ice

You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and ice


5.Hard To Believe

Written:neil geraldo & myron grombacher

Yesterday's a by-line, words upon a page
Tomorrow is a deadline, sudden and it's strange
Hard to believe
You ever would leave, but you did
Hard to believe
You ever would leave

Nowhere to go, can't sit still
Look for a motive in the time that i kill
Thinking of ways
To fill up my empty days, to fill up my empty days

Hard to believe
U'd leave when i need you
I need you so, it's hard to believe
Hard to believe
You'd leave when i need you
I need you so, it's hard to believe

Love is such a fine line, the finest line i've known
But sorrow is no life line when you're all alone

Hard to believe
You ever would leave, but you did
Hard to believe
You ever would leave

Can't sleep a wink, up all night
The truth hurts, you know it cuts like a knife
Thinking of ways
To fill up my empty life, to fill up my empty life

Hard to believe
You'd leave when i need you
I need you so, it's hard to believe
Hard to believe
You'd leave when i need you
I need you so, it's hard to believe

Hard to believe
You'd leave when i need you
I need you so, it's hard to believe
Hard to believe
You'd leave when i need you
I need you so, it's hard to believe


6.Helter Skelter

When i get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
An' i stop, an' i turn, an' i go for a ride
Til i get to the bottom
An' i see you again
Yeh
Do you, don't you, want me to love you?
I'm comin' down fast, but i'm miles above you
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Come on, tell me the answer
Well, you may be a lover but you ain't no dancer
Lookout

Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter, yeh

Will you, won't you, want me to make you?
I'm comin' down fast
But don't let me break you
Tell me, tell me, tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer

Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Lookout

When i get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
An' i stop, an' i turn, an' i go for a ride
Til i get to the bottom
An' i see you again
Yeh

Do you, don't you, want me to make you?
I'm coming down fast, but don't let me break you
Tell me, tell me, tell me your answer
Well, you may be a lover but you ain't no dancer

Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter

Helter skelter, yeh)


7.I'll Do It

Written:neil geraldo & pat giraldo

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 wasting my time tryin' to tell ya'
That you're making the mistake of your life
Cause 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 guarantee
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 hidin' your feelings
I'm so good at lettin' mine show

Well i know how great it feels together
But that just isn't enough
Cause i need more than your bedside manner
I need someone to love

So, i'll do it
I guess there's nothin' to say, its all been said
I'll do it
Make sure you want it this way, 'cause when it's done this time
I'll be gone

I'll do it
I'll send you out on your own, with no guarantee
I'll do it
But when you wanna come home and you look for love
Don't look for me!

I'll do it
I'll do it
I'll do it
I'll do it
I'll do it


8.It's A Tuff Life

Written:neil geraldo

Isn't it a tuff life?
You race your mercedes through the park after midnight
Hopin' for a few cheap thrills
There's always someone around to lift your spirits up
All along just pumpin' up your attitude
Don't believe a word they say
Cause it's never true
Isn't it a tuff life?
You got a tuff life
If you can't have it, then you don't want it
You don't need no steady job
Well, isn't it a tuff life?
You got a tuff life

You thought you'd move to jamaica
So you packed up your bags and headed south to get an even tan
But, you didn't count on rain

You were 'perfect' for the script
So you bought the best selling novel
Knowing that you couldn't miss
But you never got the part

Isn't it a tuff life?
You got a tuff life
If you can't have it, then you don't want it
You don't need no steady job
Well, isn't it a tuff life?

It don't get any easier
And you know, sometimes it can get pretty ruff

Well, isn't it a tuff life?
You got a tuff life

Isn't it a tuff life?
You got a tuff life
Isn't it a tuff life?
You've got such a tuff life
Isn't it a tuff life?
You got a tuff life
Isn't it a tuff life?
You got such a tuff life)


9.I Want Out

Written:neil geraldo & billy steinberg

Ooh baby, 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 baby, got a hold on me, i didn't want to be alone
I stayed with you 'cause i really believed
That i couldn't make it on my own

But i'm getting 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 baby, your lovin' told on me, i couldn't smile anymore
My friends all told me, baby can't you see?
But i wasn't seeing clear before

Now i'm getting 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 baby, got a hold on me, i didn't want to be alone
I stayed with you 'cause i really believed
That i couldn't make it
I want out!

Ooh baby, got a hold on me
I want out!
Ooh baby, got a hold on me
I want out!
Ooh baby, got a hold on me
I want out!
Ooh baby, got a hold on me
I want out!
Ooh baby, got a hold on me
I want out!
Ooh baby, got a hold on me
I want out!
Ooh baby, got a hold on me
I want out!
Ooh baby, got a hold on me
I want out!


10.Just Like Me

Written:r. dey, r. hart & t. mecher

It's just like me, to say to you
Love me dear, an' i'll be true
And all i want for you to say
Is you'll come home with me each day
You could be my love
That's what i want
Just you, secure and safe from harm
It's just like me, to feel so good
And fall so much, in love with you

It's just like me, it's just like me
I'm not your fool, that's what i'll be
It's just like you, to say goodbye
And leave me all alone to cry

It's just like me, to say to you
Love me dear, an' i'll be true
And all i want for you to say
Is you'll come home with me each day

It's just like me, it's just like me
I'm not your fool, that's what i'll be
It's just like you, to say goodbye
And leave me all alone i cry

It's just like me
It's just like you
It's just like me
It's just like you
It's just like me
It's just like you
It's just like me
It's just like you

It's just like me
It's just like me
It's just like me
It's just like me
It's just like me
It's just like me
It's just like me
It's just like me


11.Little Too Late

Written:alex call

I hear you had a good offer down on third avenue
You tell me that was the reason
For whatcha' put me through, yeah
And now you come collapsin' 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 hurt
And there's nothin' left that i've gotta say
You can cry to me baby
But there's only so much i can take
Ah, it's a little too little
It's a little too late

You say you had a good time
But did ya' think it was for free - yeah
And how much did it get ya', all their flattery
And now you come back, runnin' for protection
You've been bitten by love and stung by rejection
You can't connect
What did you expect?
I'm still gettin' over you

(repeat chorus four times)


12.Looking For A Stranger

Written:franne golde & peter mcian

I had it with the same old routine
I had it with the same old faces, places
Everynight, in my life
I started feeling washed up, washed out
Hung up, wrung out, left to dry out
Everynight
But 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 ya doun'? come here often?'
Where have you been all my life?'
Everynight

But i know
That someday, somewhere
I'll turn around and you'll be there
Ooo.., in my life
Everynight

But 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 looking for a stranger in the night
I need a little danger in my life, tonight


13.Precious Time

I don't want to argue about who is the victim
Cause maybe we both got burned
I don't want to talk about who is the traitor
Cause both of our loyalties turned
I don't want to fight about who is the liar
Cause there's too many ways to lie
I don't want to hear about who is the winner
Cause we both know it's a tie
Cut it out, drop it, count me out - baby stop it
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time

You were on a liquid diet, you were sure you had to try it
And you lost all your pounds
The doctor's on vacation, so you took the medication
And wound up in lost and found
So we took a trip to paris
Cause you swore that it would scare us out of our swift decline
All that i remember 'bout those days in that september
Is the 'merci' and the wine

Cut it out, drop it, count me out - baby stop it
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Life is too short, so why waste
Precious time, precious time, precious time
Oh, precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time

You talk on the telephone, long distance to new york or rome
Some would say you got it made
Your home is like a fortress, no one comes in but the florist
The gardner, and the maid
You call me on the telephone, you say you feel so alone
Too tired to get dressed and get out
First you're happy, then you're sad
Somehow you always hang up mad
Excuse me if i shout

Cut it out, drop it, count me out - baby stop it
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time
Precious time, precious time, oh precious time
Life is too short, so why waste precious time


14.Promises In The Dark

Never again, isn't that what you said?
You've been through this before
An' you swore this time you'd think with your head
No one, would ever have you again
And if takin' was gonna get done
You'd decide where and when
Just when you think you got it down
Your heart securely tied and bound
They whisper, promises in the dark

Armed and ready, you fought love battles in the night
But too many opponents made you weary of the fight
Blinded by passion, you foolishly let someone in
All the warnings went off in your head
Still you had to give in

Just when you think you got it down
Resistance nowhere to be found
They whisper, promises in the dark

But promises, you know what they're for
It sounds so convincing, but you heard it before
Cause talk is cheap and you gotta be sure
And so you put up your guard
And you try to be hard
But your heart says try again

You desperately search for a way to conquer the fear
No line of attack has been planned to fight back the tears
Where brave and restless dreams are both won and lost
On the edge is where it seems it's well worth the cost
Just when you think you got it down
Your heart in pieces on the ground
They whisper, promises in the -- dark


15.Shadows Of The Night

we're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end
You said - oh girl, 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
Ransom my heart, but baby don't look back
Cause we got nobody else

Chorus:

We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

You know that sometimes, it feels like
It's all moving way too fast

(repeat chorus three times)

Use every alibi and words you deny
That love ain't meant to last
You can cry tough baby, it's all right
You can let me down easy, but not tonight

We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, you'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

We're running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it'll be all right
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They'll come true in the end

And now the hands of time are standin' still
Midnight angel, won't you say you will


16.Silent Partner

Written:myron grombacher

Background voices calling from a distance
See no evil, hear no evil)
Static on the line of least resistance
Don't say nothing at all
Don't say nothing at all
Don't say nothing at all
I'm hanging 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 the background voices calling from a distance
Silent partners, listen to the hush

A lover without words is easily deceived
And rumors easily believed
The matter of obsession is seldom ever clear
I turn around, you disappear
In background voices calling from a distance
Silent partners, listen to the hush
Silent partners
You know they don't say nothing at all

What about the things we never mention?
What about the things we never say?
Will we wind up targets of affection?
In silence, turning silent
The silent turn away

A paramour 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, listen to the hush
Silent partners
You know they don't say nothing at all


17.Take It Any Way You Want It

Written:neil geraldo & m. briley

You were the one who made me lose control
Just when i needed to be on my own
You had an answer, but no alibi
You're fellin' sorry 'cause there's no time to lie
So what, you deserve everything that you got
You think i'm gonna be there, but i'm not
So take it any way you want it
Take it any way you please
Take it any way you want it
But i don't think you wanna bother me

Don't bother runnin' through the old routine
Your words are weak and they don't mean a thing
You had your chances and you threw 'em away
You said the 'turnaround' was in fair play
So what, you deserve everything that you got
Ya' think i'm gonna be there, but i'm not

So take it any way you want it
Take it any way you please
Take it any way you want it
But i don't think you wanna bother me

I don't wanna be the one accused
You never thought you'd see the day
It'd come back on you

You hate to say that maybe you were wrong
You want contentment, but ya' can't be that strong
You see the shadow on the window blind
But that shadow will never be mine
So what, you deserve everything that you got
Ya' think i'm gonna be there, but i'm not

So take it any way you want it
Take it any way you please
Take it any way you want it
But i don't think you wanna bother me

Take it any way you want it
Take it any way you please
Take it any way you want it
But i don't think you wanna bother me


18.Tell It To Her

I'm the one you put all your stories on
She's the one, you keep it 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
Cause i don't want to 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)

Cause i don't want to 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

You're the one who had it all and wanted more
But you can't do it to me anymore

(chorus)

Cause i don't want to hear it
Tell it to her
I don't want to 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


19.The Victim

Written:neil geraldo & billy steinberg

You've been set up one too many times
The 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
You've got a burning desire to be the victim
You're bleeding from the soul
You're hurting from the heart
Things you can't be told are gonna tear you apart

Your choice of lovers, never very bright
Your father worried, but even he gave up the fight
You always think their hearts are made of gold
And you're the savior, to coax the warmth out of the cold

You've got a burning desire to be the victim
You're bleeding from the soul
You're hurting from the heart
Things you can't be told are gonna tear you apart
Cause you're the victim

Break the pattern, you've gotta break away
Break the pattern before it gets too late

You've got a burning desire to be the victim
You're bleeding from the soul
You're hurting from the heart
Things you're never told are gonna tear you apart
Cause you're the victim