Dr. Bon Jovi, report to emergency
You can read it in the papers
In some places it comes in thirty-two flavors
But you wouldn't tell no one
Your favorite if you could
From the White House to the alleys
From the President down to Long Tall Sally
Can't live with it but you'll die without it yes you would
Senorita's in the kitchen she's a fistful of dynamite
You call 911 but you can't stop the fun tonight, it's alright

You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease

Where you look you can find it
Try to run but you're always behind it
So you play hide and seek like a blind kid
Until you're caught yeah you're caught
So you'll say that you had some
But they took it and held it for ransom
Were they tall, dark, skinny or handsome you won't talk
So you telephone your doctor just to see what pill to take
You know there's no prescription
Going to wipe this one away

You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease
Love is a social disease
Let the boy show you babe

She's full of high grade octane
She could run the bullet train on 38 Double D's
Now you know for sure, she know the cure
To make a blind man see

You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee, yeah
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease

You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease baby
Love is a social disease
Nothing a shot can't cure!


Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae

Social Disease Lyrics as written by Jon Bon Jovi Richard Sambora

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    The song is purely about sex. I love the line Now you know for sure, you know the cure To make a blind man see Think about it!

    antmannon June 11, 2003   Link
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    Yeah, I agree.

    It's a great song :D

    Roses and Revolverson March 24, 2006   Link

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