Human Touch

Rick Springfield

Everybody's talking to computers, they're all dancing to a
Drum machine
I know I'm living on the outside
Scared of getting caught between
I'm so cool and calculated alone in the modern world -
Uh huh

But Sally has a hard time holding back
The alley to her heart is a beaten track
She's got the love monkey riding on her back
You want love I got it, come on girl

We all need the human touch
We all need the human touch
I need it, the human touch
We all need the human touch
We all need it, and I need it too!

You know, I got my walls, Sally calls them prison cells
Sometimes I need protection, I've got the chains
I got the warning bells
I sit so snug and isolated alone in the modern world -
Uh huh

But Sally has a hard time holding back
The alley to her heart is a beaten track
She's never out of love, yeah she's got the knack
You've got love I want it, come on girl

We all need the human touch
We all need the human touch
I need it the human touch
We all need the human touch
We all need it, and I need it too!

Human touch
Human touch
Human touch
Human touch

I'm so scared and isolated in the modern world

We all need
We all need the human touch
We all need the human touch
We all need the human touch
I need it the human touch
We all need the human touch
I need it the human touch
We all need it, and I need it too!

Human touch

Human touch
Human touch
Human touch
Human touch


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    I used to call Rick Springfield "The Genius" because he played generic rock with real feeling. Like the song says, its about feeling scared and isolated in the modern world.

    DarkPooon May 12, 2006   Link
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    I love this song. :) Who doesn't need a human touch?

    emuInAmuumuuon July 04, 2012   Link

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