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The Right Stuff Lyrics
Got your money on the table
The devil in your eye
Who is that woman
with the crooked smile?
You got to go with what you feel
A little loving is a dangerous thing
Black is the ocean
a burning sky
Her nature's wild
It's hard to beat
the right stuff
It's mountain high
river deep
right stuff
Got your pearls on a string
And your skin's so bare
Over your shoulder
there's a world out there
You got the nerve
you gonna win
Boy you're playing with a dangerous thing
Her nature's wild
Hard to beat
The right stuff
It's mountain high
River deep
Right stuff
[badoop badoop bappa]
So it goes without saying
She's the queen of the nile
Lyin' woman with the crooked smile
You got the nerve
who's gonna win?
Boy you're playing with a dangerous thing
Her nature's wild
Hard to beat
The right stuff
It's mountain high
River deep
The right stuff
Oh no, no
Oh no
When I held her the feeling's right
When I held her tonight
Send me the woman on a bended knee
Emerald eyes in desert heat
She's mountain high
river deep
the right stuff
Oh wo ohwo right stuff
Oh wo ohwo right stuff
Oh wo ohwo right stuff
No oh oh
Send me the woman to fight for me
nature's wild
hard to beat
She's mountain high
river deep
the right stuff
Oh woh wo right stuff
Oh woh wo right stuff
Oh woh wo right stuff
Oh woh wo right stuff
The devil in your eye
Who is that woman
with the crooked smile?
You got to go with what you feel
A little loving is a dangerous thing
a burning sky
It's hard to beat
the right stuff
river deep
right stuff
And your skin's so bare
Over your shoulder
there's a world out there
You got the nerve
you gonna win
Boy you're playing with a dangerous thing
Hard to beat
The right stuff
River deep
Right stuff
She's the queen of the nile
Lyin' woman with the crooked smile
who's gonna win?
Boy you're playing with a dangerous thing
Hard to beat
The right stuff
River deep
The right stuff
Oh no
When I held her tonight
Emerald eyes in desert heat
She's mountain high
river deep
the right stuff
Oh wo ohwo right stuff
Oh wo ohwo right stuff
No oh oh
nature's wild
hard to beat
She's mountain high
river deep
the right stuff
Oh woh wo right stuff
Oh woh wo right stuff
Oh woh wo right stuff
Love this song! Can't believe that I am the first one to comment! Wish it were available on iTunes.
Here's a second comment then! I think Ferry is one of the most underrated lyricists, perhaps because he's too subtle, like a poet. I've noticed that every one of his solo non-cover albums has one reference to literature or film eg The Chosen One appears to be about DH Lawrence, and others like Alphaville, The 39 Steps and this one are more obvious. Here he's not referring directly to the book or movie but tapping into their essence, the need and courage to take risks; there it was relating to space travel, here to love. That's my take anyway.