Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
I'm sick and tired of the damn TV
I'm gonna make my own movie
I want to star in a late night show
And all I need is my video
(Shock me) make it electric
(Shock me) make it last
Curtain up let the camera roll
It's automatic it's in control
Got no script baby, ain't no lines
Just me and you and a real good time
Oh (shock me) make it electric
(Shock me) make I'll it last
(Shock me) gimme thunder 'n' lightning
(Shock me) whoa babe I need it fast
'Cause all I want is some action
Action, action, not words
Gimme action, action, action not words
C'mon and shock me
Let the cameras roll
I'll be the hero, you be the star
With your wine and your caviar
No audition, a starring roll
I'll be your Bogart 'n' you be Monroe, yeah
(Shock me) make it electric
(Shock me) whoa bump and grind
(Shock me) make a night to remember
(Shock me) do it one more time
So cut me in on the action
Lights, camera, sound, I need action
Action, action,
Gimme action, action, action not words
Let the camera roll (action, action)
Action, not words
I need a little action, action, action, action, action not words
Well, shake a little piece of your
Action, action, action, action not words
Come on, talk to me with your body
Action
I'm gonna make my own movie
I want to star in a late night show
And all I need is my video
(Shock me) make it electric
(Shock me) make it last
Curtain up let the camera roll
It's automatic it's in control
Got no script baby, ain't no lines
Just me and you and a real good time
Oh (shock me) make it electric
(Shock me) make I'll it last
(Shock me) gimme thunder 'n' lightning
(Shock me) whoa babe I need it fast
'Cause all I want is some action
Action, action, not words
Gimme action, action, action not words
C'mon and shock me
Let the cameras roll
I'll be the hero, you be the star
With your wine and your caviar
No audition, a starring roll
I'll be your Bogart 'n' you be Monroe, yeah
(Shock me) make it electric
(Shock me) whoa bump and grind
(Shock me) make a night to remember
(Shock me) do it one more time
So cut me in on the action
Lights, camera, sound, I need action
Action, action,
Gimme action, action, action not words
Let the camera roll (action, action)
Action, not words
I need a little action, action, action, action, action not words
Well, shake a little piece of your
Action, action, action, action not words
Come on, talk to me with your body
Action
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Action! Not Words Lyrics as written by Stephen Maynard Clark Robert John Lange
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