Blondie

I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No

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I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No Lyrics

You got ants in your pants
I don't understand
I don't trust a blink of your eyes
You're a viper and love's your keeper
You said something profane and went for a vein
But in spite of your "delicate touch"
I should have known as much, another bleeder
I didn't have the nerve to say no
I didn't have the nerve to say no
You caught me surprised and my will resigned
Torture the minds of them all
You're a brain drain you'd better beat it
I'm following lines
The blind leads the blind
So hang me or grant me a stay
You better cut me loose or hand me a noose
I didn't have the nerve to say no
I didn't have the nerve to say no
No, no, no, no
(Repeat)
You said something profane and went for a vein
But in spite of your "delicate touch"
I should have known as much, another bleeder
There's no end to the problem of a bad situation
Complication
No, no, no, no, ah
There's no end to the problem and frustration
I need a vacation
No no no no ah
And I know I couldn't
And I know that I couldn't say no

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spliphstar On Apr 15, 2002

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2002-04-15 11:58:48

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by labhead

13y ago

A 'viper' is old Harlem slang for a pot smoker.

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by Jeffro2

5y ago

This song is about a female on her period whose male partner wants to have sex. The “viper” is a double entendre for a dangerous animal and a male sexual organ.

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by an_gealt 4y ago

@Jeffro2 a bleeder is a sympathetic person.

by an_gealt 4y ago

@Jeffro2 a bleeder is an empathetic person.

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