Lyric discussion by AngstandPassion 

Cover art for Nervous lyrics by Melissa Etheridge

Firstly, I absolutely love this song!

I think the meaning is pretty obvious. Melissa (or just any person singing that song) is getting eyed up by someone else who clearly wants sex--and by the end of the song, they have it. That final verse "Heart pounds, hands wet, mouth dry, I shake, I scream, I cry" makes it clear that they're either having rough sex, or the kind that she's never had or isn't supposed to like. Another girl, maybe?

Anyway, I think the song as whole is just about one person getting all ruffled up and riled (in a good way) about another.

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