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INFO

length (album version): 2:50
written by: Deborah Harry & Jimmy Destri

FEATURED ON

Plastic Letters [album] (1977)

X-Offenders [live album] (1995)

Denis [single] (1978)

REMIXES & OTHER VERSIONS

[no official remixes available]

I DIDN'T HAVE THE NERVE TO SAY NO

You got ants in your pants I don't understand I don't trust the flick of your eyes you're a viper and love's a fever you said something profane and went for a vein but in spite of your delicate touch I should have known as much I'm a 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 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

COMMENTS

quoted from the book 'Deborah Harry: Platinum Blonde - A Portrait By Cathay Che' - 1999

question: How about 'I Didn't Have The Nerve To Say No?'
answer: Well, that's a problem I relate to. I think I even wrote that one? [Hums a few notes] I can't remember how they all go. But it's all self-contained in the title. A lot of people can't say no and it gets them into really bad spots. There's this friend of mine who can't say no and she constantly lets people down. You ask her for something and get involved in this whole process of getting something done and - it doesn't happen. But she can't do it, she can't just say, No!