Intro: G# C# G# C# G# C# G# C# G# Thereʼs a hand on a wire that leads to my mouth I can hear you knocking but Iʼm not coming out C# Donʼt want to be a puppet or a ventriloquist G# ʼCause thereʼs no ventilation on a critical list D# C# Fingers creeping up my spine are not mine to resist G# Strict time Chorus: D# Toughen up, toughen up C# Keep your lip buttoned up G# Strict time G# Oh the muscles flex and the fingers curl And a cold sweat breaks out on the sweater girl Strict time C# Oh heʼs all hands, donʼt touch that dial The courting cold wars weekend witch trial G# Strict time D# C# All the boys are straight laced and the girls are frigid G# The talk is two-faced and the rules are rigid ʼcause itʼs strict time Strict time Chorus. G# You talk in hushed tones, I talk in lush tones Try to look Italian through the musical Valium Strict time C# Thinking of grand larceny D# Smoking the everlasting cigarette of chastity Cute assistants staying alive C# G# More like a hand job than the hand jive Strict time Chorus.
