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