I Didn't Have The Nerve To Say No

Blondie · Plastic Letters [1977]

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



I didn't have the nerve to say no

I didn't have the nerve to say no



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