Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Album: Twice Shy (1989)
Charted: 83 5
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  • Well the times are gettin' hard for you little girl
    I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world
    You can't remember when you got your last meal
    And you don't know just how a woman feels

    You didn't know what rock and roll was
    Until you met my drummer on a Grey tour bus
    I got there in the nick of time
    Before he got his hands across your state line, yeah

    Now it's the middle of the night on the open road
    The heater don't work and it's oh so cold
    You're lookin' tired, you're lookin' kinda beat
    The rhythm of the street sure knocks you off your feet

    You didn't know how rock and roll looked
    Until you caught your sister with the guys from the group
    Halfway home in the parking lot
    By the look in her eye she was givin' what she got

    I said my, my, my, I'm once bitten twice, shy babe
    My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice shy baby
    My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice shy baby

    Oh, woman you're a mess, gonna die in your sleep
    There's blood on my amp and my Les Paul's beat
    Can't keep you home, you're messin' around
    My best friend told me you're the best lick in town

    You didn't know that rock and roll burned
    So you bought a candle and you lived and you learned
    You got the rhythm, you got the speed
    Mama's little baby likes it short and sweet

    I said my, my, my, I'm once bitten twice, shy babe
    My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice shy baby
    My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice shy baby

    Alright!

    I didn't know you had a rock and roll record
    Until I saw your picture on another guy's jacket
    You told me I was the only one
    But look at you now, it's as dark as it's gone

    I said my, my, my, I'm once bitten twice, shy babe
    My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice shy baby
    My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice shy baby
    I said my, my, my, I'm once bitten twice, shy babe
    My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice shy baby Writer/s: Ian Hunter
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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