Precious Time

Album: Precious Time (1981)
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  • I don't wanna argue about who is the victim
    'Cause maybe we both got burned
    I don't wanna talk about who is the traitor
    'Cause both of our loyalties turned
    I don't wanna fight about who is the liar
    'Cause there's too many ways to lie
    I don't wanna hear about who is the winner
    'Cause we both know it's a tie
    Cut it out, drop it, count me out, baby stop it
    Life is too short, so why waste precious time
    Life is too short, so why waste precious time

    You were on a liquid diet, you were sure you had to try it
    And you lost all your pounds
    The doctor's on vacation, so you took the medication
    And wound up in lost and found
    So we took a trip to Paris
    'Cause you swore that it would scare us out of our swift decline
    All that I remember 'bout those days in that September
    Is the merci and the wine

    Cut it out, drop it, count me out, baby stop it
    Life is too short, so why waste precious time
    Life is too short, so why waste
    Precious time, precious time, precious time
    Oh, precious time
    Life is too short, so why waste precious time

    You talk on the telephone, long distance to New York or Rome
    Some would say you got it made
    Your home is like a fortress, no one comes in but the florist
    The gardener, and the maid
    You call me on the telephone, you say you feel so alone
    Too tired to get dressed and get out
    First you're happy, then you're sad
    Somehow you always hang up mad
    Excuse me if I shout

    Cut it out, drop it, count me out, baby stop it
    Life is too short, so why waste precious time
    Life is too short, so why waste precious time
    Life is too short, so why waste precious time
    Precious time, precious time, oh precious time
    Life is too short, so why waste precious time Writer/s: BILLY STEINBERG
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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  • Ricardo from Mexico CityGreat performance by Pat Benatar. Great chorus. As always Neil G. plays a great solo. But did he had to look that cheesy on the video ? Haha
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