UP THE NECK As recorded by the Pretenders (From the 1979 Album PRETENDERS) [Intro] [Verse 1] Anger and lust My senses running amok Bewildered and deluded Have I been hit by a truck? When my tongue lay inside his lip Felt like the time in the womb But I woke up with a headache that split my skull Alone in the room [Chorus] I got down on the floor with my head pressed between my knees Under the bed with my teeth sunk into my own flesh I said "Baby oh sweetheart" [Interlude] [Verse 2] Lust turns to anger A kiss to a slug Something was sticky On your shag rug look at the tile I remember the way he groaned And moved with an animal skill I rubbed my face in the sweat that ran down his chest It was all very run of the mill [Chorus] But I noticed his scent started to change somehow His face went berserk and the veins bulged on his brow I said "Baby oh sweetheart" [Interlude] [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Bondage to lust Abuse of facility Blackmailed emotions confuse The demon and devotee I was sure his intentions were sweet And that mine was as well But a wish is a shot in the dark When your coin’s down the well [Chorus] I got out in the hall with my teeth in my head Up to my neck and I said said said "Dead" I said "Baby oh sweetheart" [Outro]