Janis Ian Nervous (Live) Lyrics:
[Guitar solo intro then "sing-song" recitation.]

I was walkin' down the street,
When I heard CNN
Through the window of a bar,
And I thought, "Here we go again."
So I stood there with the crowd,
And I watched the world go by,
While everyone around me,
Kept on glancing at the sky.
It made me nervous.

So, I went back to my house,
I got down on my knees.
It was quiet as a mouse,
When he spies a chunk of cheese.
And I said, "Lord won't you help me?
'Cause I cannot see the light."
Then I thought about the bomb,
And I closed my curtains tight.
It made me nervous.

It's a complicated world,
And it's a little too much.
I'm a complicated girl,
But I've lost my touch.
And I don't know what to do,
I don't know where to turn.
I walk around in circles,
And I wish I was a germ.

'Cause if I was a germ,
I would never be scared.
I could hide in someone's finger,
Or a little piece of hair.
I could give 'em all the clap,
I could kill them in their sleep.
Nobody'd fight back,
And they wouldn't know it was me,
They make me nervous.

[Laughter & clapping.]

I'm nervous for the president,
And for the FBI.
I'm nervous for the government,
And I don’t want to fly.
I'm nervous 'bout the Arabs,
When I look up at the sky.
And I think I'm being hijacked,
If you look me in the eye.
I'm really nervous.

I don't wanna revolution,
I don't wanna fight a war.
I don't wanna think about it,
Or be nervous anymore.
So I'm goin' back to bed,
With a dirty magazine.
And I'm hopin' when I wake up,
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It'll turn out to be a dream.

So, if you're feelin' nervous,
You can come on to my place.
We can drink a glass of wine,
And pretend we're on a date.
We can sing Kumbaya,
By the light of my TV.
We can move to Dakota,
It's all the same to me.

[Smattering of laughter & clapping.]

It'll be all right,
It'll be okay.
We will all survive,
To face another day.
But for tonight,
I'll tell you, my dears,
That I'm just a little nervous,
But I'm very glad you're here.

[Clapping, whisting.]

[This song has only been recorded once, live, in New York City, July 16,
2001. The following verses were written but do not appear on the
recording:]

I think I'll throw a party,
For the end of the world.
And I'll wear a formal cocktail dress,
And my grandma's pearls.
And we'll talk about the theater,
And the movies and pretend
That we never saw a thing on CNN
To make us nervous.

I been nervous about love.
Should I go or should I wait?
If I tell you that I want you,
Will you say I came too late?
I'm nervous that my nerves,
Aren’t ready for my fate.
I'm worried that my worrying,
Is too much and much too late.
I'm really nervous.

I am nervous about time.
Does it start or does it end?
If we mess up evolution,
Do we get to try again?
And if I was a potato,
Could I see you in the dark,
Underground where I'll be,
If they light the final spark?
I'm nervous.

I'm nervous in the morning,
And I'm nervous late at night.
And I want to be alone,
But I don't want you out of sight.
And I don't know what to do,
And I don't know where to turn.
I just walk around in circles,
And I wish I was a germ.


[NERVOUS (LIVE)]
[Written by: Janis Ian
Performed by: Janis Ian-July 16, 2001
Appears on: Last Cuts 1-2001 [1] .]
[1] Transcribed from the track on this album.
Copyright © Janis Ian/her co-writer(s) if any/their publisher(s).
All rights reserved.]
Lyrics: Nervous (Live), Janis Ian [end]