Lyric Shock On The Tube (Don t Want Love)

10CC - Shock On The Tube (Don t Want Love)

I was travelling home on the subway
When this vision got on at Maida Vale
And as I casually eyed the classifieds
She sat down next to me
Every head in the carriage was wondering
I replied with a smile on my face
And as I slipped into the arms of Morpheus
To daydream the rest of the way

She was a smooth operator
You could see it in her dress
I said I d like to see you later
But I didn t want to press

I was homing like a scanner
Did a mental strip tease
But she knew that she was special
And she came on like a tease

Don t want love
Just looking for happiness
Don t want love
Not looking for tenderness
Don t want love
Just looking for happiness
Don t want love

She was a headstrong woman
With a demon in her blood
Through the window in her eyes
I saw fire in her soul
And I knew if I pursued it
My fingers would be burned
Like a moth round a candle
I was momentarily stunned

Don t want love
Just looking for happiness
Don t want love
Not looking for tenderness
Don t want love
Just looking for happiness
Don t want love

The carriage was spinning
We were up on the floor
She was whirling like a dervish
I was whirling like a fool
My reactions were dimming
Like an alcoholic haze
I could hear people clapping
I was stumbling in a daze
I was stumbling in a daze
My eyes tried to focus
I was suddenly aware
She was newborn naked
I was altogether bare
There were shouts all around us
There were clothes on the floor
As I tried to find my senses
I was sliding down the door

Down a coal black tunnel
I was slipping away
Then I felt the water hit me
And I heard somebody say
Better get yourself together
This is the end of the line
When I looked for my woman
I d been dreaming all the time

Don t want love
Just looking for happiness
Don t want love
Not looking for tenderness
Don t want love
Just looking for happiness
Don t want love