White knuckles came down to put the frighteners on    I believe she's the one that he's got his heart set on    It doesn't matter if your face doesn't fit    There's no charge for changing it    Oooh ooh    What are you doing    You see right through him    You don't have to take it when he gets cruel       Chorus:    White knuckles on black and blue skin    (1,4) You don't have to take it so you just give in    (2,3) He didn't mean to hit her but she kept laughing    White knuckles sweatin' on the headboard    He never found out what the kisser was for       Losing face with the boys while she's whispering in his ear    They never found out why they called it laughing gear    Maybe they weren't loved when they were young    Maybe they should be hung by their tongues       Oooh ooh    Under the blankets with the body jerk    He needs her like the axe needs the turkey    Making a mockery of his fancy footwork       Chorus       There's always someone new to toy    with when the penny drops in the slot    Now it's all petty crime on the news at nine    But it's all she's got    Love on the never never dreams don't come cheap    I don't close my eyes when I go to sleep       Oooh ooh    It gets right under your skin    It makes you as miserable as sin but    you don't have to take it so you just give in       Chorus       Why don't you come round anymore    Mama said    He's using you    Sister said    I told you so too    When he goes through your head    You took him to be true