Nervous tension, man's invention   Is the biggest killer that's around today   Let the tension out or it will build and build inside   And strike you down some day      Nervous tension, man's invention   Is the biggest waste of human energy   Let the tension out, or it will surely kill   And that will be a tragedy      Valium helps you for a while   But somehow Valium always seems to bring me down   There's no pill I can recommend where side effects   Aren't guaranteed to send you round the bend      You gotta let out the tension   With a little bit of exercise   Loosen up your muscles   And feel the knots in your body untie      It sure beats Quaaludes   It sure beats cocaine   Even Freud recommends it   'Cause it relieves the strain, altogether now      Some people say it sends you deaf   Some people say it sends you blind   Some people say it makes you old   Some people say it blows your mind, but I say      If it's good for your health   It's good for your mind   If it keeps you together   It's really all right      Oh c'mon, kick the cat   It's the state of the national health   Blame it on the national health      Nervous tension, nervous tension, nervous tension   Nervous tension, nervous tension, nervous tension   Nervous tension, man's invention   Is the biggest killer that's around      Blame it on the national health   It's the state of the national health      Valium helps you for a while   But somehow Valium always seems to bring me down   There's no pill I can recommend where side effects   Aren't guaranteed to drive you round the bend      I say, I say that it's good for your health   Keeps you together, it's gonna save the national health   Blame it on the national health   It's the state of the national health