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