Nervous tension, man's invention
It's the biggest k**er 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 k**
And that will be a tragedy Valium helps you for a while
But somehow Valium 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 We oh we oh
Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah
Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah It sure beats Quaaludes
It sure beats c**aine
Even Freud recommends it
Cause it relieves the strain Altogether now
Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah
Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah 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
We oh we oh Oh c'mon, kick the cat
Oh oh oh oh it's the state of the national health
Oh oh oh oh 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 k**er that's around Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah
Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah Valium helps you for a while
But somehow Valium seems to bring me down
There's no pill I can recommend where side effects
Aren't guaranteed to send you round the bend I say I say
Oh oh oh oh it's good for your health
Keeps you together, it's the state of the national health
Oh oh oh oh blame it on the national health
Oh oh oh oh it's the state of the national health
Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah