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Wearing And Tearing Lyrics - Led Zeppelin



It starts out like a murmur
Then it grows like thunder
Until it bursts inside of you
Try to hold it steady
Wait until you're ready
Any second now will do
Throw the door wide open
Not a word is spoken
Anything that you want to do
 
Ya know, ya know, ya know...
 
Don't you feel the same way?
Don't you feel the same way?
But you don't know what to do
No time for hesitatin'
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is move
They say you're feeling blue, well
I just found a cure
It's a thing you gotta do, yeah
 
Ya know, ya know, ya know...
 
Now listen:
You say your body's aching?
I know that it's aching
Chill bumps come up on you
Yeah, the funny fool
I love the funny fool
?Just like foolin' after school?
And then you ask for mediciation
Who cares for medication
When you've worn away the cure
 
Ya know, ya know, ya know...
 
Go back to the country
Yeah, go back to the country
Feel a change is good for you
When you keep convincin'
Ah, don't keep convincin'
What's that creeping up behind a you?
It's just an old friend
It's just an old friend
And what's that he's got for you?
 
Ya know, ya know, ya know...
 
Do your dance do your dance do your dance
Oooooh, medication
Medication!
Medication!

This was supposed to be released as a single to coincide with their 1979 tour, but it was delayed because of production problems. As pointed out in the book Hammer of the Gods, Robert Plant wanted this released as a single but Jimmy Page didn't, which also contributed to the delay. (thanks, Adrian - Wilmington, DE)
John Bonham died before this could be released. It was included on Coda, an album of unreleased tracks.
They planned to release this under the name of a fake band so it would not be judged as a Zeppelin song and could compete against the popular Punk bands.
Led Zeppelin never performed this live, but in 1990, Page and Plant played it at the Knebworth Festival in England.

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