Music by Christopher Cross and Michael Omartian
You gotta be smart you gotta be cool
You gotta keep a straight face
When you're playin' the fool
You gotta wear a smile
When you're breakin' the rules
You gotta charm that snake now, baby
You gotta be smooth,you gotta be quick
I think it might just help
To be a little bit sick
You know the bite can't cut you
If the skin is thick
You gotta charm that snake now, baby
Hey, we ain't all good lookin'
Ain't no reason to take a good lickin'
The clock on the wall's
Gonna keep on tickin'
Charm that snake now, baby
Don't let go of it
Don't let go
You gotta charm that snake
You gotta charm that snake
One stripe, two stripes
What does it mean
The venom is lethal
But the meat is clean
The best take advantage of you like a machine
You gotta charm that snake now, maybe
Don't let the fingernails
Under the heart
If they get a good grip
They're gonna rip it apart
The first and last kisses
Are the dangerous part
You gotta charm that snake now, maybe
There's a hook in the bait
The first one made a mistake
If you've got what it takes
You better charm that snake
You gotta let it show
You ain't gonna let it go
I'm gonna let 'em know
I'm never gonna let it go
Words by Christopher Cross Music by Christopher Cross and Michael Omartian You gotta be smart you gotta be cool You gotta keep a straight face When you're playin' the fool You gotta wear a smile When you're breakin' the rules You gotta charm that snake now, baby You gotta be smooth,you gotta be quick I think it might just help To be a little bit sick You know the bite can't cut you If the skin is thick You gotta charm that snake now, baby Hey, we ain't all good lookin' Ain't no reason to take a good lickin' The clock on the wall's Gonna keep on tickin' Charm that snake now, baby Don't let go of it Don't let go You gotta charm that snake You gotta charm that snake One stripe, two stripes What does it mean The venom is lethal But the meat is clean The best take advantage of you like a machine You gotta charm that snake now, maybe Don't let the fingernails Under the heart If they get a good grip They're gonna rip it apart The first and last kisses Are the dangerous part You gotta charm that snake now, maybe There's a hook in the bait The first one made a mistake If you've got what it takes You better charm that snake You gotta let it show You ain't gonna let it go I'm gonna let 'em know I'm never gonna let it go Explain Request ×
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