Lyrics: D. Hall, J. Oates, S. Allen
Music: D. Hall
I've gotta lotta nerve-a
Gotta Lotta do do do
You got, you got it, Gotta Lotta Nerve ah
You, you, you Gotta Lotta nerve-a
Oh no, stop bitching indiscretion
You're such an A-1 lover, since when are you perfection
Never true blue to me, so why are you getting nasty
Well, it's lucky for you that I'm gonna keep dancing
Oh, I know
        Everyone you know is perfect perfect
        Everything you do is perfect perfect
        Everywhere you go is perfect perfect
        So on so on
But you gotta lotta nerve (gotta lotta) when you talk about love
If you gotta lotta nerve (perfect nerve-a) we can talk about love
Oh, you've gotta lotta nerve-a (gotta lotta) to be talking about love
Yeah, you gotta lotta nerve (perfect nerve) 'til we talk about love
Oh yeah yeah (do do wah) yeah yeah you gotta lotta I say
Listen to you ... oh your roots will be showing
Better watch what you say and do
Or your cool you'll be blowing
We're talking 16 tons of nerve-a
We're talking 16 tons of
We're talking 16 tons of nerve-a
We're talking perfect nerve
Everyone you know is perfect perfect
Everywhere you go is perfect perfect
Everything you do is perfect perfect
So on so on
     Yeah, you gotta lotta nerve (gotta lotta)
     When you talk about love
     If you gotta lotta nerve (perfect love)
     We can talk about love
     We can talk about love (talk about love)
     We can talk about love (talk about love)
     We should be talking about ---
     Everyone you know is perfect (perfect)
     Everything you do is perfect (perfect)
     Everywhere you go is perfect (perfect)
     So on so on
     Everyone you know (perfect)
     Everything you do (perfect)
     Everywhere you go (perfect)
     So on and so on so on
     You gotta lotta nerve (gotta lotta)
     To be talking about love (talk about love)
     I said you gotta lotta nerve (perfect perfect)
     To be talking about love
     You've gotta a perfect nerve (gotta lotta)
     I said you gotta lotta nerve (talk about love)
     A perfect nerve-a (perfect perfect)
     I said you gotta lotta nerve
     Say everything you do (gotta lotta)
     Oh everywhere you go (talk about love)
     And everyone you know (perfect perfect)
     Everywhere you go
     Yeah you gotta lotta nerve (gotta lotta)
     I said you gotta lot ha (talk about love)
     I said you gotta lotta nerve (perfect perfect)
     I said you gotta lotta, I said you gotta lotta