Shock To The System Lyrics

released on CD singles Leave Virginia Alone, 1995 (USA) and on You're The Star, 1995 (Europe)
(Rod Stewart/Andy Taylor)

Well she came from the motor city 
From a clean white neighbor hood 
She had a degree in social science 
She came out here to Hollywood

She's a six foot sultry beauty
With an eye for polynisian art
In a short shirt and Doctor Martens
She could kick start a dead mans heart

It's not what she say 
It's all in her sway 
Shes a Shock to the system

It's not how she talk
It's all in her walk 
It's a shock to the system

Shes a rough cut sacred diamond
In a sea of mediocre style
She just wants the pro shot body 
She may be crazy but shes no wild child

She have the old folks out on Sundays
Plays piano in a rock and blues band
She don't drink, smoke, dope or do cocaine
But she parties hard all the same

It's not what she say 
Its all in her sway 
Shes a shock to the system

It's not how she talk 
It's all in her walk
She's a shock to the system

Oh yea
Shock me baby 
Shock me baby

As I was walking home one night 
In the streets that never sleep
In that sub terrainian part of town
Where love is never found
On a billboard on the topless place
I noticed her pretty face
It said appearing here twice nightly
(...........)

Well she had a whole lot of money
And went back home to Michigan
She had maximized her potential 
But didn't scandilaze the family name
 
It's not what she say 
It's all in her sway 
It's a shock to the system

It's not how she talk 
It's all in her walk
She's a shock to the system

It's not what she say 
It's all in her sway 
It's a shock to the system

It's not how she talk 
It's all in her walk
It's a shock to the system