This tune was originally released by the Australian rock band, The Divinyls, in 1996 (under the name Human on the Inside).
It was written by Mark McEntee and Shelly Peiken.
The Pretenders made a chart hit out of it in 1999.
It appeared on the album viva El Amor!.
I play a good game
But not as good as you
I can be a little cold
But you can be so cruel
I'm not made of brick
I'm not made of stone
But I had you fooled enough to take me on
If love was a war
It's you who has won
While I was confessing it
You held your tongue
Now the damage is done
Well there's blood in these veins
And I cry when in pain
I'm only human on the inside
And if looks could deceive
Make it hard to believe
I'm only human on the inside
I thought you'd come through
I thought you'd come clean
You were the best thing, I should never have seen
But you go to extremes
You push me too far
Then you keep going til you break my heart
Yeah, you break my heart
See I bleed and I bruise
Oh, but what's it to you
I'm only human on the inside
And if looks could deceive
Make it hard to believe
I'm only human on the inside
I crash and I burn
Maybe someday you'll learn
I'm only human on the inside
I stumble I fall
Baby, under it all
I'm only human on the inside
Human was written by Shelly Peiken & Mark McEntee.
Human was produced by Stephen Hague.
Pretenders released Human on Sun May 16 1999.