First track on The Pretenders debut album (Pretenders). This hard driving rock song gets the album started; putting the themes of sex, angst and independence out there right away.
I like the way you cross the street 'cause you're precious
Moving through the Cleveland heat, how precious
You're taking nights and all the kicks, you're so precious
But you know I was shittin' bricks 'cause I'm precious
You made me wanna
Made me wanna
You made me make it
Oh, you're so mean
East 55th and Euclid Avenue was real precious
Hotel Sterling coming into view, how precious
It's a pity that you bruised my hip 'cause I'm precious
You shouldn't let your manners slip, you're too precious
You made me wanna
Made me wanna
Made me make it
Oh, so mean
Oh, we went around and round and round and round the shoreway
Oh, we was a duet, duet, duet, duet, do it on the pavement
Oh, maybe, maybe I'm gonna have a baby
Oh, we was a duet, oh, we do it all night
I was feeling kind of ethereal 'cause I'm (Precious)
I had my eye on your imperial, you're so (Precious)
Now Howard the Duck and Mister Stress both stayed (Precious)
Trapped in a world that they never made
But not me, baby, I'm too precious, I had to fuck off
You made me wanna
You made me wanna
You made me make it
Oh, you're so mean
Precious was written by Chrissie Hynde.
Precious was produced by Chris Thomas.
Pretenders released Precious on Mon Jan 07 1980.