Shock on the Tube Dont Want Love by 10cc Lyrics

[Intro]
I was traveling home on the subway
When this vision got on at Maida Vale
And as I casually eyed the classifieds
She sat down next to me
Every head in the carriage was wondering
I replied with a smile on my face
And as I slipped into the arms of Morpheus
To daydream the rest of the way

[Verse 1]
She was a smooth operator
You could see it in her dress
I said I'd like to see you later
But I didn't want to press
I was homing like a scanner
Did a mental striptease
But she knew that she was special
And she came on like a tease

[Chorus]
Don't want love
(Just looking for happiness)
Don't want love
(Not looking for tenderness)
Don't want love
(Just looking for happiness)
Don't want love
[Verse 2]
She was a headstrong woman
With a demon in her blood
Through the window in her eyes
I saw fire in her soul
And I knew if I pursued it
My fingers would be burned
Like a moth 'round a candle
I was momentarily stunned

[Chorus]
Don't want love
(Just looking for happiness)
Don't want love
(Not looking for tenderness)
Don't want love
(Just looking for happiness)
Don't want love

[Verse 3]
The carriage was spinning
We were up on the floor
She was whirling like a dervish
I was whirling like a fool
My reactions were dimming
Like an alcoholic haze
I could hear people clapping
I was stumbling in a daze
I was stumbling in a daze
[Instrumental break/guitar solo]

[Verse 4]
My eyes tried to focus
I was suddenly aware
She was newborn naked
I was altogether bare
There were shouts all around us
There were clothes on the floor
As I tried to find my senses
I was sliding down the door

[Verse 5]
Down a coal-black tunnel
I was slipping away
Then I felt the water hit me
And I heard somebody say
Better get yourself together
This is the end of the line
When I looked for my woman
I'd been dreaming all the time

[Chorus]
Don't want love
(Just looking for happiness)
Don't want love
(Not looking for tenderness)
Don't want love
(Just looking for happiness)
Don't want love