Aerosmith

Released: April 20, 1993

Songwriter: Joe Perry Steven Tyler

Producer: Bruce Fairbairn

[Intro]
I got a rip in my pants and a hole in my brand new shoes
I got a Margarita nose and a breath full of Mad Dog Booze

[Chorus]
I got the fever, fever, fever, fever

Yeah, they threw me out of jail I tell you it isn’t fair
I tried to kiss the judge from the electrical chair
Yeah we're all here cause we're not all there tonight

The guitar's cranked and the bass man's blown a fuse
And when the whole gang bangs tell me then what's you're excuse?

[Chorus]
We got the fever, fever, fever, fever

Fever gives you lust with an appetite
It hits you like the fangs from a rattlesnake bite
We're all here cause we're not all there tonight!

We can't run away from trouble
There isn’t no place that far
But if we do it right at the speed of light
There's the back seat of my car, caviar

I was feeling so high I forgot what day
Now I'm feeling low down even slow seems way too fast
And now the booze don't work and the drugs ran out of gas

[Chorus]
I got the fever, fever, fever, fever

The buzz that you be getting from the crack don't last
I'd rather be O.D.in' on the crack of her ass
Yeah we're all here 'cause we're not all there tonight

My first time ever lover
We fell asleep out on the lawn
And when I woke up I was all alone
Makin' love to the Crack of Dawn
So yo, I beg your pardon sir
The gangster of love rides again

[Chorus]
I got the fever, fever, fever, fever

Fever may be Hell and a cross to bear
As long as I'm in heaven honey I don't care
You look so good baby look so fine
I tell you you're the image of the perfect crime
You gets so tired holding on so tight
If you think you're going crazy well you may be right
Yeah, we're all here 'cause we're not all there, that's right!

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” Formed in 1970, its founding members are Steven Tyler (vocals, keyboards, harmonica), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), Joe Perry (guitar, vocals) and Brad Whitford (guitar).

The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1973 featuring the single “Dream On,” which remains one of their most popular songs. Their next four albums made them rock stars across the US and Canada, spawning the hits “Sweet Emotion”, “Last Child”, “Walk This Way”, “Back In The Saddle”, “Draw The Line”, and a cover of “Come Together” for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack.

Before the release of their fifth album Draw The Line, the band’s substance abuse began to destroy them. Perry quit after a backstage fight with Tyler in 1979, and Whitfield left two years later. Despite moderate sales, the band’s fifth and sixth albums were considered flops when compared to the band’s past accomplishments. When Perry and Whitfield returned in 1984, their eighth album Done With Mirrors was also deemed unsuccessful despite strong reviews. Doug Herzog (MTV, VH1)

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