Released: October 31, 1966
Songwriter: Mort Shuman Doc Pomus
Producer: George Stoll
[Verse 1]
Look out now, I'm running wild
There ain't no holding back this child
I guess you'd say I'm a son of a gun
Living just for a life of fun
[Break]
Here's the secret of my success
Never say yes, no, no, never say yes
[Verse 2]
Life has taught me one big lesson
Always keep the girl's guessing
Tell them that you love them so
You hate to leave but you got to go
[Break]
[Pre-Chorus]
It's the oldest game in the world
And you got to know how to play it
Tell her yes in so many ways
But never ever say it
[Chorus]
And that's how I keep going on
Here today, tomorrow gone
That's the kind of life for me
Being free like I want to be
[Break]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
Now that's how I keep going on
Here today, tomorrow gone
And that's the kind of life for me
Being free like I want to be
[Outro]
Here's the secret of my success
Never say yes, no, no, never say yes
No, no, never say yes
Look out now, I'm running wild
There ain't no holding back this child
I guess you'd say I'm a son of a gun
Living just for a life of fun
[Break]
Here's the secret of my success
Never say yes, no, no, never say yes
[Verse 2]
Life has taught me one big lesson
Always keep the girl's guessing
Tell them that you love them so
You hate to leave but you got to go
[Break]
[Pre-Chorus]
It's the oldest game in the world
And you got to know how to play it
Tell her yes in so many ways
But never ever say it
[Chorus]
And that's how I keep going on
Here today, tomorrow gone
That's the kind of life for me
Being free like I want to be
[Break]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
Now that's how I keep going on
Here today, tomorrow gone
And that's the kind of life for me
Being free like I want to be
[Outro]
Here's the secret of my success
Never say yes, no, no, never say yes
No, no, never say yes
- Spinout (1966)
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- Jailhouse Rock
- Love Me Tender
- Hound Dog
- Suspicious Minds
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- Unchained Melody
- In the Ghetto
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Don’t Be Cruel
- Blue Christmas
- Burning Love
- I Can’t Stop Loving You
- Stuck on You
- Always On My Mind
- If I Can Dream
- (You’re The) Devil In Disguise
- My Way
- An American Trilogy
- All Shook Up
- A Little Less Conversation
- Love Me
- It’s Now Or Never