Songwriter: Michael Hutchence Andrew Farriss

Producer: INXS Mark Opitz

There are river's running
Just for you and me
In the darkest hours
Choices made to be
I choose to pull my punches
Don't you test my conscience
You'll see
You'll see

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for

Got a way of getting
What I want to see
When you know I'm winning
You'll get over me
All the trash your thinking
Don't you feel it sinking
You'll see
You'll see

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for

All the bitter fighting
Makes no sense to me
Were only talking circles
Loosing sympathy
No time like the future
Make signs cause I need ya

There are river's running
Just for you and me
In the darkest hours
Choices made to be
I choose to pull my punches
Don't you test my conscience
You'll see
You'll see

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for

Cut your teeth and make your peace
That's what you asked for
[repeat to end]

INXS

INXS was originally formed in 1977 in Sydney, Australia as the Farriss Brothers. The lineup included the three Farris brothers: Andrew

(songwriter/keyboards); Tim (guitar); and Jon (drums), along with Michael Hutchence (lead vocals/songwriter); Kirk Pengilly (guitar/saxophone) and Garry Gary Beers (bass). They began gaining popularity playing in pubs before moving on to support other local Australian bands, including Midnight Oil.

In 1979, they changed their name to INXS and released their first single “Simple Simon” in 1980. They went on to release their debut self-titled album INXS in 1980, closely followed by their second album, Underneath the Colours, in 1981. Neither album gained much attention outside of Australia, however, in July of 1982 INXS released their single “The One Thing” ahead of their next studio album. The song began to climb the U.S. and international charts, thanks in part to music video’s heavy rotation on MTV.