Released: October 22, 1990
Songwriter: Neil Tennant Chris Lowe
Producer: Pet Shop Boys Harold Faltermeyer
[Verse 1]
A nervous boy in several ways
I never knew the world could operate this way
I was nervous when we stopped to speak
And the world came crashing around my feet
[Chorus]
We don't talk of love, we're much too shy
But nervously we wonder when and why
[Verse 2]
A nervous boy, in spite of which
I never thought I could tremble as much as this
Your flashing eyes and sudden smiles
Are never quite at ease, and neither am I
[Chorus]
Oh, we'll talk about it all some night
But nervously we never get it
[Post-Chorus]
Right from the start I approved of you
Right from the moment you turned to face me
[Verse 3]
A nervous boy from another town
With a nervous laugh and a concentrated frown
I spoke too fast with watchful eyes
Of a recent past and some nostalgic surprise
[Chorus]
We don't talk of love, we're much too shy
But nervously we wonder when and...
[Post-Chorus]
Smile knowing why I approved of you
Right from the moment you turned to face me, a nervous boy
A nervous boy in several ways
I never knew the world could operate this way
I was nervous when we stopped to speak
And the world came crashing around my feet
[Chorus]
We don't talk of love, we're much too shy
But nervously we wonder when and why
[Verse 2]
A nervous boy, in spite of which
I never thought I could tremble as much as this
Your flashing eyes and sudden smiles
Are never quite at ease, and neither am I
[Chorus]
Oh, we'll talk about it all some night
But nervously we never get it
[Post-Chorus]
Right from the start I approved of you
Right from the moment you turned to face me
[Verse 3]
A nervous boy from another town
With a nervous laugh and a concentrated frown
I spoke too fast with watchful eyes
Of a recent past and some nostalgic surprise
[Chorus]
We don't talk of love, we're much too shy
But nervously we wonder when and...
[Post-Chorus]
Smile knowing why I approved of you
Right from the moment you turned to face me, a nervous boy
more tracks from the album
Behaviour: Further Listening 1990 – 1991
- Being Boring
- Only the Wind
- Miserablism
- This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave (Extended) [3" Version]
- So Hard (Extended Dance Mix)
- Being Boring (Extended Mix)
- We All Feel Better in the Dark (Extended Mix)
- Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You) (Extended Mix)
- Jealousy (Extended Mix)
- DJ Culture (Extended Mix)
- Was It Worth It? [12" Version]
- The End of the World
- How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?
- This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave
- Bet She’s Not Your Girlfriend
- My October Symphony
- It Must Be Obvious
- So Hard
- DJ Culture
- Jealousy
- To Face the Truth
- Generic Jingle
- Nervously
- Music for Boys (Part 2) [Ambient Mix]
From the albums
- Behaviour (1990)
- Behaviour: Further Listening 1990 – 1991 (2001)
Pet Shop Boys popular songs
- West End Girls
- It’s a Sin
- Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
- Go West
- Always On My Mind
- Being Boring
- Suburbia
- What Have I Done to Deserve This?
- Domino Dancing
- The Pop Kids
- Left to My Own Devices
- Rent
- New York City Boy
- Love etc.
- Love is a Bourgeois Construct
- Burning the heather
- Dreamland
- Closer to Heaven 3
- Footsteps
- Closer To Heaven / Left To My Own Devices
- Je T’aime Moi Non Plus
- Yesterday, When I Was Mad (Coconut 1 12" Mix) [Disco 2 Version]
- In His Imagination
- Sail Away