Released: April 9, 1984
Songwriter: Bill Berry Michael Stipe Peter Buck Mike Mills (R.E.M.)
Producer: Mitch Easter Don Dixon
[Verse 1]
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reason and buy
[Pre-Chorus]
Cannot shuffle in this heat
It's all wrong
Try to put that on your sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
[Chorus]
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
She's got pretty persuasion
[Verse 2]
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reasoning
[Pre-Chorus]
Cannot put that in this heat
It's all wrong
Try to wear that on my sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
[Chorus]
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
He's got pretty persuasion
[Bridge]
In the light, I saw
Quite a scene in there
[Verse 1]
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reason and buy
[Pre-Chorus]
Try to put that in this heat
It's all wrong
Cannot wear that on your sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
[Chorus]
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
He's got pretty persua-
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reason and buy
[Pre-Chorus]
Cannot shuffle in this heat
It's all wrong
Try to put that on your sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
[Chorus]
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
She's got pretty persuasion
[Verse 2]
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reasoning
[Pre-Chorus]
Cannot put that in this heat
It's all wrong
Try to wear that on my sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
[Chorus]
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
He's got pretty persuasion
[Bridge]
In the light, I saw
Quite a scene in there
[Verse 1]
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reason and buy
[Pre-Chorus]
Try to put that in this heat
It's all wrong
Cannot wear that on your sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
[Chorus]
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
He's got pretty persua-
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