No Action

Lyrics

I don't wanna kiss you

I don't wanna touch

I don't wanna see you

'Cause I don't miss you that much

I'm not a telephone junkie

I told you that we were just good friends

But when I hold you like I hold that bakelite in my hands

There's no action

There's no action

There's no action

Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down

He's got the keys to the car

They are the keys to the kingdom

He's got everything you need

It's a shame that he didn't bring them

I'm not a telephone junkie

If I'm inserting my coin I'm doing just fine

And the things in my head start hurtin' my mind

And I think about the way things used to be

Knowing you're with him is driving me crazy

Sometimes I phone you when I know you're not lonely

But I always disconnect it in time

There's no action

There's no action

There's no action

Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you

Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you

Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down

There's no action

There's no action

There's no action

Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Nick Lowe
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

• This Year's Model, 1978
• This Year's Model (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1993
• This Year's Model (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002
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Singles:

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Collections:

• 2½ Years, 1993
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Alternate Versions:

• No Action (early version)

My Aim Is True (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2001

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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