CONSCIENCE
Album : The Best Of James Darren
(Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil)
James Darren - 1962


I got a date tonight with such a sweet little innocent thing
I'll sweep 'er off her feet before she knows what's a-happening
I'm gonna hand her (ooh) my "sweet-talkin'" line
I know it kills her (shriek!) every time
She's gonna love me from the start
And then I'm gonna break her heart

(Unh, unh, unh, unh)
(This is your conscience speaking)
(Be kind and sentimental, treat her tenderly)
('cause if you're not a gentleman, you're gonna hear from me)
(And if she loves you from the very start now listen, Jimmy)
(I'm tellin' you, you better not break her heart)
(No, no, no, no-no, no-no)

Oh, yes I will (Oh, no, you won't)
Yes, I will (No, you won't)
Oh, yes I will, yes I will, yes I will!!

I'm just a big bad wolf, I know tonight I'll be looking' so good
She'll be a helpless child just like a-Little Red Riding' Hood
I'm gonna charm her (mmm!) right into a trance
I know she'll never (wow!) stand a chance
She's gonna love me from the start
And then I'm gonna break her heart

(Unh, unh, unh, unh)
(This is your conscience speaking)
(Be kind and sentimental, treat her tenderly)
('cause if you're not a gentleman, you're gonna hear from me)
(And if she loves you from the very start now listen, Jimmy)
(I'm tellin' you, you better not break her heart)
(No, no, no, no-no, no-no)

Oh, yes I will (Oh, no you won't)
Yes, I will (No, you won't)
Yes I will, yes I will, yes I will!!

(Now listen, Jimmy, you better not break her heart)
But I'm a lover!!!
(You better not break her heart)
Man, my reputation!!
FADE
(You better not break her heart)