Tied Up Lyrics

You keep me waiting
I don't mind waiting
I don't wait for everyone
This is a one-time situation

You say you need me
I believe you need me
But you're fooling no one
This is a one-time situation

What does it matter
Who's been taken in
Ah, what does it matter
When you've got two hearts
Aching to begin

Here's the opportunity
Come and take it to the nth degree
Don't be nervous, I don't have to be
Tied up in promises

Ooh, tied up in words that cut too deep
Tied up in promises we could never keep
I don't wanna let you down
Don't make me let you down
I get a feeling
A head-to-toe feeling
There's something special going on
This is a one-time situation

Take my affection
Give me love or rejection
Honey, do what must be done
This is a one-time situation

What does it matter
Who's been taken in
Ah, what does it matter
When you've got two hearts
Aching to begin

Here's the opportunity
Come and take it to the nth degree
Don't be nervous, I don't have to be
Tied up in promises

Ooh, tied up in words that cut too deep
Tied up in promises we could never keep
I don't wanna let you down
Don't make me let you down
This is a one-time situation
This is a one-time situation

Here's the opportunity
Come and take it to the nth degree
Don't be nervous, I don't have to be
Tied up in promises

Ooh, tied up in words that cut too deep
Tied up in promises we could never keep

Don't keep me tied up
Don't keep me tied up
Tied up
Tied up

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“Tied Up” was a single released from ONJ’s greatest hits compilation album Olivia’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2.. It peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #54 in Australia in 1983.

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September 3, 1982
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