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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Performer
Alan Lindgren
Alan Lindgren
Performer
Tom Hensley
Tom Hensley
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Composer
Alan Lindgren
Alan Lindgren
Arranger
Tom Hensley
Tom Hensley
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Producer
Mike Reese
Mike Reese
Mastering Engineer
Allen Sides
Allen Sides
Mixing Engineer
Steve Crimmel
Steve Crimmel
Assistant Mixing Engineer
David Egerton
David Egerton
Assistant Recording Engineer
Steve Bates
Steve Bates
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Primitive
Yeah, that's how I feel
When I look in your eyes
I feel primitive
Uncivilized
Like something
From out of the heart of the jungle
Uncivilized
Foolish mind
Believing that passion
Is somehow a rational thing at all
And that's when you take that fall
I'm livin' my life
In such a primitive way
I was doing alright before you came
I said okay
You said okay, it's okay
Tentative
There's nothing about you
That's even the slightest bit tentative
But you remain
Still you're a woman
And yet in a way representative
Of woman kind
Believin' the notion
That love and devotion will rise again
Why can't we just be friends
I'm living my life in such a primitive way
I was doing alright before you came
I said okay
It's okay, it's okay
Just look at me
Feel like a river of quivering jelly
No man at all
'Cause no man would take that fall
I'm living my life in such a primitive way
I was doing alright before you came
I'm living my life in a primitive way
Yeah
I was doing alright before you came
I'm living my life in a primitive way
Yeah, I was doing just fine
Before you came
Written by: Neil Diamond
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