Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pet Shop Boys
Performer
Chris Lowe
Keyboards
Neil Tennant
Keyboards
Fred Falke
Keyboards
Nick Coler
Programming
Pete Gleadall
Programming
Tim Powell
Keyboards
Xenomania
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Lowe
Songwriter
Neil Tennant
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pet Shop Boys
Producer
Dick Beetham
Mastering Engineer
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer
Jeremy Wheatley
Mixing Engineer
Xenomania
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You may think I'm strong and I can do no wrong
But I'm vulnerable, so vulnerable without you
I may be hard to take but you can't call me fake
'Cause I'm vulnerable, so vulnerable without you
[Verse 2]
I know the assumption is that I'm tough
And with all my anger, that's fair enough
Even with friends I have to compete
And try bein' me when you walk down the street
It's not easy, by the by
Just surviving in the public eye
[Verse 3]
You may think I'm strong and I can do no wrong
But I'm vulnerable, so vulnerable without you
I may be hard to take but you can't call me fake
'Cause I'm vulnerable, so vulnerable without you
[Verse 4]
You know I can't ever bear to seem weak
Or have any doubts, that's just my technique
I put in the hours, at least I don't shirk
A little bravado does much of the work
I am no one's stepping stone
But I couldn't live life in private alone
[Verse 5]
You may think I'm strong and I can do no wrong
But I'm vulnerable, so vulnerable without you
I may be hard to take but you can't call me fake
'Cause I'm vulnerable, so vulnerable without you
[Verse 6]
At night, I am lyin' awake
Through the hours tryin' to calculate
Am I good enough? Can I contrive
To keep this show on the road? Will I survive?
I know you must sometimes think I don't care
Or even appreciate what we share
Though I'm no one's stepping stone
The truth is I love you and I'd go crazy alone
[Verse 7]
You may think I'm strong and I can do no wrong
But I'm vulnerable, so vulnerable without you
I may be hard to take but you can't call me fake
'Cause I'm vulnerable, so vulnerable without you
Written by: Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant