Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pretenders
Guitar
Jules Shear
Background Vocals
Adam Seymour
Guitar
Andy Hobson
Bass
Ivan McCready
Cello
Martin Chambers
Drums
Stephen Hague
Keyboards
Andy Duncan
Percussion
Chuck Norman
Percussion
John Metcalfe
Viola
Louisa Fuller
Violin
Richard Koster
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark McEntee
Songwriter
Shelly Peiken
Songwriter
John Metcalfe
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Boucher
Engineer
Doug Wynne
Engineer
Julie Gardner
Engineer
Richard T Norris
Engineer
Stephen Hague
Producer
Rob Dickins
Executive Producer
Tin Tin
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I play a good game, but not as good as you
I can be a little cold, but you can be so cruel
I'm not made of brick, I'm not made of stone
But I had you fooled enough to take me on
[Verse 2]
If love was a war, it's you who has won
While I was confessin' it, you held your tongue
Now the damage is done
[Verse 3]
Well, there's blood in these veins, and I cry when in pain
I'm only human on the inside, and if looks could deceive
Make it hard to believe I'm only human on the inside
[Verse 4]
I thought you'd come through, I thought you'd come clean
You were the best thing I should never have seen
But you got to extremes, you push me too far
Then you keep goin' till you break my heart
Yeah, you break my heart
[Verse 5]
See, I bleed and I bruise, oh, but what's it to you?
I'm only human on the inside, and if looks could deceive
Make it hard to believe I'm only human on the inside
I crash and I burn, maybe someday you'll learn
I'm only human on the inside
I stumble and fall, baby, under it all
I'm only human on the inside
[Verse 6]
And the damage is done
Well, there's blood in these veins, and I cry when in pain
I'm only human on the inside, and if looks could deceive
Make it hard to believe I'm only human on the inside
I crash and I burn, maybe someday you'll learn
I stumble and fall, baby, I do it all
I'm only human on the inside
Written by: Mark McEntee, Shelly Peiken