The Foghat - Delayed Reaction lyrics

Dave Peverett - Riff Bros. Music - ASCAP

After all is said and done, it wasn't hard to be the lonely one.

Sad, but not a tear was shed, you agreed with every word I said.

I had my new life started, I couldn't be downhearted,

Days rolled slowly by, finally you stayed out of my mind.

I filed your name under "Forgotten", and then somebody pushed the panic button.

Suddenly my nerves were shakin', I realized I could have been mistaken.

Then like they say like you're supposed ta', I'm ridin' on a roller coaster.

I found love too late, too bad she's not the waiting kind.

I never felt like this before, I had to use my imagination.

Love came to my door, too late for the invitation,

Delayed reaction, Reaction, Reaction - Delayed reaction, (Reaction, Reaction).

It's a mystery to me, I don't know why our love is history,

At the time I didn't know it, and it's so easy for a fool to blow it.

You can call me a fool now, I don't feel quite so cool now.

Guess I was out of time, love was waiting somewhere down the line.

I never felt like this before, I had to use my imagination.

Love came to my door, too late for the invitation,

Delayed reaction, Reaction, Reaction - Delayed reaction, (Reaction, Reaction).

My heart is growin' fonder - I don't mean Henry and I don't mean Jane.

I got the time to wonder, if it's too late to make her mine again.

{Erik - Solo}

I never felt like this before, I had to use my imagination.

Love came to my door, too late for the invitation,

Delayed reaction, Reaction, Reaction - Delayed reaction, (Reaction, Reaction)

Delayed reaction, Reaction, Reaction - Delayed reaction, (Reaction, Reaction)

{Erik - Solo}

Yea yea-ee-hey yeah - Yea yea-ee-hey yeah - whoa now no nah ha ha.

Never, No I never, said I never - I never felt like this before, no

I never felt like this before, I never felt like this before,

I never felt like this before, I never felt like this before...

Oh whoa oh oh oh, whoa oh oh oh.

I said delayed reaction, ay, I said delayed reaction, yeah.

I said delayed reaction, I'm talkin' bout delayed reaction.

Yea yea-ee-hey yeah - Yea yea-ee-hey yea

I never felt like this before, I never felt like this before,

I never felt like this before, I never felt like this before.

D-E-L-A-Y-E-D, delayed reaction - D-E-L-A-Y-E-D, delayed reaction,

yeah...

Oh, take me back to Brixton, man...