[Verse 1]
Mister Macho loves his women
With such dedication
Second only to his car that drives
As fast as light
On a highway, bad jet fighters
Come from all directions
Shooting verbal missiles
Find their target right on sight
Right on sight...

[Verse 2]
In the office, things get rough
As action is diminished
Staring at a paper, he is lost
Inside his head
Dreaming of a battlefield
With guns and ammunition
All around, the bodies
Of the wounded and the dead
And the dead...

[Chorus 1]
'Cause he's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
[Chorus 2]
Well, he's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire

[Verse 2]
Now it's time for football
And a bout with heavy drinking
Holding so much liquor
Makes him feel like a man
As he drifts out on the sea
On a ship that's slowly sinking
Quietly salutes himself
And the courage he once had
He once had...

[Chorus 1]
'Cause he's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails

[Chorus 2]
Walking round and round in circles
Waking up in a cold sweat
Falling down the stairway
And the TV dinner's not done yet
Smash a window; crash a car
And buy a pair of leather shoes
Take a sweetheart to a movie
Cash a check and pay some dues
[Chorus 3]
Well, he's such a live wire
(Walking round and round in circles
Waking up in a cold sweat)
He's such a live wire
(Falling down the stairway
And the TV dinner's not done yet)
He's such a live wire
(Smash a window; crash a car
And buy a pair of leather shoes)
He's such a live wire
(Take a sweetheart to a movie
Cash a check and pay some dues)

[Saxophone Solo]

[Chorus 1]
'Cause he's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails

[Chorus 2]
Well, he's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
[Chorus 3]
He's such a live wire
(Walking round and round in circles
Waking up in a cold sweat)
He's such a live wire
(Falling down the stairway
And the TV dinner's not done yet)
He's such a live wire
(Smash a window; crash a car
And buy a pair of leather shoes)
He's such a live wire
(Take a sweetheart to a movie
Cash a check and pay some dues)

[Outro]
He's such a live wire
(Walking round and round in circles
Waking up in a cold sweat)
He's such a live wire
(Falling down the stairway
And the TV dinner's not done yet)
He's such a live wire
(Smash a window; crash a car
And buy a pair of leather shoes...)