Well, some contend this rock'n roll Is bad for the body, bad for the soul Bad for the heart, bad for the mind Bad for the deaf and bad for the blind It makes some men crazy And then they talk like fools Makes some man crazy And they start to drool It's a teenage nervous breakdown Teenage nervous breakdown Teenage nervous breakdown Teenage nervous breakdown Teenage nervous breakdown I said a breakdown Unscrupulous operators could confuse Could exploit and deceive The conditional reflex theories Change the probabilities I said it's a crass and rancous crackass place With pavlov on the human race It's a terrible illness, a terrible case Usually permanent when it takes place It's a teenage nervous breakdown Teenage nervous breakdown Teenage nervous breakdown Teenage nervous breakdown Teenage nervous breakdown I said a breakdown