- Young Americans
- David Bowie
- They pulled in just behind the fridge,
- he lays he down, he frowns
- "Gee my life's a funny thing, am I still too young?"
- He kissed her then and there,
- she took his ring, took his babies
- It took him minutes, took her no-where
- Heaven knows, she'd've taken anything, but
- [All night]
- [All right]
- Scanning life through the picture window,
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] she finds the slinky vagabond
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] He coughs as he passes up her red Mustang, but
- Heaven forbid, she take anything
- But the freak, and his type, all for nothing,
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] misses a step and cuts his hand. But
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] showing nothing, he swoops like a song
- She cries "Where have all Papas' heroes gone?"
- All the way from Washington,
- her bread-winner begs off the bathroom floor
- "We live for just these twenty years,
- do we have to die for the fifty more?", had
- [All night]
- [All right]
- Do you remember
- your President Nixon?
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] Do you remember
- the bills you have to pay,
- or even yesterday?
- Have you have been an un-American?
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] Just you and your idol singing falsetto
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] 'bout leather, leather everywhere, and
- not a myth left from the ghetto
- Well, well, well, would you carry a razor
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] in case, just in case of depression?
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors,
- blushing at all the afro-Sheila's
- Ain't that close to love?
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] Well, ain't that poster love?
- [Doo-doo-doo-woo] Well, it ain't that Barbie doll,
- her heart's been broken just like you have
- [All night]
- [All right]
- You ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler
- A pimps' got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler
- Blacks got respect, uhh, whites got his soul train
- Mamas' got cramps, and look at your hands ache
- [I heard the news today, oh boy]
- I got a suite and you got defeat
- Ain't there a man you can say no more?, and
- Ain't there a woman I can sock on the jaw?, and
- Ain't there a child I can hold without judging?
- Ain't there a pen that will write before they die?
- Ain't you proud that you've still got faces?
- Ain't there one damn song that can make me
- break down and cry?
- [All night]
- [All right]
- [ti:Young Americans]
- [ar:David Bowie]
- [la:uk]
- [00:27.00]They pulled in just behind the fridge,
- [00:29.00]he lays he down, he frowns
- [00:32.00]"Gee my life's a funny thing, am I still too young?"
- [00:37.00]He kissed her then and there,
- [00:40.00]she took his ring, took his babies
- [00:43.00]It took him minutes, took her no-where
- [00:47.00]Heaven knows, she'd've taken anything, but
- [01:29.00][00:49.00][All night]
- [01:32.00][00:52.00]
- [01:40.00][01:00.00][All right]
- [01:43.00][01:04.00]
- [01:07.00]Scanning life through the picture window,
- [01:09.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] she finds the slinky vagabond
- [01:11.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] He coughs as he passes up her red Mustang, but
- [01:15.00]Heaven forbid, she take anything
- [01:18.00]But the freak, and his type, all for nothing,
- [01:20.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] misses a step and cuts his hand. But
- [01:22.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] showing nothing, he swoops like a song
- [01:23.00]She cries "Where have all Papas' heroes gone?"
- [01:47.00]All the way from Washington,
- [01:48.00]her bread-winner begs off the bathroom floor
- [01:52.00]"We live for just these twenty years,
- [01:54.00]do we have to die for the fifty more?", had
- [01:57.00][All night]
- [02:00.00]
- [02:08.00][All right]
- [02:12.00]
- [02:26.00]Do you remember
- [02:29.00]your President Nixon?
- [02:30.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] Do you remember
- [02:34.00]the bills you have to pay,
- [02:36.00]or even yesterday?
- [02:52.00]Have you have been an un-American?
- [02:54.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] Just you and your idol singing falsetto
- [02:57.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] 'bout leather, leather everywhere, and
- [03:00.00]not a myth left from the ghetto
- [03:03.00]Well, well, well, would you carry a razor
- [03:05.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] in case, just in case of depression?
- [03:08.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors,
- [03:11.00]blushing at all the afro-Sheila's
- [03:14.00]Ain't that close to love?
- [03:16.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] Well, ain't that poster love?
- [03:18.00][Doo-doo-doo-woo] Well, it ain't that Barbie doll,
- [03:23.00]her heart's been broken just like you have
- [03:27.00][All night]
- [03:30.00]
- [03:37.00][All right]
- [03:42.00]
- [03:43.00]You ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler
- [03:45.00]A pimps' got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler
- [03:48.00]Blacks got respect, uhh, whites got his soul train
- [03:51.00]Mamas' got cramps, and look at your hands ache
- [03:54.00][I heard the news today, oh boy]
- [03:58.00]I got a suite and you got defeat
- [03:59.00]Ain't there a man you can say no more?, and
- [04:03.00]Ain't there a woman I can sock on the jaw?, and
- [04:05.00]Ain't there a child I can hold without judging?
- [04:08.00]Ain't there a pen that will write before they die?
- [04:11.00]Ain't you proud that you've still got faces?
- [04:13.00]Ain't there one damn song that can make me
- [04:17.00]break down and cry?
- [04:44.00][04:22.00][All night]
- [04:49.00][04:25.00]
- [04:55.00][04:35.00][All right]
- [05:00.00][04:38.00]
