Burned Out Affair Lyrics - Paris 1919 - John Cale

Everything was fine 

When all the girls were boys 

And singing 

Was the usual thing to do 

Nobody was sad 

But the kids 

The kids with the clumsy eyes 

We burned and we looted 

And frightened ourselves 

Before we learned mothers 

Could haunt us with words 

Split milk and childishness 

Made scratches and cuts 

On the cheap polished charm 

Of the clumsy-eyed rats 

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So we stole magazines and some bikes for a ride 

Those dazzling devices for Superboy's bride 

We shot a few 

We stoned a few 

And someday survived 

To crouch back in corners 

Mind in mind's eye 

Well I can't bring back 

I can't think back 

It's fading again 

The tin boys and young girls 

All melted away 

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Everything was fine 

When all the boys were girls 

And singing 

Was the natural thing to do 

But when men become women 

That old thrill's not there 

Just some tired old dolls 

With their burned out affairs 

I can't bring back 

I can't think back 

It's fading again 

The tin boys and young girls 

All fading away