They pulled in

just behind the bridge

he lays her 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 nowhere

heaven knows

she'd have taken

anything but

A....ll night

she wants the

young American

Young American

young American

she wants the

young American

Al.....right

she wants the

young American

Scanning life through

the picture windows

she finds the

slinky vagabond

He coughs as

he passes her

Ford Mustang

heaven forbid

she'll take anything

But the freak

and his type

all for nothing

he misses a step

and cuts his hand

Showing nothing

he swoops like a song

she cries

"where have all

Papa's heroes gone?"

A....ll night

she wants the

young American

Young American

young American

she wants the

young American

Al....right

she wants the

young American

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?"

A....ll night

he wants the

young American

Young American

young American

she wants the

young American

Al.....right

but he wants the

young American

Do you remember

your President Nixon?

Do you remember

the bills you have to pay

or even yesterday?

Have you been

an un-American?

Just you and your idol

singing falsetto 'bout

leather, leather

Everywhere and

not a myth left

from the ghetto

well, well, well

would you carry a razor

In case

just in case

of depression

Sit on your hands

on a bus of survivors

blushing at all

the afro-Sheeners

ain't that close to love?

Well ain't that

poster love?

Well it ain't that

Barbie doll

Her heart's been broken

just like you have

a....ll night

All night

you want the

young American

Young American

young American

you want the

young American

Al.....right

you want the

young American

You ain't a pimp and

you ain't a hustler

a pimp's got a Caddy and

a lady's got a Chrysler

Black's got respect

and white's got

his soul train

Mama's got cramps and

look at your hands shake

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 and

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?

A....ll night

I want the

young American

Young American

young American

you want the

young American

Al....right

I want the

young American

young American

Young American

young American

you want the

young American

al......right

Young American

young American

you want the

young American

al.....right

I want the

young American