Young Americans

(hey, it ain't over)
Me, i hope that i'm crazy
I feel you driving and rolling the wheel
Slow down, let someone love you
Ohh, i've never touched you since i started to feel
If there's nothing to hide me
Then you've never seen me hanging naked and wired
Somebody lied, but i say it's hip
To be alive

Now your smile is spreading thin
Seems you're trying not to lose
Since i'm not supposed to grin
All you've got to do is win
(that's all ya gotta do)
(ooh, it ain't over)

Me, i'm fresh on your pages
Secret thinker sometimes listening aloud
Life lies dumb on its heroes
Wear your wound with honor, make someone proud
Someone like you should not be allowed
To start any fires

Now your smile is spreading thin
Seems you're trying not to lose
Since i'm not supposed to grin
All you've got to do is win
(that's all ya gotta do)
(ohh, it ain't over)

Now your smile is spreading thin
Seems you're trying not to lose
Since i'm not supposed to grin
All you've got to do is win
(thats all ya gotta do, ohh)
All you've got to do is win
(it ain't over)
When your smile is spreading thin
(seek and believe in you)
Since you're trying not to lose
(it ain't over, no, no)
Since i'm not supposed to grin
(that's all ya gotta do)
All you've got to do is win
(it ain't over, no,,, ohh)
(seek and believe in you)
All you've got to do is win
(it ain't over, no, no)
Wo-ohh, all you've got
Is all you've got
(it ain't over)
It ain't over...

Taking it all the right way
Keeping it in the back
Taking it all the right way
Never no turning back
Never need, no
Never no turning back

Flying just a sweet place
Coming inside and safe
Flying just a sweet place
Never been known to fail
Never been, no
Never been known to fail

Wishing you, wishing that sometimes (sometimes)
Doing it, doing it right, 'till, ahh time, (one time)
Gets you when you're down
(nobody, nobody, do it again, get off)
Ahhh, sometimes, (doing)
Wishing sometimes (give it back)
Up there, up there (giving it)
Oh, my darling
(no) ah, my darling, (giving it) ah (up there) why?
(gimme, gimme) up there, (yeah) gimme, (doing)
Taking with me (sometimes)
Loving it, doing it (right) 'till (take it) one time
Gimme (doing it)
Giving it (giving it back)

Taking it all the right way (taking it)
Keeping it in the back (hey hey)
Taking it all the right way
Never no turning back (never never never never)
Never no turning back

Taking it all the right way
Keeping it in the back
Taking it all the right way
Never no turning back
Never need, no
Never no turning back

(taking it)
Taking it all the right way (yeah)
Keeping it in the back (taking it)
Taking it all the right way
Never no turning back (never never never never)
Never no turning back

Flying just a sweet place
Coming inside and safe
Flying just a sweet place
Never been known to fail
Never been, no
Never been known to fail

(taking it all the right way)
Taking it all the right way
(keeping it in the back)
Keeping it in the back
(taking it all the right way)
Taking it all the right way
(never no turning back) never never never
(never need, no)
(never no turning back)
(never no turning back)
(never no turning back)
(never no turning back)
(never, never, never)
(never, never, never, never)
(never, never)
(never no turning back)
(never no turning back)
(never no turning back)
(never no turning back)
(i never, i never, i never, i never,
I never, i never, i never, i never)
(i never no turning back)

Once we were lovers, can they understand?
Closer than others i was your, i was your man
Don't talk of heartaches, (ohh), i remember them all
When i'm checking you out one day, to see if i'm
Faking it all

Can you hear me?
Can you feel me inside?
Show your love, love
Take it in right (take it in right)
Take it in right (take it in right ahh)

There's been many others (oo-oo-oo-oohh) so many times
Sixty new cities, an' what do i
What do i find?

I want love so badly, i want you most of all
You know, it's harder to take it from anyone
It's harder to fall
Can you hear me call ya?

Can you (hear me?)
Can you (feel me inside?)
Show your (love, love)
Take it in right (take it in right)
Take it in right (take it in right)

Well, can you hear me? (yeah)
Can you feel me inside (i do)
Show your love, show your sweet,(your love) sweet love
Show me your love

They pulled in just behind the fridge
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

All night
She wants the young american
Young american, young american, she wants the young american
All 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, but
Heaven forbid, she'll take anything
But the freak, and his type, all for nothing
He misses a step and cuts his hand, but
Showing nothing, he swoops like a song
She cries "where have all papa's heroes gone?"

All night
She wants the young american
Young american, young american, she wants the young american
All 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?"

All night
He wants the young american
Young american, young american, he wants the young american
All right
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-sheilas
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

And
All night
You want the young american
Young american, young american, you want the young american
All right
You want the young american

You ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler
A pimp's got a cadi and a lady got a chrysler
Black's got respect, and white's got his soul train
Mama's 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
I want the young american
Young american, young american, i want the young american
All right
I want the young american
Young american
Young american, young american, i want the young american
(i want with you, i want with you want)
All right
(you want it, i want you you, you want i, i want you want)
Young american, young american, i want the young american (i want to want, to want, to want , to want i, i want you)
All right
(lord i wanted the young american)
(young american)
Young american, young american
I want the young american
Mmmmmm mmm