Young Americans Lyrics - David Bowie

1 They pulled in just behind the bridge

2 He lays her down, he frowns

3 "Gee, my life's a funny thing

4 Am I still too young?"

5 He kissed her then and there

6 She took his ring, took his babies

7 It took him minutes, took her nowhere

8 Heaven knows, she'd have taken anything, but

9 (All night)

10 She wants the young American

11 (Young American, young American)

12 (She wants the young American)

13 (All night)

14 But she wants the young American

15 Scanning life through the picture window (Doo doo doo doo)

16 She finds the slinky vagabond (Doo doo doo doo)

17 He coughs as he passes her Ford Mustang, but

18 Heaven forbid, she'll take anything

19 But the freak and his type, all for nothing (Doo doo doo doo)

20 Misses a step and cuts his hand, but (Doo doo doo doo)

21 Showing nothing, he swoops like a song, she cries

22 "Where have all Papa's heroes gone?"

23 (All night)

24 She wants the young American

25 (Young American, young American)

26 Yeah, ah-yeah

27 (She wants the young American)

28 All right

29 (All right)

30 Well, she wants the young American

31 All the way from Washington

32 Her breadwinner begs off the bathroom floor

33 "We live for just these twenty years

34 Do we have to die for the fifty more?", well

35 (All night)

36 He wants the young American

37 (Young American, young American)

38 Yes, he does, ah

39 (He wants the young American)

40 Mmm mmm mmm

41 (All right) Well, all right

42 Well, he wants the young American

43 Do you remember your President Nixon? (Doo doo doo doo)

44 Do you remember the bills you have to pay?

45 Or even yesterday?

46 Have you been the un-American? (Doo doo doo doo)

47 Just you and your idol sing falsetto 'bout (Doo doo doo doo)

48 Leather, leather everywhere, and

49 Not a myth left from the ghetto

50 Well, well, well, would you carry a razor (Doo doo doo doo)

51 In case, just in case of depression? (Doo doo doo doo)

52 Sit on your hands on the bus of survivors

53 Blushing at all the Afro Sheeners

54 Ain't that close to love? (Doo doo doo doo)

55 Well, ain't that poster love? (Doo doo doo doo)

56 Well, it ain't that Barbie Doll

57 Her heart's been broken just like you and

58 (All night)

59 All night, you want the young American

60 (Young American, young American)

61 Young American, ah

62 (You want the young American)

63 All right, ah

64 (All right)

65 You want the young American

66 You ain't a pimp, and you ain't a hustler

67 (Young American, young American)

68 A pimp's got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler

69 (You want the young American)

70 (All night)

71 Black's got respect, and white's got his soul train

72 Mama's got cramps, and look at your hands ache

73 (I heard the news today, oh, boy)

74 I got a suite and-ah you got defeat

75 (All night)

76 Ain't there a man who can say no more?

77 And ain't there a woman I can sock on the jaw?

78 And ain't there a child I can hold without judging-ah?

79 (Young American, young American)

80 Ain't there a pen that will write before they die?

81 (All right)

82 Ain't you proud that you've still got faces?

83 Ain't there one damn song that can make me break down and cry?

84 All night

85 I want the young American

86 (Young American, young American)

87 The young American

88 (I want the young American)

89 (All right)

90 All night, I want the young American, young American

91 (Young American, young American)

92 I want what you want, I want what you want

93 (I want the young American)

94 (All night)

95 You want what I, I want you, you want I, I want, you want

96 (Young American, young American)

97 I want what you want, but you want what I want, you

98 (I want the young American)

99 (All night)

100 You want I, I want you

101 And all I want is a young American-ah

102 (Young American, young American)

103 A young American, a young American

104 (I want the young American)

105 (All night)