City Boy Young Men Gone West Lyrics

Young Men Gone West Lyrics

Around the singles bar, playing parlour games 



Marriane plays kiss
and run and waves her welcomes again. 



She's way out after dark,
painted for the part, 



to steal some young man's week away and rob
him of his 



heart. 



To tease the lonelv brute with the
dark blue tatoo 



They choose the longer route up to his room 



And leaning an the light, pursuing dirty nights 



and
eagle out on bail surveys his nails.





CHORUS 



Young men gone west for a city roof 



Young men gone west for
their gin and vermouth 



Young men gone west, it's young men for
the boys 



Leaving the next for their jewels and toys 



Young men gone west from unhappy homes 



Leading the way for the
lonely ones. 





Now Harry's lost weekend is trembling to a
close, 



He's drowned his dreams in nicotine and pawned his 



overcoat 



He stumbles to the stairs, disturbs a love
affair, 



he shuffles as they stare and begs to be elsewhere 



But can he claim a willing ear before they disappear 



He's sure a lover's time worth a dime.





CHORUS 



Young men gone west into kisses and crime 



Seeing the stairway
and wanting to, climb 



Young men gone west for the rodeo,
mistaking strangers 



for people they know 



Young men
gone west, just wasting their days 



Asking directions and losing
their way.