John Cale - Burned Out Affair lyrics

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 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 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