Leading Men
Talking loud, she's talking clearBut no one really wants to hearNo one really wants to knowAnd her loneliness still grows
Was it shame or was it fearWhen his devil's face appeared?
And the wall between them growsThe wall between them growsTonight, velvet night
He met her on the school yardFunny man behind the fenceStarted with a real deceptionHe didn't try in vain
Who has failed this, who once more?A tall man offering sweetsNo one wants to think about itAnd evil sows its seeds
He tries to hold her in his armsHe always tries to keep her warm
Blue-eyed girl, grown up too fastLost her innocence at lastCruel revenge hurt in her heartBreaks dependences apart
And now he's begging on his kneesLay your guilty hands on me
And the wall between them growsThe wall between them growsTonight, velvet night
I should be so luckyBut I can't help feeling blueFelt no real attentionUnsatisfied by youth
You brought up a lonely childWithout a human shapeMade the greatest sacrificeRealized it much too late, too late