Carmen
Darling, darling, doesn't have a problemLying to herself cause her liquour's top shelfIt's alarming honestly how charming she can beFooling everyone, telling him she's having fun
She says you don't want to be like meDon't wanna see all the things I've seenI'm dying, I'm dyingShe says you don't want to get this wayFamous, and dumb, and no ageLying, I’m lying"
The boys, the girls, they all like carmenShe gives them butterflies, that's a girl too niceShe laughs like god, her mind's like a diamondBuy her tonight, she's still shiningLike lightning, ohh, like lightning
Carmen, carmen, staying up til morningOnly seventeen, but she walks the streets so meanIt's alarming truly how disarming you can be eating soft ice creamConey Island Queen
She says you don't want to be like meLooking for fun, get me high for freeI'm dying, I'm dyingShe says you don't want to get this wayStreet walk at night, and a star by dayIt's tiring, tiring
The boys, the girls, they all like carmenShe gives them butterflies, that's a girl too niceShe laughs like god, her mind's like a diamondBuy her tonight, she's still shiningLike lightning, ohh, like lightning
Baby's all dressed up with nowhere to goThat's the little story of the girl you knowRelying on the kindness of strangersTying cherry knots, smiling, doing party favorsPut your red dress on, put your lipstick onSing your song, song, now the camera's onAnd you're alive again
Mon amour, je sais que tu m'aimes aussiTu as besoin de moiTu as besoin de moi dans ta vieTu ne peux plus vivre sans moiEt je mourrais sans toiJe tuerais pour toi
The boys, the girls, they all like carmenShe gives them butterflies, that's a girl too niceShe laughs like god, her mind's like a diamondBuy her tonight, she's still shiningLike lightning, ohh, like lightning
Like lightning, ohh, like lightning
Darling, darling, doesn't have a problemLying to herself cause her liquour's top shelf