Carmen

Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem Lying to herself 'cause her liquor's top shelf It's alarming, honestly how charming she can be Fooling everyone, telling Hum she's having fun She says, "you don't want to be like me Don't wanna see all the things I've seen" I'm dying, I'm dying She says, "you don't want to get this way Famous, and dumb, at an early age Lyingm I'm lying The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond Buy her tonight, she's still shining Like lightning, oh, like lightning Carmen, Carmen, staying up 'til morning Only seventeen, but she walks the streets so mean It's alarming, truly, how disarming you can be Eating soft ice cream, Coney Island queen She says, "you don't want to be like me Looking for fun, get me high for free I'm dying, I'm dying" She says, "you don't want to get this way Street walk at night, and a star by day" It's tiring, tiring The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond Buy her tonight, she's still shining Like lightning, oh, like lightning Baby's all dressed up with nowhere to go That's the little story of the girl you know Relying on the kindness of strangers Tyin' cherry knots, smilin', doin' party favors Put your red dress on, put your lipstick on Sing your song, song, now, the camera's on And you're alive again Mon amour, je sais que tu m'aimes aussi Tu as besoin de moi Tu as besoin de moi dans ta vie Tu ne peux vivre sans moi Et je mourrais sans toi Je tuerais pour toi The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond Buy her tonight, she's still shining Like lightning, oh, like lightning Like lightning, oh, like lightning Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem Lying to herself 'cause her liquor's top shelf