Young Offender. Songtext / Lyric

You may be broke now and you may be bored

Call you delinquent or leave you ignored

You'll get what you want

Drive to distraction and crash on the way

Watch your reaction and wait 'til you say

you'll get what you want

It hurts if you can't



Young offender

what's your defence?

You're younger than me, obviously

Young offender

why the pretence?

You don't agree, I know, I know






I'll do what you want if you want me enough

I'll put down my book and start falling in love

or isn't that done?

How graceful your movements, how bitter your scorn

I've been a teenager since before you were born

and I'm younger than some

I've only begun



Young offender

what's your defence?

You're younger than me, obviously



Will I get in your way

or open your eyes?

Who will give whom

the bigger surprise?



Is that fire in your eyes or the glow of machines?

Watch how your fingers burn over the keys

so sure what you do

I haven't a clue



Young offender

what's your defence?

You're younger than me, obviously

Young offenderhow you resent

the lovers you need

It hurts when they bleed

Young offender

why the pretence?

You don't agree, I know, I know

Young offender, why the pretense?

You don't agree, I know, I know