Outsiders

What was I supposed to do? Live without loving you Forget the rumble in the rain Let it fade with the howling train What was I supposed to do? Who was I supposed to be? Anybody else but me Ditch the poetry of Johnny Cage The cigarettes and the switch-blades Who was I supposed to be? If only someone could see The gold that lies beneath Oh, but I do Yeah, I do And it's the hardest to keep So when it fades, don't you weep But I do Yeah, I do Those wild and beautiful things Turned-up collars and rolled-up jeans Tracks of tears caked with mud All mixed up with the orphans' blood Those wild and beautiful things If only someone could see The gold that lies beneath Oh, but I do Yeah, I do And it's the hardest to keep So when it fades don't you weep But I do Yeah, I do