logo
Lyric cover art as blurred background
Lyric cover art

Pretenders

1979

Tattooed Love Boys

Apple Music logo
Apple Music logo

Deezer logo
Deezer logo

Spotify logo
Spotify logo
Share icon
Lyrics
The mid twenty joys around a heart that's black and blue
Tattooed love boys
I tore my knees up getting to you
'Cause I needed
To find out what the thing was for
Been reading
But man the time came to explore

I went apewire 'cause I thought
Like I'd like it little tease
But I didn't mean it
But you mess with the goods doll, honey you gotta pay, yeah

A good time was guaranteed for one and all
The tattoos did target practice in the hall
While waiting for their number to get called out
I, I, I, I found out what the wait was about

I was a good time, yeah, I got pretty good
At changing tires upstairs bro
I shot my mouth off and you showed me what that hole was for

Now I see you
All impressed and half undressed
You got paint stick all over the scars and lumps and bumps
Tattooed love boys
Have got you where I used to lay
Well ha ha too bad, but you know what they say
"Stop snivellin', you're gonna make some plastic surgeon a rich man"

Oh, but the prestige and the glory
Another human interest story
You are that

WRITERS

Christine Hynde

PUBLISHERS

Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group

Share icon and text

Share


See A Problem With Something?

Lyrics

Other