It's a cold and an empty feeling Just staring endlessly At a cold and an faceless ceiling And wondering where she'll be Then at last when I think he's found me At last my time has come Ah, the women are all around me And I'm back where I started from But here's some news I'll make it plain Friends you haven't a thing to lose Just forget all the old taboos You've got really much more to gain Just get closer to The one you're close to And that needn't be The one you're s'posed to Cast out your fears Chase them away You've been waiting around for years Now it's time that you shifted gears Why be glum when you could be gay? Once around should suffice If you'll just slip a little versa into your vice I could die for the sweet things you do Yet any fool can see You've got eyes for Marlene, for Lulu But not a glance for me How it hurts when I feel you near me So near but yet so far And I start seeing things so clearly Seeing things just the way they are So here's some news I'll make it plain Friends you haven't a thing to lose Just forget all the old taboos You've got really much more to gain Just get closer to the one you're close to And that needn't be the one you're s'posed to Cast out your fears Chase them away You've been waiting around for years Now it's time that you shifted gears Why be glum when you could be gay? Once around will suffice If you'll just slip a little versa into your vice