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