Scott Walker The Girls and the Dogs

Written by Brel, Jouannest, Shuman The girls Are as fast as a game Are as bright as a flame And you re always to blame The girls Are as pink as the light And as dark as the night And they re always right The girls Are as cold as the sphinx Always dreaming of minks They drive you to drink The girls Are as soft as a sigh That whispers goodbye And leaves you to cry But the dogs Well, they re only dogs Just wagging their tails As they watch it end Oh, the dogs Well, they re only dogs And maybe that s why They re man s best friend The girls Can make you feel cold Can make you feel old An antique to be sold The girls They play with your heart They tear you apart You re never too smart The girls They throw you from towers They ll whip you with flowers It depends on the hours The girls Will treat you like trash Or let you be b