For What They Promise

(album: Love / Action - 1981)

Suzy Q was Johnny's girl and they were happy
Johnny knew to build a life he needed money
They started out with high ideals and hopes of conquest
Then he found the doors closed in his face the broken promise

And if you want to get away don't wait for what they promise

Jossianne was sweet and young and late for her appointments
She learned her lessons much too fast to understand them
Then she found that she could never be forgiven
For moving out of the light of love into the forbidden

And if you want to get away don't wait for what you're given

Shadows in a fading light start to surround you
And the radio plays Maybelline just to confound you
The night is young and full of hope the lines are crossing
And Suzie Q and Johnny wait for what they're promised

And if you want to get away don't wait for what they promise