i m gonna go downtown i m gonna find myself some fun i m gonna go downtown i m gonna find myself someone forget your hair forget your smell until there s none i couldn t bear to sit and stare until they re gone i m praying to gods i ll never need saying i i won t go out quietly i m gonna go downtown i m gonna find myself someone without your hair without your smell without your love find someone new to make me blue now that we re done i couldn t stay to watch you gray and fade away like everyone and now i m praying to gods i ll never need saying i i won t go out quietly i m praying to gods i don t believe saying you you won t take me quietly cause my mama she gave me these lungs and my papa he gave me this tongue my mama she gave me these lungs and my papa he gave me this tongue and so i went downtown and i found myself someone without your hair without your smell without your love we re only young for just this once and then we re done i couldn t stay to watch you gray and now i see your face in everyone i m praying to gods i never need saying i i won t go out quietly i m praying to gods i don t believe saying please won t you bring her back to me