Should I have faith in you
Should I put my trust in you
And should you let me down
Should I flirt around

Why should I think this way
Thinking that you're going away
There ain't no way we'll stay
Together anymore

Am I to go on now
Living this way
Acting like a child
So young and gay
You don't know
What it means to be loved
You don't know how it feels
To be hugged
Oh no

I've got to tell you this
You're love I've tried to resist
For I just can't go on like this
Pretending each day
You make me feel so mad
You make me feel so sad
Whenever I'm to share your love

Am I to go on now
Living this way
Acting like a child
So young and gay
You don't know
What it means to be loved
You don't know how it feels
To be hugged
Oh no

I won't come down on you
With lightning brimstone or fire
For in my heart
That isn't what I require

My desire is
For you to be true and strong
And then someday you will
Get to know
Where you went wrong

How could I ever go on
Living this way
Acting like a child
So young and gay
You don't know
What it means to be loved
You don't know how it feels
To be loved
Oh no.