Slit Skirts
Pete Townshend Lyrics

I was just thirty-four years old and I was still wandering in a haze
At 34, I was lost and unsure of where I was going in life

I was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were Lost in a maze
I felt like everyone around me was also lost, with no clear direction

I don't know why I thought I should have some kind of Divine right to the blues
I thought that my troubles were somehow more important than anyone else's

It's sympathy not tears people need when they're the Front page sad news.
When someone is going through a tough time, they need support and empathy, not just attention from the media or others'

The incense burned away and the stench began to riseAnd lovers now estranged avoided catching each others' eyes
The pleasant smells of the past have faded away, and now there's discord between former lovers

And girls who lost their children cursed the men who fit the coilAnd men not fit for marriage took their refuge in the oil
Women who had miscarriages blamed men for their pain, while some men who couldn't marry turned to alcohol or drugs

No one respects the flame quite like the fool who's badly burnedFrom all this you'd imagine that there must be something learned
After experiencing pain and hardship, people often gain valuable knowledge and insight

Slit skirts, Jeanie never wears those slit skirtsI don't ever wear no ripped shirtsCan't pretend that growing older never hurts.
The way we dress is a reflection of our personality and changes with age, which can be difficult to accept

Knee pants, Jeanie never wears no knee pantsHave to be so drunk to try a new danceSo afraid of every new romance
Sometimes it takes alcohol or courage to try something new, especially when it comes to love and relationships

Slit skirts, slit skirtJeanie isn't wearing those slit skirts, slit skirtShe wouldn't dare in those slit skirts, slit skirtWouldn't be seen dead in no slit skirt
Jeanie has her own sense of style and wouldn't be caught dead wearing a certain type of clothing

Romance, romance, why aren't we thinking up romance?Why can't we drink it up true heart romanceJust need a brief new romance
We often miss the excitement and passion of new love and crave it again

Let me tell you some more about myself, you know I'm sitting at home just now.The big events of the day are passed and the late TV shows have come around.I'm number one in the home team, but I still feel unfulfilled.A silent voice in her broken heart complaining that I'm unskilled.
Sometimes, despite outward success and being viewed as a leader, it's easy to feel dissatisfied and unfulfilled. Someone dear to me is unhappy and thinks I'm ineffective.

And I know that when she thinks of me, she thinks of me as him,But, unlike me, she don't work off her frustration in the gym.
When my partner thinks of me, she sees me as someone different than who I am. She doesn't channel frustration and stress into exercise like I do.

Recriminations fester and the past can never changeA woman's expectations run from both ends of the rangeOnce she walked with untamed lovers' face between her legsNow he's cooled and stifled and it's she who has to beg
Holding onto past resentments just makes things worse, and a woman's expectations in a relationship can be complex and may change over time, especially when it comes to intimacy