Slit Skirts
Townshend Pete Lyrics

I was just thirty-four years old and I was still wandering in a haze
At 34, I felt lost without direction or purpose in life.

I was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were Lost in a maze
Feeling disconnected from people around me, who also seemed lost.

I don't know why I thought I should have some kind of Divine right to the blues
I felt that my suffering was special and deserved attention.

It's sympathy not tears people need when they're the Front page sad news.
People need understanding and compassion, not just pity or attention.

The incense burned away and the stench began to rise And lovers now estranged avoided catching each others' eyes
Love and passion faded away, leaving only bitterness and animosity.

And girls who lost their children cursed the men who fit the coil And men not fit for marriage took their refuge in the oil
Women blamed their partners for unwanted pregnancies, and men who couldn't connect emotionally turned to alcohol.

No one respects the flame quite like the fool who's badly burned From all this you'd imagine that there must be something learned
People who suffer the most from their mistakes are the ones who understand the consequences the best.

Slit skirts, Jeanie never wears those slit skirts I don't ever wear no ripped shirts Can't pretend that growing older never hurts.
We avoid revealing our vulnerability and insecurity as we age.

Knee pants, Jeanie never wears no knee pants Have to be so drunk to try a new dance So afraid of every new romance
We fear trying out new experiences and relationships, and rely on alcohol to give us courage.

Romance, romance, why aren't we thinking up romance? Why can't we drink it up true heart romance Just need a brief new romance
Though we fear and avoid it, we long for love and romance in our lives.

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 spend my days without much excitement or purpose.

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.
Despite being successful in some aspects of my life, I still feel inadequate and unfulfilled to my partner.

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.
My partner sees me as unchanging and static, while I try to release my frustration and tension through exercise.

Recriminations fester and the past can never change A woman's expectations run from both ends of the range
Resentment and regret build up over time, and women have a hard time meeting and expressing their expectations in relationships.

Once she walked with untamed lovers' face between her legs Now he's cooled and stifled and it's she who has to beg
The passion and excitement of a young relationship fades away over time, and women feel the burden of trying to keep the romance alive.

Slit skirts, Jeanie never wears those slit skirts And I don't ever wear no ripped shirts Can't pretend that growing older never hurts
We try to maintain our dignity and self-respect as we age.

Knee pants, Jeanie never wears no knee pants We have to be so drunk to try a new dance So afraid of every new romance
We feel a sense of discomfort and anxiety when trying new experiences or relationships.

Romance, romance, why aren't we thinking up romance? Why can't we drink it up true heart romance Just need a brief new romance
Despite our reluctance, we still crave love and romance in our lives.