Gene Pitney Town Without Pity Lyrics:
When you're young and so in love as we,
And bewildered by the world we see,
Why do people hurt us so?
Only those in love would know,
What a town without pity can do.

If we stop to gaze upon a star,
People talk about how bad we are.
Ours is not an easy age,
We're like tigers in a cage.
What a town without pity can do.

The young have problems, many problems.
We need an understanding heart.
Why don't they help us, try to help us?
Before this clay and granite planet falls apart.

Take these eager lips and hold me fast.
I'm afraid this kind of joy can't last.
How can we keep love alive,
How can anything survive,
When these little minds tear you in two?
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What a town without pity can do.

[Instrumental break.]

How can we keep love alive,
How can anything survive,
When these little minds tear you in two?
What a town without pity can do.

No, it isn't very pretty,
What a town without pity can do.


[TOWN WITHOUT PITY]
[Written by: Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington]
[Performed by: Gene Pitney [1] -1961]
[Appears on: The Many Sides of Gene Pitney-1962, World Wide Winners-1963,
Backstage I'm Lonely-1966, 20 Great Hits-1976, Hairspray (Soundtrack of
Original Movie by John Waters)-1988 [2] , AM Gold: The Early 60s-1992*,
Ultimate Anthology-1995, The Story-2000, The Best of Gene Pitney-2002,
The Platinum Collection-2006 & 2008, et al.]

[1] Written for the movie, Town Without Pity, in 1961, and played by Burt
Backarach for the film, it was next covered by Gene Pitney who
popularized it. Other covers include: Herb Alpert, The Dickies, Ronnie
Montrose, The Nylons, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Thin White Rope, Stray
Cats, Steve March Tormé, Neil Zaza, et al.]

[2] Transcribed from the track on this album.]
Lyrics: Town Without Pity, Gene Pitney [end]