Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem Lying to herself 'cause her liquor's top shelf It's alarming honestly how charming she can be Fooling everyone, telling how she's having fun She says you don't want to be like me Don't wanna see all the things I've seen I'm dying, I'm dying She says you don't want to get this way Famous, and dumb, and no age My, I'm dying The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond Buy her tonight, she's still shining Like lightning, light, like lightning Carmen, Carmen, staying up 'til morning Only seventeen, but she walks the streets so mean It's alarming truly how disarming you can be Eating soft ice cream, Coney Island queen She says you don't want to be like me Looking for fun, get me high for free I'm dying, I'm dying She says you don't want to get this way Street walking at night, and a star by day It's tiring, tiring The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond Buy her tonight, she's still shining Like lightning, light, like lightning Baby's all dressed up, with nowhere to go That's the little story of the girl you know Relying on the kindness of strangers Time and cherry marks while doing party favors Put your red dress on, put your lipstick on Sing your song, song, now, the camera's on And you're alive again Mon amour, je sais que tu m'aimes aussi The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like god, her mind's like a diamond Buy her tonight, she's still shining Like lightning, light, like lightning Like lightning, light, like lightning Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem Lying to herself 'cause her liquor's top shelf