When Sex Was Dirty

To all the sons and daughters

Of the boulevard

Who learned to go without sleep

And to hide all the scars

Who believed in the vagrant

On hollywood and vine

When he said a mile of gold

Won't buy you an inch of time

We made everything we have

Out of nothing at all

Way back when marijuana

Was against the law

We were always outnumbered

We were always outmanned

Went down a road of ruin

But here we stand

I remember when sex was dirty

And the air was clean

And everything worth knowing

Was in a magazine