They said we stood out from the ones they were breeding
They said we should hide like a woman who's bleeding
But Tommy if I am to hide
I'd rather forgo
And Tommy 'though I might be grieving
It might never show
They said we stood out from the ones they were keeping
They said we should smile like a woman who's weeping
But Tommy if I am to smile
I'd rather you know
And Tommy 'though I might be leaving
I might never go
Oh, Tommy boy, does it matter who runs
Well, I can't sit still and be quiet at once
Oh, Tommy boy, have I led you astray
But I can't be living this way
They said we stood out from the ones that have reasoned
They said we should run like a woman imprisoned
But Tommy if I am to run
We rather estrange
And Tommy, I might be another
I might never change
Oh, Tommy boy, if we're one and the same
Why wouldn't I dare to hold on to my name
Oh, Tommy boy, have I led you astray
Well, I can't be living this way
Oh, Tommy boy, have I thought you had known
I'm rather a woman alone