Full Lyrics
They called them fairies in the Bowery
Painted lips sly hips a laugh too loud
A waltz for the outcasts the perverts the proud
Powdered cheeks and whiskey breath
Dancing boys in drag to death
Velvet curtains secrets kept
We kissed in shadows while the city slept
Spin me round in a fairy's waltz
Sin is sweet but it's not my fault
Men in skirts and men in ties
Hiding truth behind painted eyes
Whispered names in candlelight
Dancing free in the dead of night
Paint it on paint it on
A banker slips a coin at the door
His wedding ring shining as he wants more
A sailor's kiss still tastes of rum
He laughs too loud but I still succumb
Arrest us if you dare the law won't kill desire
Lock the stage but backstage still is fire
Spin me round in a fairy's waltz
Sin is sweet but it's not my fault
Men in skirts and men in ties
Hiding truth behind painted eyes
Whispered names in candlelight
Dancing free in the dead of night
Painted eyes painted eyes
History's no closet it's a ballroom
And I slipped inside