Certain things you do
Really make me mad I must confess
The way the streetlight silhouettes your thighs inside your dress
Wild child in the streets
I think I see you but I really don't know
Who knows
One million miles an hour headed out to where the down boys go

Woah
Can we rewind to where we've been
Ooh I wish you'd take a look and see the shape I'm in

[Chorus]
Where the down boys go (go)
Where the down boys go
Woah
Where the down boys go
Yeah
I wanna go where the down boys go baby

You comb your hair
Put on your shades
You look real cool
You're giving me the run-around
Make me feel like a fool
You got a lot of nerve to call me cheap
Even though it's true
I don't care where we go tonight
Just take me along with you

Woah
Can we rewind to where we've been
Ooh I wish you'd take a look and see the shape I'm in

[Chorus]

Certain things you do
Really make me mad I must confess
The way the streetlight sillhouettes your thighs inside your dress

Woah
Can we rewind to where we've been
Ooh I wish you'd take a look and see the shape I'm in

[Chorus]

Where the down boys go
Where the down boys go
Where the down boys go
Where they go




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    This song is about men performing oral sex on women. The origin is "going down", a phrase meaning performing oral sex. A "down boy" is someone who enjoys performing oral sex. And "where the down boys go" refers to a certain part of the female body.

    DuckOneon July 10, 2010   Link
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    About a couple of rich kids that want to go to the poor side of town and see what the ppor kids do.

    kfe2on February 03, 2006   Link
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    The Cars - Down Boys The Cars - Bye Bye Love

    samwaltonon June 12, 2007   Link
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    No idea what the songs about. The only thing I can get is that he doesn't care if he's the girl's fool he just wants to go with her.

    rcon1485on November 25, 2009   Link
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    whoa is spelled like i just spelled it. woah is not a word. jani spelled the word correctly. this site does not

    twanger56on March 29, 2023   Link

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