Boys Will Be Boys [Dennis DeYoung]

Boys Will Be Boys
Written by Dennis DeYoung
Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung

We're looking for action--Cruising and acting so cool
Rockin' and rollin'--Trying to find somebody who
Will go for a ride, and maybe tonight we'll get lucky

Summer vacation--Tat's when we party the best
Bustin' the curfew--We won't be happy unless
We drink way too much, and we need a crutch just to stand up

Boys will be boys--Boys will be boys
Hell, I don't wanna grow up and be a man
I wanna stay as young just as long as I can
Boys will be boys--Boys will be boys
Hiding my Playboys under my bed
Centerfold dreams dancing in my head
Well, they're dancing in my head

Summer is here, believe it or not
Back to the beach, where everything's hot
Let's turn the radio up,, and dance to the beat
Right out in the streets
Let down your hair, 'cause summer is here
Yeah! Summer is here

Looking for action---We're gonna break all the rules
They know it's harmless--So who are they trying to fool
When they act so outraged, and they shout "Act your age!"
Well, it's all right

Boys will be boys--Boys will be boys
I don't wanna grow up and be a man
I wanna stay as young just as long as I can
Boys will be boys--Boys will be boys
All we wanna do is to have some fun
Rock & rock * roll in the summer sun
Well, we're rockin' with the girls tonight

Summer is here, believe it or not
Back to the beach, where everything's hot
Let's turn the radio up,, and dance to the beat
Right out in the streets
Let down your hair, 'cause summer is here
Yeah! Summer is here

Summer is here, believe it or not
Back to the beach, where everything's hot
Let's turn the radio up,, and dance to the beat
Right out in the streets
Let down your hair, 'cause summer is here
Yeah! Summer is here

Interpretation

Here it is in Dennis' own words, from a January 1985 interview with Rockline!:

My parents went away to New York City when I was a teenager and they left me all alone in the house. What a deal. At the end you can hear the whole story. It's about being seventeen years old and you live in the Northern climate and it's the first warm day and you can't believe it. It's been all winter and a girl walks by, she's got shorts on and it's almost like she's nude, you can't believe it. It looks like someone landed from Mars. So you roll down the window and turn the radio up loud and act like a complete ass.