You have to do your best to come up to par, from straight off the
production line like a car,
Till everything you put on is a put-on, and you don`t know who`s face
you`re gazing upon
Could be anyone you`re sending out there tonight, is it any wonder all of
the lights are too bright?
And you need temporary beauty, and pray to God that it doesn`t rain
You need temporary beauty, even though it might be love in vain
The world is full of little people like you, they have to read a book to
learn what to do
They hang around in second -hand[?] clothes, and every kind of pressure
steps on their toes
Love doesn`t fall out of a magazine, you mustn`t always believe what you`ve seen
And you need temporary beauty, and pray to God that it doesn`t rain
You need temporary beauty, even though it might be love in vain
Ah-ah temporary beauty, ah-ah temporary beauty, ah-ah temporary beauty
You might be the sweetest little girl in your heart,
But still the world [?] knows that and tears you apart
You think of the parties you`ll never attend, you dream of someone who`s
more than a friend
Love doesn`t jump out of a magazine, you mustn`t always believe what you`ve seen
And you need temporary beauty, and pray to God that it doesn`t rain
You need temporary beauty, even though it might be love, even though it
might be love,
Even though it might be love in vain