When you’re young and so in love as we
And bewildered by the world we see
Why do people hurt us so?
Only those in love would know
What a town without pity can do.
And bewildered by the world we see
Why do people hurt us so?
Only those in love would know
What a town without pity can do.
— “Town Without Pity” by Gene Pitney.
From: Murakami’s Tokyo (NYT)