L.E.S. Girl
Lyrics
On Avenue B she paints her lips cherry red
Mirror cracked in her hand
Eyeliner smeared, running out the door
Still there from the night before
Lower East Side girl
Lost in a fragile world
The night is kind
The day is blue
Everything fades away
Except for you, you, you
She wears his leather jacket out in the rain
Sleeps to forget his name
Polaroids are taped to the wall
Can't forget that boy at all
Lower East Side girl
Lost in a fragile world
Ignored all the signs
The rent is overdue
Everything fades away
Except for you, you, you, you
He played guitar on St. Mark's Place
Had a Marlon Brando face
Painted nails the same shade as his boots
Bleach blonde, dirty roots
Lower East Side girl
Lost in a fragile world
Drink too much whisky
Cigarettes when he kissed me
Lower East Side boy
I wasn't meant for you
Everything fades away
Everything fades away
Credits
Written by Madonna, Andrew Watt, Henry Walter and Stuart Price
Produced by Madonna, Andrew Watt, Stuart Price and Cirkut
Drums, guitar, keyboards by Andrew Watt
Drums, keyboards by Cirkut
Album
Song
In her June 2026 cover story with Interview Magazine, Madonna refused to name the "Lower East Side boy" of this song:
"This guy I was dating who was a musician and I was in love with. He was really an archetype. […] But I’m not going to say [his name]. […] If he had a Marlon Brando face, he’s hot. Who’s hotter than Marlon Brando?”