She's a total disaster in the first degree A pair of high-heeled blues waiting just for me The lights are red and the money's blue She lives down by the railroad avenue And the same old dance steps to the same old song It's a lifetime sentence and no one ever gets free Because she got the diamonds
Might as well laugh 'cause you can't dance When you're on your knees
I can see you're havin' bad times I can see you're havin' bad times Only one more line before it starts to unwind I can see you're havin' bad times I can see you're havin' bad times She's like a lying politician at election time
Front page headline and it's all bad news A stiletto-heeled version of the walking blues All fancy wrapping but nothing's inside There's no bargain prices for a downhill ride Sweet sweet poison dressed in ermine and lace And the weatherman's calling for champagne and rain Always center stage at the scene of the crime A cruel joke dressed up just like a valentine
So you might as well laugh 'cause you can't dance When you're on your knees
I can see you're havin' bad times I can see you're havin' bad times I can see you're havin' bad times I can see you're havin' bad times One day in her hard books is like doing bad time
Funny how you always want it On a good day you'll walk away Still wearing your old shoes
I can see you're havin' bad times I can see you're havin' bad times She's all fancy wrapping but nothing's inside I can see you're havin' bad times There ain't no bargain prices for a downhill ride
I can see you're havin' bad times I can see you're havin' bad times She's all fancy wrapping but nothing's inside I can see you're havin' bad times I can see you're havin' bad times