Get yourself cooler, lay yourself low Coincidental murder, with nothing to show When the judge's constipation go to his head And his wife's aggravation, you're soon enough dead It's the same old story, same old song and dance, my friend It's the same old story, same old song and dance, my friend Gotcha with the cocaine they found with your gun No smoothy face lawyer to getcha undone Say love ain't the same on the south side of town You could look, but you ain't gonna find it around It's the same old story, same old song and dance, my friend It's the same old story, same old story Same old song and dance Fate comes a-knockin', doors start lockin' Your old time connection, change your direction Ain't gonna change it, can't rearrange it Can't stand the pain when it's all the same to you, my friend When you're low down and dirty, from walkin' the street With your old hurdy-gurdy, no one to meet Say love ain't the same, on the south side of town You could look, but you ain't gonna find it around It's the same old story, same old song and dance, my friend It's the same old story, same old story Same old song and dance, yeah