We should be alone together Where nobody else can see Keeping each other company Parked outside on the street Where it's just you and me I couldn't help but notice We can be blue as a neon light Singing them sad up songs all night We can say goodbye,

Mama been laid off Papa been laid off Billy can't get a job Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues My brother's been laid off For more than two years now Ooh can't get a job Ooh they gotta listen to the blues Help them to strive

(Why?, why?, why?) Mama been laid off Papa been laid off Billy can't get a job Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues (Why?, why?) My brother's been laid off For more than two years now Oh, can't get a job

If not for you My sky would fall Rain would gather too Without your love I'd be nowhere at all Babe, I couldn't find the door Couldn't even see the floor I'd be sad and blue Babe, I'd lay awake all night Wait for the mornin' light