You can't afford no ring I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring You finally took my hand Mama don't approve Baby's on its way It took a nip of gin But you finally took my hand Daddy says he's the best in town

Leavin' thoughts inside my head Well now since you put it that way I should get up and leave But you're givin' me that look, baby That says you're up to no good maybe And you're whispering into my neck If I need to I'll go darlin' But what if I stay What

I could just throw a line to you But I should let sleeping dogs lie 'cause I know better, baby But what good will it do To reopen the wound

I'm gonna love you Gonna love you Until you hate me What's really crazy You should've known better Then to mess with me, heartache Like a black widow, baby You used to be thirsty for me But now you wanna be set free

I should've listened to the, I should've listened to the You were nothing but trouble, baby And I've been sifting through the rubble lately Wanted to dance in the eye of danger Knowing good well I'd regret it later The warning lights were flashing like

She's a cool drink of water She might be the devil's daughter But she's a cool drink of water And I should run yes, I probably oughta I bought my girl a diamond, it was our engagement ring She took it to a pawn shop, like it didn't mean a thing She went

We’re dancing on tables 'Til I’m off my face With all of my people And it couldn’t get better they say And it’s all out of tune Should be laughing, but there’s something wrong And it hits you when the lights go on We’re singing 'til last call Such a good

You got the notion (I hope so) About love the way it should be So get in the motion What happened to the love That they are all talking about? It's nothing but useless words Talking 'bout love the way it should be We gotta make up our minds and we'll

Honey, I want you Yes I want you, so bad The guilty undertaker sighs The lonesome organ grinder cries The silver saxophones say I should refuse you The cracked bells and washed-out horns Blow into my face with scorn, but it’s Not that way, I wasn’t born

It seems like dreams I've always have Could be, should be making me glad But why am I blue? It's up to you to explain I'm thinking maybe, baby, I'll go away Someday, someway you'll come and say It's you that I need Maybe you'll be pleading in vain It had