Bad Times

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

Take a one way ride

It doesn't last too long

It's a lifetime sentence and no one ever gets free

Because she got the diamonds

And I got disease

Might as well laugh 'cause you can't dance

When you're on your knees

Begging for mercy

I can see you're havin' bad times

Oooo so bad

Nothing rhymes

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

So bad so bad so bad

Nothing rhymes

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

Begging for mercy

I can see you're havin' bad times

Oooo so bad

Nothing rhymes

I can see you're havin' bad times

She's no misdemeanor

She's a felony crime

I can see you're havin' bad times

Oooo so bad so bad

Nothing rhymes

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

Just one more time

When she wins

That's when you lose

On a good day you'll walk away

Still wearing your old shoes

I can see you're havin' bad times

Oh so bad

Nothing rhymes

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

Oooo so bad

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

Oooo so bad so bad

Nothing rhymes

I can see you're havin' bad times