It's too early for the circus,
It's too late for the bars,
No one's sleepin' but the paperboys,
And no one in this town is makin' any noise,
But the dogs and the milkmen and me.

The girls around here all look like Cadillacs,
No one likes a stranger here,
I'd come home but I'm afraid
That you won't take me back,
But I'd trade off everything just to have you near.

I know I'm irresponsible and I don't behave,
And I ruin everything that I do,
And I'll probably get arrested when I'm in my grave,
But I'll be savin' all my love for you.

I paid fifteen dollars for a prostitute,
With too much makeup and a broken shoe,
But her eyes were just a counterfeit,
She tried to gyp me out of it,
But you know that I'm still in love you.

Don't listen to the rumors that you hear about me,
Cause I ain't as bad as they make me out to be,
Well I may lose my mind but baby can't you see,
That I'll be savin' all my love for you.


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    My interpretation of this song is it illustrates the kind of scenario where a couple are in a sexless marriage/relationship for some reason. the man gets tempted and goes with a prostitute, the encounter goes wrong and she clips him. he confesses to his partner and tries to explain in vain that he really loves her but has needs that are not being fulfilled.

    She probably leaves him which is totally understandable because it is nigh on impossible for a relationship with no sexual activity to last. I can't understand why Kathleen Brennan Hated it so much, maybe it touched a raw nerve with her.

    BarnabyHugheson October 06, 2015   Link

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