here is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman
And maybe he won't find out what I know.
You were the last good thing about this part of town.
D A Bm G
When I wake up, I'm willing to take my chances on
D A
The hope you forget that you hate him more than you notice
Bm G
I wrote this for you (for you, so)
D A
You need him, I could be him,
Bm G
I could be an accident but I'm still
D A Bm G
Trying, and that's more than I can say for him...
D A Bm G
Where is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman
D A
And maybe he won't find out what I know.
Bm G D
You were the last good thing about this part of town.
D A
Someday I'll appraise a hidden value, get off my ass and call you
Bm G
In the meantime I'll sport my brand new fashion of
D A Bm G
Waking up with pants on at four in the afternoon
D A
You need him, I could be him,
Bm G
I could be an accident but I'm still
D A Bm G
Trying, and that's more than I can say for him...
D A Bm G
Where is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman
D A
And maybe he won't find out what I know.
Bm G D
You were the last good thing about this part of town.