Mama used to tell me tales 'Bout a part of town Where people cry the blues Most everyday She said don't go down there boy. You know, love will cut you down And you ain't yet a man, hear what I say She said listen to me, son, it's so Let me tell ya, I've been down there And I know
That on love street they've got signs That say watch for falling victims Dreams get run down in the night Lord and yours might be the next one Down where lies'll cut you deep And goodbyes are loaded guns You can take one through the heart Another Casualty Of Love
But still I had to find out Just how a love would feel I got tangled in the arms Of one gone bad Now I sit and wait and wonder As I cry myself to sleep Why I couldn't heed what my mama said New her every word rings clear and true Now I've come to realize what love can do