Break-down, China-town, come-down, count-down Cross-town, de-crown, down-town, evening-gown Go-down, hand-me-down, ho-down, low-down Melt-down, mid-town, Mo-town, night-gown Throw-down, put-me-down, re-noun, rub-down Shake-down, shanty-town, show-down, shut-down Slow-down, Sun-down Slow-down, Sun-down Like a dead mouse in a flophouse Nowhere else to go but up Heavenwards is how it hurts And even though my heart froze I'm learning you're exactly what I chose Boohoo, crying all into my witches' brew Predisposed for heartache I suppose Black and blue mom and pop juxtaposed And it's just the way the story goes She called me Coco called you Rose Hand me down all your favorite clothes Horseshoe tossed, all the fortunes lost Love, she flew away with the doves Now it's my time, my time to shine I got my own crimes to do Don't gotta pick up after you But I just don't know what to do With all these empty rooms When you first laid eyes on me, did you never want to put me down? Was I worth more to you than any girl in town, any girl in town? When you first laid eyes on me, did you never want to put me down? Was I worth more to you than any girl in town, any girl in town? Tear my hair, throw my shoes Make love to you, I'll make love to you I love you, I do, I guess And you're so handsome, I got to say yes Tear my hair, throw my shoes Make love to you, I'll make love to you You love me, you do, I guess And you're so handsome, I got to say yes I got to say yes Home is where you hang your hat, all of that, mouse and cats and dogs What are the odds of finding love again, one that you can call your kindred spirit? You want to hear it? Yeah I was humiliated, ill-fated, impersonated, immigrated, manipulated, liquidated, medicated, dilapidated, isolated I was alone in my own home, is where the heart breaks When you first laid eyes on me, did you never want to put me down? Was I worth more to you than any girl in town, any girl in town? When you first laid eyes on me, did you never want to put me down? Oh was I worth more to you than any girl in town? Tear my hair, throw my shoes Make love to you, I'll make love to you You love me, you do, I guess And you're so handsome, I got to say yes Tear my hair, throw my shoes Make love to you, I'll make love to you I love you, I do, I guess Ooh, I got to say yes When you first laid eyes on me did you never want to put me down? Was I worth more to you than any girl in town, any girl in town?