Promises

Cheap perfume and painted faces

Fallen angels fill the places

Where I go when my troubles pull me down

And all the lies, I know they'll tell me

And the time that they will sell me

For a while, I'll be the biggest man in town

Back at home in bed she's crying

For her love for me is dying

But she'll pray I make it safely through the night

When the morning sun starts showing

To her bedside I'll be going

And she'll hold me while I face the morning light

And I'll make promises

(Ooh-ooh)

Promises to change

I'll make her promises

Swear I'll rearrange

And I'll start giving

(Ooh-ooh)

All the love she needs if only she will stay

Once again, she'll reassure me

And I believe her love will cure me

And I'll fall asleep with tears on my face

And I know, she's just a woman

And her love can't last forever

And some day soon

I know she'll leave without a trace

For broken promises

(Ooh-ooh)

Will tear her dreams apart

Just token promises

Will someday break her heart

And for the last time

(Ooh-ooh)

She'll hold me when I cry, and while I'm sleeping

She'll quietly say goodbye