We tried to pick the most unlikely places   Where no one's out to know us by our name   And for a while we shared the sweet affection   That makes it worth the sorrow and the shame      A lovin' on back streets and livin' on main   Suffered hell through the daylight for the heaven darkness brings   Two hearts in the shadows tradin' passion for pain   A lovin' on back streets and livin' on main      In the morning when I face the one who owns me   And she confronts me with some things I can't explain   Then once again I hate myself for living   And wonder just how long my mind can stand this strain      A lovin' on back streets and livin' on main   Suffered hell through the daylight for the heaven darkness brings   Two hearts in the shadows tradin' passion for pain   A lovin' on back streets and livin' on main   Lovin' on back streets and livin' on main