I left home on a southbound train   One September in the pouring rain   A midnight flyer and a girl named Lori Rose      Mama said, "Son, it won't last   She'll be gone when you're out of cash"   Hey Mama, "I need a ride back home"      All your life, you run to love   You give your heart then it's not enough   But hey, baby, that's the way it goes, pull over      So Romeo in a GTO   Met Juliette at the drive-in show   Midnight dreaming down the Texas coast      We stopped to wish upon a star   She stole my breath, she stole my car   But hey, baby, it's just the way it goes      Every time that your heart breaks   You swear you won't make the same mistakes   But hey, baby, that's the way it goes      First your money, then your clothes   Then you clothes      Oh, no, love ain't cheap   There's a toll booth up on lover's leap   Sweet romance, take a chance   Come and dance with me      I'm riding out on a southbound train   Just a Romeo in the pouring rain   But hey, baby, that's the way it goes      First your money, then your clothes      Slow down, slow down now   Oh, yeah, hey , slow down, slow down   Slow down, just low down      When you roll out 'cause I'm low down now   Oh, yeah, said, "Hey, slow down when you roll down   'Cause I'm low down now"