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    Now her every word rings clear and true    Now I've come to realize what love can do       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      --- Instrumental ---      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      --- Instrumental to fade ---