he sings a lovesick lullaby soaked in detroit blues and five year old rye he sings a lovesick lullaby smudged in nicotine stains and little white lies and an absent minded smile at stiletto heels and seems up her thighs and one last kiss goodnight the nape of her neck and she'll melt the fire as i walk through the glow of every lamp post light i stop to wonder where you are tonight i sift through my pockets and i take out my cigarettes i spark up my last dumaurier watch the match flare up and then fade away the smoke in my lungs like the cloud of my own regret that i sing a lovesick lullaby chock full of good intentions and cheap alibis i sing a lovesick lullaby about how good it feels to take her inside and a soft and throaty sigh as you kick off your winters as you melt into her eyes one last kiss goodnight. you can say what you want please don't say... there's nothing in this whole wide world that's quite the same as the city at night just after the rain it's like taking a stroll through a misty work of art and the lovin' looks so good when you're just hanging 'round or your chasing some dame all over town and i keep telling myself this was your idea from the start
and it feels like i've been 'gainst your wall for a week or so and i know i should have made tracks a long time ago but just like a chump i stick around here anyway and i keep telling myself this time we're through and i ain't gonna take anymore of this here shit from you but i hear your voice and i forget what i was going to say instead i sing a lovesick lullaby oh hush now baby now don't you cry i sing a lovesick lullaby oh you'll fall asleep by and by and by and you'll toss and turn all night but you won't forget her face no matter how hard you try might as well just give up the fight resign yourself to a lovesick lullaby