An empty street, a quiet smile   Without steady feet   You know the reckless kind   Keep coming, coming back   To the same old place   With that wild eyed stare   Up in your face      Lay me down, let me down   In a big old town   Lay me down, let me down   In a big old town      He must have lost his soul   When he found the rent   He wrestles with control   Still hasn't pinned it yet   Once in , once in a while   Loose that cigarette   There's always some strange smile   Underneath his breath      Lay me down, let me down...      ... passion's fist against a wall   The crush of a kiss, the rise and fall   Take me there, take me there   To that wounded sound   It's just love's despair   Gone and hit the ground      Lay me down,, let me down   In a big old town... in a big old town...