I LOVED THAT GIRL SO BADLY – SO BADLY I COULD DIE
SHE SAID THAT SHE LOVED ME TOO BUT NOW I KNOW SHE LIED
I COULDN’T BUY HER DIAMONDS
I COULDN’T EVEN AFFORD RHINESTONES
SO SHE FOUND SOME FLASH WITH A PILE OF CASH
AND LEFT ME ON MY OWN
SHE GOT A SMALL TOWN GANGSTER - HE GOT A LOT TO SHARE
HE GOT MONEY IN HIS POCKET – HE GOT IT EVERYWHERE
I SAID I’D GIVE HER EVERYTHING BUT SHE WAS DISMISSIVE
SAYING GIVE ME BACK MY FREEDOM
THAT’S ALL THAT YOU CAN GIVE
I TRIED TO CHANGE HER MIND BUT SHE MADE ME UNDERSTAND
THAT SHE WANTED A DIFFERENT LIFE
WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF MAN
A SMALL TOWN GANGSTER – A TINY AL CAPONE
HE GOT A RICH MAN’S HEART – SHE GOT A HEART OF STONE
SMALL TOWN GANGSTER WITH THE SHINY SHOES
HE WAS BORN TO TAKE HER – I WAS BORN TO LOSE
AIN’T IT JUST LIKE JOHNNY THUNDERS SAID
THAT SMALL TOWN GANGSTER I CONFESS
WAS QUICK TO SPOT HER WEAKNESS
SHE WANTED HIM FOR HIS SUCCESS – AND HE WANTED HER
COS SHE LOOKS GOOD IN THAT LITTLE BLACK DRESS
THEY SAY HE ONCE HAD NOTHING – NOTHING MORE THAN DREAMS
BUT HE HAD IMAGINATION WITH ATTITUDE AND GREED
AND NOW HE’S GOT PROSPERITY AND R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
NOW HE’S GOT THE WOMAN WHO ONCE BELONGED TO ME
SMALL TOWN GANGSTER GOT A SMALL TOWN GIRL
I WISH HIM WELL IN HIS SMALL TOWN WORLD
SMALL TOWN GANGSTER – MADE ME SEE
THAT IN THIS SMALL TOWN THERE’S NOTHING FOR ME
SO I’M LEAVING NOW FOR THE BIG CITY
GONNA JUST SAY CIAO AND TAKE MY BOW – BYE BYE BABY