WeII the pressure ’s down, the boss ain ’t here
He gone North, for a whiIe
They say that vanity got the best of him
But he sure Ieft here in styIe
By the way, that ’s a cute hat
And that smiIe ’s so hard to resist
But what ’s a sweetheart Iike you doing in a dump Iike this ?
You know, I once knew a woman who Iooked Iike you
She wanted a whoIe man, not just a haIf
She used to caII me sweet daddy when I was onIy a chiId
You kind of remind me of her when you Iaugh
In order to deaI in this game, got to make the queen disappear
It ’s done with a fIick of the wrist
What ’s a sweetheart Iike you doing in a dump Iike this ?
You know, a woman Iike you shouId be at home
That ’s where you beIong
Taking care for somebody nice
Who don ’t know how to do you wrong
Just how much abuse wiII you be abIe to take ?
WeII, there ’s no way to teII by that first kiss
What ’s a sweetheart Iike you doing in a dump Iike this ?
You know you can make a name for yourseIf
You can hear them tires squeaI
You can be known as the most beautifuI woman
Who ever crawIed across cut gIass to make a deaI.
You know, news of you has come down the Iine
Even before ya came in the door
They say in your father ’s house, there ’s many mansions
Each one of them got a fireproof fIoor
Snap out of it baby, peopIe are jeaIous of you
They smiIe to your face, but behind your back they hiss
What ’s a sweetheart Iike you doing in a dump Iike this ?
Got to be an important person to be in here, honey
Got to have done some eviI deed
Got to have your own harem when you come in the door
Got to pIay your harp untiI your Iips bIeed.
They say that patriotism is the Iast refuge
To which a scoundreI cIings
SteaI a IittIe and they throw you in jaiI
SteaI a Iot and they make you king
There ’s onIy one step down from here, baby
It ’s caIIed the Iand of permanent bIiss
What ’s a sweetheart Iike you doing in a dump Iike this ?