You sit there and tell me, how you'd like to be free
You're tired of bein' tied down, to a home and fam- -ily
You say you miss the bright lights, a- -long the great white way
Little do you realize the price you have to pay
Tears will be the chaser for your wine
After you leave this love of mine
*Bright lights and taverns, that's where you'll spend your time
*And tears will be the chaser for your wine
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Before you make up your mind, you really want to go
Stop and think it over, there's something you don't know
When the part is over, then what will you do
When you wanna come back, there'll be no place for you
And tears will be the chaser for your wine
After you leave this love of mine
*Bright lights and taverns, that's where you'll spend your time
*And tears will be the chaser for your wine