Poppa don't work at the plant no more he got laid off back in '84 and it's sad but it ain't so bad Poppa's been drinking all day long and the party don't stop till the break of dawn and he's high high and alive And at night she's willing yeah handing out love and a cigarette
all alone she comes to you fistfull of diamonds and no regrets and so he's tryin to ease the pain yeah throwin down beers like drops of rain as each sip washes down his drain yeah that's why her will never change