Billy really loves his lady Lou She got eyes for an uptown dude He got a honey He keep across town Now they all on the corner It's a battle ground What a shame Lord knows what a shame Yeah it seem like the neighborhood fallin' apart And everybody's breakin' everybody's heart Annie got in trouble with her man Jim She sent her friend Betty just to talk to him Imagine the look on Annie's face When she caught them red handed at daddy's place What a shame Lord knows what a shame Yeah it seem like the neighborhood fallin' apart And everybody's breakin' everybody's heart People get to talkin' The word gets around The next thing you know You got a scandal in town Your lightin' the fuse When you gamble the heart The stakes are high When the fireworks start What a shame Lord knows what a shame Yeah it seem like the neighborhood fallin' apart And everybody's breakin' everybody's heart