Terence Trent D'arby - This Town lyrics

I've been around And I waited for the day When a lover would shine on me I stood my ground And I witnessed there That there were only clouds of despair And ladies in their mansions, who combed their hair This town won't love you If you pay your taxes on the run This town won't love you if you stay This town won't love you Unless you lay your heart out on a plate And stamp it with an expiration date This town won't love you, this town I ran around And I played the field And laid with women who would not yield Their all to me So I was confused All I got was my Springsteen's bruised Though I had a lot of fun being used This town won't love you If you pay your taxes on the run This town won't love you if you stay This town won't love you Unless you lay your heart out on a plate And stamp it with an expiration date This town won't love, this town I was a boy Who became a man According to nature's master plan I was a fool Who believed in romance And believed in a 2nd chance With ladies in their mansions, a slow lap dance This town won't love you If you pay your taxes on the run This town won't love you if you stay This town won't love you Unless you lay your heart out on a plate And stamp it with an expiration date This town won't love, I said this town