Mama, tell your
children not to go
down to the city where
the desperate people go
And mama,
don't you let
them stray
They won't find
peace of mind
in such a lonely place
Wannabes and losers
all trying to get a break
They don't
give a damn,
they'll do whatever
it takes
If they climb
the ladder they get
to play for
higher stakes
That's why there's
low life in high places
Mama, things have
changed since
you were young
When you scream
in the dead of night
now no one
ever comes
And a poor man,
he's cast as the
villain and a thief
See him down
on the street,
begging for
enough to eat
Waiting on the corner
I saw her waiting
for the man
When the limo
pulled up I saw what
was changing hands
I should've tried
to warn her and make
her understand
There is low life
in high places
There is low life
like you never
even knew
There is low life
and it lives in
me and you
But we don't all
let it through
Don't you let 'em go
You've got to
have some pity... yeah
Don't you let 'em go...
Ooh.... you've got to
keep 'em away
from the big bad city
Waiting on the corner
I saw her waiting
for the man
When the limo
pulled up I saw what
was changing hands
I should've tried
to warn her and make
her understand...
Mama, tell your
children not to go
Down to the city
where the desperate
people go
And mama,
don't you
let them stray...
They won't find
peace of mind in
such a lo....nely place