First Your Money (then Your Clothes) Lyrics - Cole Jude

I left home on a southbound train 

One September in the pouring rain 

A midnight flyer and a girl named Lori Rose 

Mama said, son it won't last 

She'll be gone when you're out of cash 

Hey mama, I need a ride back home 

All your life you run to love 

You give your heart then it's not enough 

But hey baby, that's the way it goes 

So Romeo in a G.T.O. 

Met Juliette at the drive-in show 

Midnight dreaming down the Texas coast 

We stopped to wish upon a star 

She stole my breath, she stole my car 

But hey baby, it's just the way it goes 

Every time that your heart breaks 

You swear you won't make the same mistakes 

But hey baby, that's the way it goes 

First your money, then your clothes 

Oh no, love ain't cheap 

There's a toll booth up on Lover's Leap 

Sweet romance, take a chance 

Come and dance with me 

I'm riding out on a southbound train 

Just a Romeo in the pouring rain 

But hey baby, that's the way it goes 

First your money, then your clothes 

Uh-huh 

Slow down, slow down now 

(Oh yeah) 

Hey mom, slow down 

(Slow down) 

When you roll out, 'cause I'm low down now 

(Oh yeah) 

Said hey hey mom, slow down when you roll 

down 

'Cause I'm low down now