Fifty Dollar Love Affair Lyrics - Joe Jackson

Oh the romance of these harbour towns 

Lights that shimmer on canals 

And in the bottom of your glass 

The air buzzing with foreign tongues 

And the occasional cries 

Of sailors, tramps and rock 'n' rollers . . . 

(Hey babe you look so hot tonight 

Hey come over here I'll treat you right) 

'Cause . . . 

A man's a man all right 

Just like any other man 

He'll search the town tonight 

For a fifty dollar love affair 

And another taste of cheap delight 

Street food sizzling outside 

Washed down with the local poison 

These back alleys with their pinkish lights 

And the occasional cries 

Of smugglers, bums and credit card holders . . . 

(Hey babe I feel so good tonight 

I got shore leave and I sure ain't leavin' here till I prove that . . .) 

A man's a man all right 

Just like any other man 

He'll search the town tonight 

For a fifty dollar love affair