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