get yourself cooler, lay yourself low
  coincidental murder, with nothing to show
  with the judge, constipation will go to his head
  and his wife's aggravation, you're soon enough dead
    it's the same old story, same old song and dance, my friend
  it's the same old story, same old song and dance, my friend
    gotcha with the cocaine they found with your gun
  [alt: shady lookin' loser, you played with my gun]
  no smoothy face laywer to getcha undone
  say love ain't the same on the south side of town
  you could look, but you ain't gonna find it around
    it's the same old story, same old song and dance, my friend
  it's the same old story, same old story
  same old song and dance
    fate comes a-knockin', doors start lockin'
  your old time connection, change your direction
  ain't gonna change it, can't rearrange it
  can't stand the pain when it's all the same to you, my friend
    when you're low down and dirty, from walkin' the street
  with your old hurdy-gurdy, no one to meet
  say love ain't the same, on the south side of town
  you could look, but you ain't gonna find it around