laid down like your boulevards
And the cathedrals, and the salons
what the columns were called
She was a woman when he kissed her
At the top of the subway stairs,
and all the rush hour people rushing by
Could have cared less if they did it right there
If that was Paris, passion's ancient,
but all in love and war is fair
Paris could take you down,
not if you knew the right people
But Paris wouldn't let you up
Until it took a big piece of ya
Yeah, Paris could just take you down
Not if you knew the bartender
But Paris wouldn't let you up
Until it took a big piece of ya
First your childhood, then your provider
Then she took your lover's name
What you took is still yours
Oh, I hope you don't mind the pain
has a presence and a stench and a stain,
What she took is still yours,
Cause love will never be the same
Paris could take you down
Not if you knew the right people
But Paris wouldn't let you out
Till it took a big piece of your heart
And Paris wouldn't let you up
Till it took a big piece of ya
Soon you'll wake me with a kiss
You were rollin' round with
It was a nightmare, baby,
could you hold me a little longer?
It was a nightmare, baby,
could you hold me a longer?
It was a nightmare, baby,
could you hold me a little longer?