If you go downtown Way down to Baltimore Street You just might see my baby there Yeah, my baby might be someone you meet Yeah, if you go downtown And you take yourself a look around You just might see my baby there And the new love that she has found She got the right way Of loading up her gun But she's got the wrong direction 'Cause she say that I ain't the one She got the right way Of walking down the street But she got the wrong direction 'Cause she be walking away from me If you go downtown No, mister, I don't like to go there much myself I just might see my baby there And that might break my heart and I don't need the help Yeah, if you go downtown And see a beauty unlike any you've known Well, you know that was my baby once But now I feel like I'm all alone She got the right way Of loading up her gun But she's got the wrong direction 'Cause she say that I ain't the one She got the right way Of walking down the street But she got the wrong direction 'Cause she be walking away from me The last time that I saw my baby It sounded so well rehearsed When I said, "I'll see you later" And she said, "Not if I see you first" (So get out of town) If you go downtown Now, mister, I don't want to tell you what to say But if you see my baby there Could you lie and tell her I'm doing okay? 'Cause if you go downtown And you take yourself a look around You might see my baby there And the new love she has found She got the right way Of loading up her gun But she's got the wrong direction 'Cause she say that I ain't the one She got the right way Of saying I love you But she got the wrong direction 'Cause it ain't me she's saying it to