I said, I'm through with honky-tonks
They only bring me down
I dressed my best and headed
For the brightest spot in town

Well, I've watched the rich folks come and go
And one thing's very clear
There's just as many lonely people here

I'm just hangin' 'round a better class of losers
It don't matter if you drink bear or champagne
I've only found a better class of losers
Uptown, downtown misery's all the same

Well, it's been all downhill for me
Since baby walked away
Well, I'm down here at the bottom now
And I guess that's where I'll stay

And I'm looking for the answers
And all that I've seen here
Is the same old lonely phony atmosphere

I'm just hangin' 'round a better class of losers
It don't matter if you drink bear or champagne
I've only found a better class of losers
Uptown, downtown misery's all the same

Yeah, the blues are still the blues
Still just as hard to lose
Uptown, downtown misery's all the same