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.