We tried to pick the most unlikely places
Where no one's out to know us by our name
And for a while we shared the sweet affection
That makes it worth the sorrow and the shame

Of loving on back streets and living on main
Suffering hell through the daylight
For the heaven darkness brings
Two hearts in the shadows trading passion for pain
Loving on back streets and living on main

In the morning when I face the one who owns me
And she confronts me with some things I can't explain
Then once again I'll hate myself for living
And wonder just how long my mind can stand the strain

Of loving on back streets and living on main
Suffering hell through the daylight
For the heaven darkness brings
Two hearts in the shadows trading passion for pain
Loving on back streets and living on main

Loving on back streets and living on main