Well, I gave up on love, and locked myself in
I put up these walls so Iâd never fall again
But you broke inside, stole my heart
Left me with this poorhouse of love
I thought I struck gold, I bought what you said
You stripmined my trust, left my eyes in the red
Baby done tapped me dry, used me up
Left me in the poor house of love
On a lonely avenue (in the poor house of love)
In a room without a view (in the poor house of love)
Iâm alone in the dark (in the poor house of love)
And itâs falling apart (âcause you ran and you ran and)
You ransacked my heart, ran out on me
Thereâs a hole in my soul, where you used to be
Baby done ran me down, left me flat
Put me in the poor house of love
I was played for a fool, now I play the blues
We got stoned, yâpicked my bones and left without a clue
Talkinâ bout curtains down, fire gone
Darkness in the poor house of love
On a lonely avenue (in the poor house of love)
In a room without a view (in the poor house of love)
Now thereâs nowhere to hide (in the poor house of love)
And Iâm dyinâ inside (how I tried and I tried to)
Hang on to my pride, and pay all my dues
But I got a foolish heart, stayinâ broke, still in love with you
Baby done sucked me in, spit me out
Strapped me with this poor house of love
Down in the poor house of love
Thatâs where you left me, baby
Curtains down, fire gone, dark here in the poor house of love
You played me for a fool â like a fool without a clue
Thereâs a hole in my soul â girl, itâs just so stone-cold
You pulled me in â you pushed me out
You sucked me in â you spit me out
You left me a mess â condemned at this address
Just so depressed