Every night downtown on the streets of the city When the midnight hour is comin' on You'll see her come slinkin' down the alley in a tight dress She'll walk them streets till the break of dawn Well she'll slip away fore the sun starts rising When the daylight comes she's gonna be long gone Don't you ever come down here looking for trouble Cause trouble is the ladies' middle name You may think you're bad but let me tell you somethin' There ain't no way you're gonna play her game She'll make you feel like a fool with a hole in your pocket Like you've been run over by a choo choo train She purrs and she growls and she rambles and she prowls And she's evil and she's mean like a misery machine She's a little bit of this and a whole lot of that like an alley cat Better stay away from the midnight lady She'll leave you standing on the corner with a mess of the blues She's an accident looking for a place to happen She'll make you an offer that you can't refuse If she ever gets them claws into you She'll turn you every which a way but loose And she purrs and she growls... ( guitar ) Well she purrs and she growls...