I was born on the other side of town 
Everybody over there just puts me down 
I never thought about it much, ‘til the first time I saw you 
Uh-oh, what's a poor boy gonna do 

It's bad enough to love you from afar 
Me down here and you up where you are 
If you hadn't given me that look, that's all it took it's true 
U-oh, what's a poor boy gonna do 

Baby what's a poor boy got, not a heck of a lot 
Just a heart that's true 
One thing he sure doesn't need is a heart that bleeds 
And these lovesick blues 

I know o poor boy can't go far 
Baby, maybe someday drive your car 
I can look in my rearview, into those eyes of blue 
Uh-oh what's a poor boy gonna do