Am Now I'm of consenting age Bm F To be forgetting you in a cabaret Am Somewhere downtown where a burlesque queen Bm F May even ask my name Am As she sheds her skin on stage Bm F Am I'm sitting and sweating to a dance song on the club's PA. Bm And the strip joint veteran sits two away F Bm D F Smirking between dignified sips of his dignified peach and lime daiquiri Am C F And isn't this exactly where you'd like me Dm F I'm exactly where you'd like me you know Am G Praying for love in a lap dance And paying in naivety Am C F Oh, isn't this exactly where you'd like me Dm F I'm exactly where you'd like me you know Am G Praying for love in a lap dance And paying in naivety