There's an oh-so bitter shady side to romance Where one cheap affair is followed by another It was my misfortune to suffer there But I don't care Now that you're here to love me Before I found my way to you I rolled and tumbled through some cheap affairs Way down where life is loose You lose I've been the victim of some cheap affairs Every once in a while Someone would smile And I would take another chance every once in a while I went through the motions of making love Cheap affairs Living in the loneliness Cheap affairs Living out the blues Oh, baby Can you love a woman like me After all this time I've been around I may not be the virgin lover your mother talked about I have been touched by human hands It was my misfortune to suffer there But I don't care Now that you really love me Before I found my way to you Every interlude became a cheap affair And every raunchy rendezvous Was nothing more than just a cheap affair Yes, I know I've been low down But I am the woman you've been waiting for I'm a tough mama now I can blow your whistle 'til you say no more (No more)