He'll take the money and the food that's in your hand
But you have to understand that he's a dreamer
Living your life within a mile you could believe
This place turns honest men to thieves

And I
Could see it in his eyes
He was the type
To sail off in the night

[x2:]
I met him through a dancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
tropical chancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer

He'll trade your love in for the things he's never seen
The places he has never been
Oh but remember he is just a good pretender
And he doesnt give his love away for free

And I
Could see it in his eyes
He was the type
To sail off in the night

[x4:]
I met him through a dancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer
tropical chancer
Didn't know he was a tropical chancer