Well, it ain't no use, it ain't no good And there's too many ghosts in this neighborhood A quaint little walk up is bringing me down I have to find another crib on the other side of town The old Murphey bed and the empty chest of drawers And a little dinette set, I'll stroll across the floor And the trash cans in the alley, well they're rattlin' and sayin' That there's an apartment for rent On a rainy September day Apartment for rent Furnished with blue lights, baby Apartment for rent And the market's open all night Well you see, I'm sweeping out the cobwebs The lady she got away There's an apartment for rent On a rainy September day Well, I'm pouring over the classified section You see, she's lost all her affection for me I was drinking and smoking I was staying out all night long When you needed me here with you at home There's an apartment for rent Furnished with blue lights baby Apartment for rent And the market's open all night Yeah, I've been sweeping up the cobwebs The lady got away There's an apartment for rent There's an apartment for rent There's an apartment for rent On a rainy September day Apartment for rent