Stan Ridgway - Lonely town lyrics

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They all say that it's a lonely town

They all say that it's a lonely town

Wide open spaces––empty rooms

If the weather holds out, you can get there by noon

Shadows crawl on the highway line

Don't rush, you've got time

Pull into a donut shop

And get a cup of mud

Ask for directions from a plumber outside

He says "don't go there, bud"

Chorus:

'Cause they all say

That it's a lonely town

And they all say

That it's a drag

And they all know

Those people in a lonely town

All those people are

Lonely and mad

Now I've got my foot on the gas

As I'm crossin the midwest county line

And I think about those mosquitos on my windshield

How they don't give a damn about Christmas-time

And as the passing trucks all flash their lights

Just as I top the hill

I'll remember two green eyes and some flowers

Dyin' on a windowsill

Chorus:

They all say

That it's a lonely town

And they all say

That it's a drag

They all know

Those people in a lonely town

And all those people

Are lonely and mad

They're just lonely and mad

Out here in a lonely town