Stan Ridgway Lonely Town
They all say that it's a lonely town They all say that it's a lonley town Wide open spaces, empty rooms If the weather holds out you could get there by noon Shadows crawl on the highway line Don't rush, you 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..." 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 got my foot on the gas And as I7m crosing the Mid-West County line I think about those mosquitos on my windshield And 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 dryin' on a window sill... '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 They're just lonely and mad Out in a lonely town --------------------------------------------------------------------------
