Elvis Costello Heathen Town

Tekst piosenki

[Verse 1]
They used to call it Sin City
Now it’s gone way past that
Painting the town
And then burning it down
Now even that’s old hat
Now there’s a choir of angels
At the fall of Rome
Singing „Ave Maria”
Or „Home Sweet Home”

[Chorus]
It’s just a heathen town
I hear only evil
As my tongue is tightened
I used to be god-fearing
Now I’m so frightened
Because the devil will drag you under
By the sharp tail fin
Of your checkered cab
And I can’t sit down
I’m going overboard
In this heathen town

[Verse 2]
It starts as a flirtation
And ends up as an expensive habit
With one eye on her place
In debtor’s prison
And the other on a girl
Dressed as a rabbit
Now you can live forever
Endure fits and starts
The only stake you cannot raise
Is the one driven through your heart

[Chorus]