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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"
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
'Cause the devil will drag you under
By the sharp tailfin of your checkered cab
And I can't sit down, I'm going overboard
in this heathen town
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
But the only stake you cannot raise
Is the one driven through your heart
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
'Cause the devil will drag you under
By the sharp tailfin of your checkered cab
And I can't sit down, I'm going overboard
In this heathen town
And I can't sit down, I'm going overboard
In this heathen town
In this heathen town
In this heathen town
In this heathen town
In this heathen town
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| Heathen Town |
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| Written by | Elvis Costello |
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| Performed by | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
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| Produced by | Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley |
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| Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums |
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| Recorded | January-April 1983, AIR Studios, London |
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| Released | June 1983 |
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| Albums | Punch The Clock (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1995
Punch The Clock (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2003 |
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| Singles | Everyday I Write The Book, 1983 |
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| Collections | Out Of Our Idiot, 1987
Singles, Volume 3, 2003 |
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| Promos | Punch The Clock, Trust & Get Happy!! Sampler, 2003 |
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| Length | 3:05 |
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