Heathen Town

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Lyrics 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

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve: keyboards Bruce Thomas: bass Pete Thomas: drums Discography Albums: Punch The Clock (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994 Punch The Clock (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003 Singles: Everyday I Write The Book, 1983 Collections: Out Of Our Idiot, 1987 Singles, Volume 3, 2003 Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: Michael Penn, 2003 Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

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