20 Miles South of Nowhere Songtext
von Michael McDermott

Dan sat at the bar, talkin′ about his
Car with Alice
She was heading out to Vegas,
Running from her dark days in Dallas
She had a brother she could stay
With,
Said he didn't know she was coming
Yeah, but I bet he never guessed what
Kind of person she was becoming
Jimmy Moran and his one-man band
Played every note like it was his last
He played "Strangers in the Night"
Too slow
And always played Neil Diamond
Songs too fast
20 Miles South of Nowhere
Yeah, me and mine
20 Miles South of Nowhere
Gray-haired Marie watched her
Sports TV and began to write


Somethin′ down
Tommy Turrets twitched his regrets that
The Celtics were coming to town
Dora came in, she was stinkin' of gin
She referred to me as "sailor"
She was beautiful not long ago
Before everything began to fail her
Now Will's been in the bathroom for
So long
Now he either jumped out the
Window or died
Everything′s been so dull around this
Place
But everything′s been done or at least
Been tried
20 Miles South of Nowhere
Pearls and swine
20 Miles South of Nowhere
Doing my time
20 Miles South of Nowhere
The Last Chance Lounge on the near
North Side
Everybody's watchin′ the news
Music comes back when "Friends"
Comes on
Hear Van the Man singing the Irish
Blues
Colleen just got a 550 SL
I wonder what the hell she's doin′
Here
She asked me if I wanted to go for
A ride, I said "Babe, I just ordered a
Beer"
She wants everyone to think she's
Made it,
But I know her mama bought her
That
A guy asked me if I was an artist,
I said "A con artist, mon frere" and
Turned my back
20 Miles South of Nowhere
Yeah, me and mine
20 Miles South of Nowhere
Doin′ my time
20 Miles South of Nowhere
Pearls and swine
20 Miles South of Nowhere
Yeah, me and mine