Lonely Town Songtext
von Stan Ridgway

They all say that it′s a lonely town
They all say that it's a lonely town

Wide open spaces––empty rooms
If the weather holds out, you can get there by noon
Shadows crawl on the highway line
Don′t rush, you've 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"


Chorus:
′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′ve got my foot on the gas
As I'm crossin the midwest county line
And I think about those mosquitos on my windshield
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
Dyin′ on a windowsill


Chorus:
They all say
That it's a lonely town
And they all say
That it's a drag
They all know
Those people in a lonely town
And all those people
Are lonely and mad
They′re just lonely and mad
Out here in a lonely town