Lyrics Heathen Town - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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
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