Lonely Town, lyric by Stan Ridgway

from the songs album Mosquitos

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

Wide open spaces?c?cempty 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