Dead Town

A little place where it's quiet

Stop at a five'n dime

He'll invite you for dinner:

A packet of crackers and a bottle of wine

Postman Bob's watching tv

Learning about romance and love

To get the nasty details

He listens to noise from the apartment above

Livin' in a dead town

Acting like it's near bed time

Livin' in a dead town

Where standing out's the worst of crimes

Considerate Dennis is working

Hard by the railroadtrack

But not even his mother

Knows that Dennis is a pyromaniac

Scandal Susie is dreaming

Livin' in a double life

A moviestar during night-time

But in the day she plays the part of the butcher's wife

Livin' in a dead town

Acting like it's near bed time

Livin' in a dead town

Where standing out's the worst of crimes