Elvis Costello — Heathen Town

[Verse 1] 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" [Chorus] 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 Because the devil will drag you under By the sharp tail fin Of your checkered cab And I can't sit down I'm going overboard In this heathen town [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus]