Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — When I First Came To Town

[Verse 1] When I first came to town All the people gathered round They bought me drinks Oh lord, how they quickly changed their tune When I first came to town People took me round from end to end Like someone may take round a friend Oh how quickly they changed their tune Suspicion and dark murmurs surround me Everywhere I go they confound me As though the blood on my hands Is there for every citizen to see [Chorus] Oh sweet Jesus There is no turning back There is always one more town A little further down the track [Verse 2] And from my window, across the tracks I watch the juicers burn their fires And in that light Their faces leer at me How I wish they'd just let me be When I first came to town Their favours were for free Now even the doors of the whores of this town Are closed to me I search the mirror And I try to see Why the people of this town Have washed their hands of me [Chorus] Oh sweet Jesus There is no turning back There is always one more town A little further down the track [Verse 3] Oh lord, every god-damn turn I take I fear the noose, I fear the stake For there ain't a bone They did not break In all the towns I've been before Well those that sin against me are snuffed out I know that from every day that I live Goddamn the day that I was born And the night that forced me from the womb And goddamn this town For I am leaving now But one day I will return And the people of this town will surely see Just how quickly the tables turn [Chorus] Oh sweet Jesus This really is the end There is always one more town A little further round the bend


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