LONELY TOWN
©1998 Walter Crockett
From Valerie & Walter Crockett's Moonbone on the Big Bark label.
High and lonesome blows the wind
In Lonely TownWell I can see you come from Lonely Town
by the angle of your eye
As you cast an anxious glance around
for a way to say goodbye
You're wary of a lovin' heart
that could rope or tie you down
Cause lovin' hearts go homeless
on the streets of lonely townCHORUS:
Where the tears fall on fields of broken dreams
And a love call is never what it seems
And when you're torn down by a heart that can't be found
You might be allowed to hang around
Lonely Town
Lonely TownWell you sparkle like a teardrop
though I've never seen you cry
And you break a heart so casually
you never seem to try
Then you lead your walking wounded
on the pathway sloping down
Through the maze of good intentions
to the gates of Lonely TownREPEAT CHORUS
Where the victors and their victims
lead their symbiotic lives
And jealousy and treachery
parade as man and wife
Where the misbegotten children
stone the hapless circus clown
Who takes their jeers for laughter
on the streets of Lonely TownWell they scorn you when you get there
and they mock you when you leave
Cause there ain't no room in Lonely Town
for a soul that still believes
That a heart can feel redemption
that a true love can be found
Lovin' hearts alone can
break the spell of Lonely TownREPEAT CHORUS
High and lonesome blows the wind
In Lonely Town