LONELY TOWN

©1998 Walter Crockett
From Valerie & Walter Crockett's Moonbone on the Big Bark label.

High and lonesome blows the wind
In Lonely Town

Well 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 town

CHORUS:
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 Town

Well 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 Town

REPEAT 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 Town

Well 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 Town

REPEAT CHORUS

High and lonesome blows the wind
In Lonely Town