| Nothing’s been the same since they tore the farm factory down
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| Got old men on the corner ball and clained and just hanging around
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| Little kids slanging dope just to pay for their mama’s speed
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| Daddy’s at the bar drinking Schlitz and coming home mean
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| Granny’s popping meds, cause is jacking scripts
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| Everybody’s looking for a way to get in
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| For a way to get out
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| A way to get out, out of this town
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| Jimmy shot Joey, shot Lenny, shot Louie and Kim
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| Called his wife on the phone
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| Said there ain’t no going home again
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| Said a prayer to baby Jesus
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| With his finger on the trigger
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| Put a gun to his temple
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| Better call the gravedigger
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| Call him again
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| Got to get out, get out of this town
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| Sister Lucy caused a scandal when the papers came to pry
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| Had her fingers in the kitty was stashing in something on the side
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| Brother Peter caused a panic 'cause he couldn’t kepp his hands to himself
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| He was giving private lessons to a boy who looked about twelve
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| The entire congregation now demands ivestigation
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| And the preacher and the teacher and the mayor
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| Are all doing hard time
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| Therese are hard times, these are hard times |