Walked into a one car town
Air was dry and the sun beating down
If I walk out of here again
I’m going to need to find me a brand new friend.
Dust devils lick my shoes
Somehow I thought I had nothing to lose
Street’s deserted and the shutters frown
No surprises in Desperation Town.
Desperation, Desperation Town.
Dark angels appear at my side
They’ve got lover’s lips and banker’s eyes
One’s got a name that’s been long out of fashion
What she lacks in truth she makes up in passion.
The monkey on my back whispers in my ear
He says, “I know how to stop the tears.”
In just one second he’ll start his show
And every time I listen he just grows and grows.
Desperation, Desperation Town.
If I could choose where to make my stand
It would not be in this forsaken land
And If I still had the use of my guns
You would not find me here come tomorrow’s sun.
I get to thinking that my monkey’s diseased
He used to be cute, used to fill me with ease
But now his weight is just bringing me down
No surprises in Desperation Town.
Desperation, Desperation Town.
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