L. Hoffsten]



A little place where it's quiet

stop at a five'n dime

he'll invite you for dinner:

a packet of crackers and a bottle of wine

Postman Bob's watching tv

learning about romance and love

to get the nasty details

he listens to noise from the apartment above

Livin' in a dead town

acting like it's near bed time

Livin' in a dead town

where standing out's the worst of crimes

Considerate Dennis is working

hard by the railroadtrack

but not even his mother

knows that Dennis is a pyromaniac

Scandal Susie is dreaming

livin' in a double life

a moviestar during night-time

but in the day she plays the part of the butcher's wife

Livin' in a dead town

acting like it's near bed time

Livin' in a dead town

where standing out's the worst of crimes