we grew up fast and cruel
in a hollowed out basement
in a town best known
for its secret sauce
where every love affair
was merely a replacement
there ain’t no romance around here
that don’t come with a cost
yeah everybody says these streets
they is chock fulla phantoms
you can feel them
sashay down the avenue
while the gravediggers hold hands
they belt out their anthems
you know and mama’s dressed up
like some trash bag ingenue
… let her sing her song for you!
you’re gonna fool my heart
you know it’s so outrageous
you’re gonna fool my heart
and that’s just the start
we grew up in a town
that was bristling with confessions
and each rental car was
just another game of kiss n tell
and if you’re settling
for a single lick of paradise
then your paradise is just
someone else’s hell
and everybody says this town
is chock fulla phantoms
you can hear them weeping
on down the boulevard
while the gravediggers they parade
with their flickering lanterns
well mama stays home saying
kids, life is hard
… let her sing her song for you!
you’re gonna fool my heart
you know it’s so outrageous
you’re gonna fool my heart
and that’s just the start
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