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Burnt Out Town
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Yeah, uh-huh


I was walking down the street the other day

A woman stopped me

She said, Why is it you look so down in the mouth?

And I told her


This is a burnt out town

It's full of dirty looks

There's ashes on main street

And the mayor is cooking the books


Why, even my best friends

Are turning into crooks


Yeah this is a burnt out town

New Emperor, same clothes

They're dancing on the glass ceilings

While the filthy money flows



Yes, and here I am stealing gas

With a garden hose


Aw, look out now...


This is a burnt out town

The city fathers have come to blows

It's out of their realm of reality

The truth's indecent when exposed


Yeah, it's a burnt out town

It's going down but no one knows

Yeah, it's a burnt out town

Ain't dead but getting close


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