When I First Came to Town
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When I first came to town
All the people gathered round
They bought me drinks
Lord, how they quickly changed their tune
When I first came to town
People took me round from end to end
Like someone may take round a friend
O how quickly they changed their tune
Suspicion and dark murmurs surround me
Everywhere I go they confound me
As though the blood on my hands
Is there for every citizen to see
O sweet Jesus
There is no turning back
There is always one more town
A little further down the track
And from my window, across the tracks
I watch the juicers burn their fires
And in that light
Their faces leer at me
How I wish they'd just let me be
When I first came to town
Their favours were for free
Now even the doors of the whores of this town
Are closed to me
I search the mirror
And I try to see
Why the people of this town
Have washed their hands of me
O sweet Jesus
There is no turning back
There is always one more town
A little further down the track
O lord, every god-damn turn I take
I fear the noose, I fear the stake
For there is no bone
They did not break
In all the towns I've been before
Well those that sin against me are snuffed out
I know from every day that I live
God-damn the day that I was born
The night that forced me from the womb
And god-damn this town
For I am leaving now
But one day I will return
And the people of this town will surely see
Just how quickly the tables turn
O sweet Jesus
This really is the end
There is always one more town
A little further round the bend.
All the people gathered round
They bought me drinks
Lord, how they quickly changed their tune
When I first came to town
People took me round from end to end
Like someone may take round a friend
O how quickly they changed their tune
Suspicion and dark murmurs surround me
Everywhere I go they confound me
As though the blood on my hands
Is there for every citizen to see
O sweet Jesus
There is no turning back
There is always one more town
A little further down the track
And from my window, across the tracks
I watch the juicers burn their fires
And in that light
Their faces leer at me
How I wish they'd just let me be
When I first came to town
Their favours were for free
Now even the doors of the whores of this town
Are closed to me
I search the mirror
And I try to see
Why the people of this town
Have washed their hands of me
O sweet Jesus
There is no turning back
There is always one more town
A little further down the track
O lord, every god-damn turn I take
I fear the noose, I fear the stake
For there is no bone
They did not break
In all the towns I've been before
Well those that sin against me are snuffed out
I know from every day that I live
God-damn the day that I was born
The night that forced me from the womb
And god-damn this town
For I am leaving now
But one day I will return
And the people of this town will surely see
Just how quickly the tables turn
O sweet Jesus
This really is the end
There is always one more town
A little further round the bend.
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:08.90] When I first came to town
[00:14.36] All the people gathered round
[00:19.09] They bought me drinks
[00:23.57] Lord, how they quickly changed their tune
[00:30.39] When I first came to town
[00:43.54] People took me round from end to end
[00:48.50] Like someone may take round a friend
[00:54.81] O how quickly they changed their tune
[01:03.29] Suspicion and dark murmurs surround me
[01:08.71] Everywhere I go they confound me
[01:13.42] As though the blood on my hands
[01:17.31] Is there for every citizen to see
[01:28.03] O sweet Jesus
[01:33.45] There is no turning back
[01:37.30] There is always one more town
[01:41.62] A little further down the track
[01:48.42] And from my window, across the tracks
[01:54.45] I watch the juicers burn their fires
[01:58.42] And in that light
[02:00.86] Their faces leer at me
[02:04.70] How I wish they'd just let me be
[02:12.79] When I first came to town
[02:17.65] Their favours were for free
[02:22.08] Now even the doors of the whores of this town
[02:29.09] Are closed to me
[02:34.55] I search the mirror
[02:37.34] And I try to see
[02:45.04] Why the people of this town
[02:48.54] Have washed their hands of me
[02:56.64] O sweet Jesus
[03:00.78] There is no turning back
[03:04.84] There is always one more town
[03:08.01] A little further down the track
[03:15.67] O lord, every god-damn turn I take
[03:21.52] I fear the noose, I fear the stake
[03:25.62] For there is no bone
[03:27.84] They did not break
[03:30.46] In all the towns I've been before
[03:38.97] Well those that sin against me are snuffed out
[03:43.99] I know from every day that I live
[03:48.58] God-damn the day that I was born
[03:52.82] The night that forced me from the womb
[03:56.72] And god-damn this town
[04:00.68] For I am leaving now
[04:03.68] But one day I will return
[04:06.90] And the people of this town will surely see
[04:12.10] Just how quickly the tables turn
[04:21.16] O sweet Jesus
[04:25.13] This really is the end
[04:29.17] There is always one more town
[04:33.03] A little further round the bend.
[04:42.45]
[00:14.36] All the people gathered round
[00:19.09] They bought me drinks
[00:23.57] Lord, how they quickly changed their tune
[00:30.39] When I first came to town
[00:43.54] People took me round from end to end
[00:48.50] Like someone may take round a friend
[00:54.81] O how quickly they changed their tune
[01:03.29] Suspicion and dark murmurs surround me
[01:08.71] Everywhere I go they confound me
[01:13.42] As though the blood on my hands
[01:17.31] Is there for every citizen to see
[01:28.03] O sweet Jesus
[01:33.45] There is no turning back
[01:37.30] There is always one more town
[01:41.62] A little further down the track
[01:48.42] And from my window, across the tracks
[01:54.45] I watch the juicers burn their fires
[01:58.42] And in that light
[02:00.86] Their faces leer at me
[02:04.70] How I wish they'd just let me be
[02:12.79] When I first came to town
[02:17.65] Their favours were for free
[02:22.08] Now even the doors of the whores of this town
[02:29.09] Are closed to me
[02:34.55] I search the mirror
[02:37.34] And I try to see
[02:45.04] Why the people of this town
[02:48.54] Have washed their hands of me
[02:56.64] O sweet Jesus
[03:00.78] There is no turning back
[03:04.84] There is always one more town
[03:08.01] A little further down the track
[03:15.67] O lord, every god-damn turn I take
[03:21.52] I fear the noose, I fear the stake
[03:25.62] For there is no bone
[03:27.84] They did not break
[03:30.46] In all the towns I've been before
[03:38.97] Well those that sin against me are snuffed out
[03:43.99] I know from every day that I live
[03:48.58] God-damn the day that I was born
[03:52.82] The night that forced me from the womb
[03:56.72] And god-damn this town
[04:00.68] For I am leaving now
[04:03.68] But one day I will return
[04:06.90] And the people of this town will surely see
[04:12.10] Just how quickly the tables turn
[04:21.16] O sweet Jesus
[04:25.13] This really is the end
[04:29.17] There is always one more town
[04:33.03] A little further round the bend.
[04:42.45]