It ain’t quite a graveyard, it ain’t quite a park
You would never walk here, but this is where it starts
Opposite the broken brewery leading to the docks
Where we were unaware and for a while better off
But I would always make retreat to this here little spot
Drinking, thinking, strumming, hoping, I could connect my crosses to your dots
They said it was easy, but I’ve found it hard
This town is my heroin, it soothes a heavy heart
Here no one seems to notice, here no one seems to care
Maybe when I’m over you could bury me there
Take me through the iron gates and up those seven steps
Put me by the right-hand bench so I can get some rest
And you could come and visit, cuz the days here are long
Where this old town can wear its frown with all the pride and preciousness it wants
They said it was easy, but I’ve found it hard
This town is my heroin, it soothes a heavy heart
They said it was easy, but I’ve found it hard
This town is my heroin, it soothes a heavy heart
But now I’ve gotta leave you, to go and find me fame
I will be a greedy needy king for a day
And you will likely criticize and spit upon my name
But that’s just in our nature, it’s the place from which we came
So goodbye and fuck you
I’ll see you when I fall from grace, and when I do
I will split my sides my laughter, so will you
But for now, goodbye and fuck you
So I’m heading for the big scene where I’ll dress myself in shame
Get fatter, richer, thicker, sicker day by dreadful day
And then I’ll get accountants and in them I’ll find ‘Yes Men’
Cleaner, leaner, meaner folk who will love me ‘til the bitter twisted
End of my reign as the king of things, like Elvis and poor Jim
And every other motherfucking rock ‘n’ roll singer that has ever been
They said it was easy, but I’ve found it heard
This town is my heroin, its soothes a heavy heart