Dirty Old Town Lyrics - David Byrne

Well, there are sixteen people in danny's apartment 

Sixteen people are living in there 

Remember the days of rent control 

Grandpa remembers rock and roll 

These days won't last forever 

These days won't last for long 

You know, somebody somewhere owes us a favor 

That's how things really get done 

In this world of opportunities, it's a land of possibilities 

We wanna live in a dirty old town 

Building it up, tearing us down 

With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground 

We wanna live - dirty old town 

Dirty old town 

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Now when the ladies come from kansas 

They wear their traditional colors 

Today the fabrics are ragged and torn 

The clothes on their backs is all that they own 

They say, "don't draw attention to yourself 

They'll tear you apart for a couple of bucks 

Keep you head down and keep you nose clean 

'cause people who're scared do dangerous things" 

These days can't last forever 

These days can't last for long 

You know someday things'll get better 

Somehow things'll get done 

In this world of possibilities, it's the land of opportunities 

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We wanna live in a dirty old town 

Building it up, tearing us down 

With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground 

We wanna live - dirty old town 

Dirty old town 

These days shoes are worn only on special occasions 

Battles are fought for fam'ly and nations 

Maybe you'll pray, but God isn't home 

And there's no guarantee that justice be done 

We wanna live in a dirty old town 

Building it up, tearing us down 

With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground 

We wanna live - dirty old town 

Dirty old town