They used to call it Sin City
now it´s gone way past that.
Painting the town
and then burning it down
now even that´s old hat.

Now there´s a choir of angels
at the fall of Rome
singing "Ave Maria"
or "Home Sweet Home"

It´s just a heathen town
I hear only evil
as my tongue is tightened.
I used to be god-fearing
now I´m so frightened
´cause the devil will drag you under
by the sharp tailfin
of your checkered cab
And I can´t sit down,
I´m going overboard
in this heathen town.

It starts as a flirtation

and ends up as an expensive habit.
With one eye on her place
in debtor´s prison
And the other on a girl
dressed as a rabbit.
Now you can live forever
endure fits and starts
The only stake you cannot raise
Is the one driven through your heart.

It´s just a heathen town
I hear only evil
as my tongue is tightened.
I used to be god-fearing
now I´m so frightened
´cause the devil will drag you under
by the sharp tailfin
of your checkered cab

And I can´t sit down,
I´m going overboard
in this heathen town.