I Made A Mess Of This Town

I made a mess of this town

Now every sidewalk crack

Either knocks me down

Or breaks somebody's back

And every face I see

As I look around

Says it's time to leave

You made a mess of this town

With a spring in my step and a song on my lips

I came and found out how big this town really is

Confusing lovers and confusing friends

And making the same mistakes again and again

And all the guys at the bar

Well, they stay where they are

And all the girls on the block

Well, you know how girls talk

All the lights on the street

Incandescent and mean

'Cause the word got around

I made a mess of this town

This town

There's some people you meet

Then there's people you know

Some keep you on your feet

And some don't let them go

That's why I sit in the bar and I dream of the day

I get the means to mean what I say

I'm gonna leave this town

In a cloud of dust

With a 50 cent lighter

And a whiskey buzz

And then there'll be a day

When I come back around

Well, that's why I say it's 'cause I made a mess