Digging Up The Heart

Album: The Desired Effect (2015)
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  • Tony came back to town
    With his cap and gown
    That they give him at the state pen
    Breaking and entering will do that
    Tony's mama said, "he's only human"
    Look what the cat dragged in
    From his next of kin
    His little sister hugs the tin man
    Tony, she's grown
    And she's pretty, in her little black dress
    He's digging up the heart
    To know the price he paid

    You can hear the train
    When you're in the cage
    And you can smell the rain
    And you can see the sagebrush
    Threaten the highway
    But you can't drive
    And when you finally put the asphalt to the tire
    Looks something like Sistine oil and fire
    Ripping through the dark
    He's digging up the heart

    Digging up the heart
    Digging up the heart
    Well, it ain't that strange
    Any boy can change
    Digging up the heart

    One, two, three, four, five
    Oh, me, oh, my
    Count the reasons that you shouldn't be messing
    With the sons of perdition
    Never gonna take you down
    The straight and narrow
    We've been dreaming of a place
    That you just can't get
    Like you'reburning in a pit
    Little brother, you're lying to yourself
    If you think you've changed
    It's just another heart
    Ain't there something strange

    When Tony left
    They were scratching at the door
    In particular, one wanted him more
    Her name was Christie
    Queen of Humboldt County
    But three to five is a lifetime at that age
    Christie met herself another boy, got engaged
    Left him in the dark
    He's digging up the heart

    Digging up the heart
    Digging up the heart
    Well, it ain't that strange
    Any boy can change
    He's digging up the heart
    He's digging up the heart
    Digging up the heart
    With a little luck
    When the times gets rough
    Digging up the heart

    Well the clerk's got his hands up
    But his mind's on the mark
    The .38 beneath the register
    He's digging up the heart

    Digging up the heart
    Digging up the heart
    Well, it ain't that strange
    Any boy can change
    Digging up the heart
    He's digging up the heart
    Digging up the heart
    With a little luck
    When the times gets rough
    Digging up the heart

    Well it ain't that strange
    Even boys can change
    Digging up the heart Writer/s: BRANDON FLOWERS
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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