the broken glass, the hardwood floors
She was a daddy's little angel
in that cotton candy dress
Just to keep my heart at rest
But she barely ever smiles
At least that I had ever seen
She cries, this old town is busted
We got no room for hope or dreams
But me, I was just an orphan
passin' through southern town
She put a bottle in my way,
but she knew that I'd stick around
And her daddy never liked me,
but he got me back to work
A couple of dollars in my pocket
at least it's hard to never see
I cry this old town is busted,
She kept a little picture
set by her bed in a golden frame
Where she kissed it every night
and every mornin' just the same
They say she looks like a mother
Standing there in the pale moonlight
But she keeps her eyes down to the floor
Just praying they were right
And she tries hard not to smile
She cries, this old town is busted
You got no room for hope or dreams
So she told me to come here
Where the neons are burning so thin
Won't you bring everything you own
Before you're leaving this town again
But her daddy was the wiser
To our simple two -bit plan
And he met me on the corner
And he had the biggest smile
Least that I had ever seen
He cried, this whole town is busted,
you got no room for hope or dream
Well he had the biggest smile
on his face that I had ever seen
He said, your whole plan is busted,
you're gonna die tonight it seems
