Take a little walk to the edge of town br Go across the tracks br Where the viaduct looms, br like a bird of doom br As it shifts and cracks br Where secrets lie in the border fires, br in the humming wires br Hey man, you know br you're never coming back br Past the square, past the bridge, br past the mills, past the stacks br On a gathering storm comes br a tall handsome man br In a dusty black coat with br a red right hand br br He'll wrap you in his arms, br tell you that you've been a good boy br He'll rekindle all the dreams br it took you a lifetime to destroy br He'll reach deep into the hole, br heal your shrinking soul br But there won't be a single thing br That you can do.