It's a hell of a town   There's smoke coming up through the holes in the ground   It's a hell of a town   Plenty of devils for taking you down   Any time of night and day      It's a hell of a town   Getting drunk on the tears of a clown   It's a hell of a town   Steppin' out in a bulletproof gown   So get out of my goddamn way      I'm walking here   I'm talking here      It's a hell of a town   Swimming out where the ships run aground   It's a hell of a town   Always room on the merry-go-round   So step up and be damned today      I'm walking here   I'm talking here