Another Year, Another Town

I like to try to create a character and story in my songs sometimes - try to write a song from a different perspective and life journey than my own.
Without the backstory, it is obviously a song about a drifter con-man, and can be listened to and appreciated for that by anybody.
If you want the backstory, well ... this one is based on the same character (Ontawauk, the half-French/half-Algonquin vampire) from "Song for Bansiedh" that I created for the onlilne AOL chat room vampire games I played in the 90's I later went on to write a novel about him (never published).
Ontawauk is a slave to a paranoid and insane ancient vampire, Inanqua, who sends him all over the continent to weaken or destroy other vampires that she fears may someday threaten her. So, he has to go around, city to city, pretending to be friendly and try to work his way into these other vampire's lives and power structures in order to destroy them, and then slip away without anyone knowing it was him.
So, basically, a drifter con-man, like I said, but with fangs. See?
Another Year, Another Town
C G Am F
(or capo 5 - G D Em C)
Another year, another town, spend my life creeping ‘round
Never get to kick the dust off these boots of mine
I stroll in the door and pretend I’m a hell of a guy, everybody’s friend
I’m never anywhere near the scene of the crime
I’ll look you in the eye and lie to your face
Promise you all then vanish without a trace
I’m a twister tearing through your town
I’ll shake your hand, steal your heart,
Gain your trust, play the part
When I’m gone you won’t even know I let you down
Call me a sneak or a vagabond
I know all the tricks, play all the cons
The more you get to know me, the less you know
I can’t explain why I do what I do
Anymore than I can tell the truth to you
Better I just pack my things and go

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Stories in song! keen characterization universal types - nice work..