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
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