Diggin' 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

Little sister hugs the tin man

Tony, she's grown

Ain't she 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

That were gonna take you down

The straight and narrow

Fever dreaming of a place

That you just can't get

Like you're burning in a pit

Little brother, you're lying to yourself

If you think you've changed

It's just another heart

Ain't that 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

Let 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

Digging up the heart

He's digging up the heart

Digging up the heart

With a little luck

When the times get rough

Digging up the heart

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 get rough

Digging up the heart

Well, it ain't that strange

Any boy can change

Digging up the heart