[L. Hoffsten] A little place where it's quiet stop at a five'n dime he'll invite you for dinner: a packet of crackers and a bottle of wine Postman Bob's watching tv learning about romance and love to get the nasty details he listens to noise from the apartment above Livin' in a dead town acting like it's near bed time Livin' in a dead town where standing out's the worst of crimes Considerate Dennis is working hard by the railroadtrack but not even his mother knows that Dennis is a pyromaniac Scandal Susie is dreaming livin' in a double life a moviestar during night-time but in the day she plays the part of the butcher's wife Livin' in a dead town acting like it's near bed time Livin' in a dead town where standing out's the worst of crimes