Broken Town Blues - Joe Purdy

Well Jamie could get closer if she tried

Sometimes she gets lonesome late at night

She walks the streets where good love has gone bad

She worries for the one she never had

She says, I still got some gentle in my bones

Sometimes I just need someone else to know

And I will walk until these clothes are soaking through

And take comfort in these broken town blues

Last time that I saw her we were young

She told me just how restless she’d become

She cut her hair and took on a new name

Just goes to show that some things never change

And she said, I still got some pony to my step

Sometimes I just need someone in my bed, yeah

And I will toast the dark and dance with worn out shoes

And take comfort in these broken town blues

She said, get back in this city where you belong

Come sing me some of your country boy songs

And tell me all your secrets, I’ll pour you wine

And if it gets late enough, I’ll tell you mine

And she said, I still got some crazy in my head

For the most part I ain’t got no regrets

So I will walk this rainy city here with you

And take comfort in these broken town blues