Sin City

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Sin City
(by Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons)

This old town's full of sin;
It'll swallow you in
If you've got the money to burn;
Take it home right away;
You've got three years to pay,
and Satan is waitin' his turn.

(Chorus)
This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poorhouse;
It seems like this whole town's insane,
On the thirty-first floor, a gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burnin' rain.

The scientists say
It'll all wash away,
But I don't believe them any more.
So we've got our recruits,
And our green mohair suits;
Just leave your I.D. at the door.

(Chorus)

A friend came around
And tried to clean up this town
As I did, made some people mad.
But he trusted his crowd,
So he spoke right out loud,
and they lost the best friend they had.

(Chorus)

Hear an outstanding 1973 live performance version of this wonderful and prophetic song sung here by EmmyLou Harris and Gram Parsons.