[Verse 1]The seagulls are wheeling and hagglingOver takeaway scraps on the main drag at dawnSome black-eyed old susan walks up and asks me if I'd like to get off or onI've been up for so longI don't think I'll ever come downThis life's just a bruiseOn the surface of Suicide Town[Verse 2]Outside the clip joint the tuxedo thugsAre kicking some drunk in the brainsArmed to the teeth with the wild animal logicOf the terminally insaneThey knock off at sixAnd they're in at the Anchor & CrownWhere the old fellows toast thе new morningIn Suicide Town[Verse 3]Singing wherе have you goneMrs Brown's lovely daughterGone from the meat marketDown to the abattoirSo many had herAnd nobody caught herAnd one day she floated awayWhere are you nowMrs Brown's lovely daughter"I drowned in the ocean ofGod's holy waterAll my wee lambsThey were lead to the slaughterAnd then I just floated away"[Verse 4]And the squad cars hiss over the asphaltAnd the circle aroundLike sharks in the rainNo one looks at the directlyWe watch their reflectionIn shop window panesGive them a gunAnd a badge they can wear like a frownAnd they'll make sure it's business as usual in suicide town[Verse 5]Oh dear what can the matter beThere goes the ambulanceOff to the cemeteryDumping off moreVictims of chemistryNobody knew I was there[Verse 6]Down at the cab rankWe all stand in lineIn the alfresco casualty wardThere's no conversationThere's only the small talkMost of it's wild and absurdI wish I was homeI can't sleep but I'd love to lie downAnd watch the amphetamine replayOf Suicide TownThe seagulls are wheeling and hagglingOver takeaway scraps on the main drag at dawn
