Norfolk Town

There’s a little tiny house down in Norfolk Town
I used to live inside 'til I felt brought down
by a rotgut feeling the nightlife oft times brought.

So, I changed my mind and I came back home.
By the time I found out I was all alone.
It was way too late. I guess I just got caught.

And I got kicked out by roustabouts,
taught by hippies what life’s about
I've been a million things- weren’t never bored.

And I fell back from a heart attack.
Oh, she hurt so good made my ripcord snap.
Now it kinda just sits there
looking up off the floor.

I met a lady by the midnight sea.
Vivian was beautiful and sweet.
As I played for drunken sailors
there for tips and drinks
she said “life is never what it seems",
or so it seems.

Ferris wheels made of gold and silver
gets so damn cold- too numb to feel,
keeps you spinning so high
you wish to hell you’d just come down.

It's like a “promised land”
you know I’ve been there man.
Long enough for me to understand
that a fantasy world
is only meant for clowns.

I kissed my lady by the lonesome sea.
Vivian was beautiful and sweet.
And I told her that I loved her-
she just smiled at me.
Said “Love is never really what it seems”
Or so it seems.

Now it’s been 25 years since I come back home.
I’d hid away her memories like a treasure stone
but lately I’ve been digging up holes
all over the yard.

She said life’s a toy but it ain’t no game.
It brings you joy and brings you pain.
Sometimes it’s magic but mostly it's just hard.

There’s a little tiny house down in Norfolk Town.
I used to live inside it 'til I felt drug
down by a rotgut feeling
the nightlife oft times brought.

So I changed my mind and I come back home.
By the time I found out I was all alone.
It was way too late
I guess I just got caught.
Man it was way too late.