Purgatory Lyrics

(ian hunter) Billy said this town is dying, It's dying just to be like me. He was fighting everything in sight, Died when he was 23. I used to meet him down at his cafe, He had on...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) He searched through his love like a thief on the run He searched through his face - to see the guilt water run But he's fresh out of tears and nobody has come And jus...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) He's much the same as anyone - he don't do what he's told He got hostile on his school report - and he leaves his mother cold His father owned a bakery - one day they...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) (studio version) (transcribed by justin purington) In 1935 I was living in paradise, I had a friend up in cicero. We used to go out to the track, we'd knock a few w...Read Full Lyrics

(Ian Hunter) I don't wanna be no traitor to the cause But England is a luxury - not many can afford There's people going under - it's getting out of hand Whatever happened to our ...Read Full Lyrics

I got one leg ‘n’ a tin I got one leg ‘n’ a tin I got one leg ‘n’ a tin Lords ‘n’ the ladies Sittin’ on a hillside Makin’ their bets on who is gonna win I’d ...Read Full Lyrics

Waiting on an elevator - in a hotel out in California Smog clouds up in the windows - but there is a plaque up on the wall That tells of the Agoras - people who were here long befo...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) Doctor, doctor, am I alright? I keep on stayin' up - all through the night Smokin', drinkin', watchin' T. V. 'til the light It's been a long time since I slept All I...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) Where do you go when you've somewhere to run But the time isn't right and there's things to be done And you're trapped half-way up, you don't want to go back So you k...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) Her life gets smaller in his eyes And he wonders if he thinks he should cry Oh mother the colour's gone and left your hair And he wonders if he thinks he should care ...Read Full Lyrics