Swing upon a rope 
Watching crickets fly 
Wishing on a poison well 
See the red dust rise 
Day in, day out 
When the sun goes down 
Day in, day out 
And the moon comes round 
Day in, day out... 
Everybody knows, 
But no one ever says a word 
In this sleeping town 
Little girl loves a backdoor man 
And her father cries 
Until the water rises high enough 
Until his virtue dies, watch it die 
Day in, day out 
When the sun goes down 
Day in, day out 
And the moon comes round 
Day in, day out... 
Everybody knows, 
But no one ever says a word 
In this sleeping town 
And under a crown of thorns 
He deigned no reply 
And the mob of reckless lust 
Began to fade before his eyes 
Day in, day out 
When the sun goes down 
Day in, day out 
And the moon comes round 
Day in, day out... 
Everybody knows, 
But no one ever says a word 
In this sleeping town