"A church house, gin house, schoolhouse, outhouse"
"Throw stones from the top of your rock thinking no one can see / the secrets you hide behind your Southern hospitality."
"Is this hell or Indianapolis?"
they've got entertainment to dazzle your eyes: Go visit the bakery and watch the buns rise."
"Where did Picasso come from? / There's no Michelangelo coming from Pittsburgh."
Croce's short career was typified by this low-key workingman vibe
"New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones"
"The wind howls through the empty blocks looking for a home / I run through the empty stone 'cause I'm all alone."
"Burn Tempe To The Ground"
"This town, I'd let it burn to the ground / and I hope my friends are the ones who set it."
all the people look the same / don't they know they're so damn lame?
clipped from: www.avclub.com 