Story Behind The Song
Now, if I told you that...
Song Description
It starts with a whining pedal steel and honky tonk piano, a pretty, insistent female vocal, urging you to get out of Sin City while you can. It's a good friend taking you out for a stiff drink and telling you that your woman ain't treating you right and you need to drop her because you're too old and too good to be taken in this way. A drunken, tear in your beer kind of song with a classic country modulation there at the end
| Song Length |
4:06 |
Genre |
Country - Honky Tonk, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Mood |
Distressed, Restless |
| Subject |
Breaking Up, Lover |
Similar Artists |
Willie Nelson, Neko Case |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
You say you're a sparrow
and the fowler's on your street
Baby, let me take you out,
the drinks are on me
Don't say you don't know by now
she'll take you for a ride
All that and a piece of glass
will cut you up inside
Get out of Sin City
while you can
x 3
Such a thing could lay you low
when you were 17
Tell me all of that hasn't
lost its sheen
None of us has endless number of days
So hie thee from the fast track
to mental decay
Get out of Sin City
while you can
x 3
No one can know what goes on in your mind
But I've gotta believe you'll
send her down the line
I know you don't ask it of me,
but I have been there too
And, baby, in the end
you've got to live for you
Get out of Sin City
while you can
x 3