The Last Honest Man Lyrics by Stan Ridgway

The Last Honest Man Lyrics

    A crowd came in and sat down
    Then a man began to yell
    About savin' souls to heaven
    And for the sinner, there was hell
    But later on that night
    In a hotel room down the road
    He kept his meeting for a cat-o-nine beating
    From a leather-clad man named moe

    Chorus:
    An honest man
    We're looking for the last honest man
    An honest man
    We're looking for (keep searchin' for) the last honest man



    There's a man who moves the masses
    On a big-city radio dial
    He shouts and screams at all he's seen
    Runs a talk show like a trial
    And there's a bartender keepin' secrets
    About a boxer that took a dive
    And in an office way uptown, a deal is goin' down
    That could get somebody four to five


    Chorus repeat x2


    Now we'll keep looking high and low
    And we'll keep searching 'round
    Is everybody, everyone
    Dishonest in this town?
    Well, they'll stab you in the back
    You get a handshake and a smile
    But if one don't get ya, the other one will
    And ya gotta walk that mile, lookin' for


    Chorus repeat x3

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