Fake in Heart Songtext

von Pokey LaFarge

I'm going back to the old west side
I'm feeling bad and you know why
Some people they'll put you on the ones and twos
But downtown people always hassling you

You don't wanna be goin' downtown
People are fake in heart

Yeah I'm going back now if I lose my head
I stick around and somebody's gonna end up dead
Their ways and my ways sure couldn't agree
'Cause downtown people always hassling me

You don't wanna be goin' downtown
People are fake in heart

Behind your back they'll put you in your place
Turn around they'll smile in your face
Wanna find some good folks to know
But I find some place gone

Doesn't matter if you're cool enough to hang around
You don't wanna be goin' downtown
People are fake in heart

No it don't matter if you're cool enough to hang around
Any honest man don't need him around anyhow
Takes a weak man to go and follow the crowd
You don't wanna be goin' downtown
People are fake in heart

I said ooh, said ooh
I said ooh, I said ohh ooh ooh
If you're cool enough to hang around
You don't wanna be goin' downtown
People are fake in heart

Had to dance that Saturday night
Caused some drama but there weren't no fight
Bass player with his tie blue spotty
Found his woman was humpin' everybody
Turns out, one was Joe on the ol' guitar

Now he don't wanna be goin' downtown
People are fake in heart

So many fiddlers in one little town
Take the new guy pass him around
Takin' their punches and kicks at me
Didn't take me too long to see
That oh, didn't matter
If I'm cool enough to hang around, no
You don't wanna be goin' downtown
People are fake in heart

I said mmm, I said mmm
I said ooh, I said ohh
That if you're cool enough to hang around
You don't wanna be goin' downtown
People are fake in heart

Behind your back they'll put you in your place
Turn around they'll smile in your face
Wanna find some good folks to know
But I find some place gone

Doesn't matter if you're cool enough to hang around
You don't wanna be goin' downtown
People are fake in heart