Tony came back to town With his cap and gown That they give him at the state pen Breakin' and entering'll do that Tony's mamma said "he's only human" Look what the cat dragged in From its next of kin Little sister hugs the tin man Tony, she's grown And she's pretty, in her little black dress? He's digging up the heart To know the price he paid You can hear the train When you're in the cage And you can smell the rain And you can see the sagebrush Fretting the highway But you can’t drive And when you finally put the asphalt to the tire Looks something like Sistine On fire Ripping through the dark He's digging up the heart Digging up the heart Digging up the heart Well it ain't that strange Any boy can change Digging up the heart One, two, three, four five Oh, me, oh, my Count the reasons that you shouldn't be messing With the sons of perdition That were gonna take you down The straight and narrow Fever dreaming of another place that You just can't get Like the workmen in the pit Little brother, youre a liar to yourself If you think you'd changed It's just another heart Ain't there something strange When Tony left They were scratching at the door In particular, one, one, one wanted him more Her name was Christie The Queen of Humboldt County But three to five is a lifetime at that age Christie met herself another boy and got engaged Left him in the dark He's digging up the heart Digging up the heart Digging up the heart Well it[ti: Diggin' Up the Heart Any boy can change He's digging up the heart He's digging up the heart Digging up the heart With a little luck With the times getting rough Digging up the heart Now the clerk's got his hands up And his mind’s on the mark The .38 beneath the register He's digging up the heart Digging up the heart Digging up the heart Well it ain't that strange Any boy can change Digging up the heart Youre digging up the heart Digging up the heart With a little luck When the times get rough Digging up the heart Well it ain't that strange Even boys can change Digging up the heart