These days a man makes you somethin'
There's an old man there from the Old World
Watch the basket people walk around and mumble
Down at the Sunset Grill
But there is no hiding place
What would we do without all these jerks anyway?
Down at the Sunset Grill
It's the kind that eats you up inside
Down at the Sunset Grill
Maybe we'll leave come springtime
They get more respectable every day
Down at the Sunset Grill
Calls all his customers by name
And you never see his face
Down at the Sunset Grill
Hard to come away with anything that feels like dignity
Watch the basket people walk around and mumble
Down at the Sunset Grill
Gaze out at the auburn sky
Down at the Sunset Grill
Hard to get home with any pride
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill
And someday soon we're gonna get in that car and get outta here
Besides, all our friends are here
To him, it's all the same
Respectable little murders pay
Let's go down to the Sunset Grill
You see a lot more meanness in the city
Down at the Sunset Grill
Watch the working girls go by
Don't worry girl, I'm gonna stick by you
Meanwhile, have another beer
Down at the Sunset Grill
And stare out at the auburn sky
