Tony came back to town
With his cap and gown
That they give him at the state pen
Breaking and enterin' will do that
Tony's mamma said "He's only human"
"Look what the cat dragged in"
From his next of kin
His little sister hugs the tin man
Tony, she's grown
Ain't she 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 sage
brush fretting the highway
But you can't drive
And when you finally put the asphalt to the tire
Looks something like sistine
Or a 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, for 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 a place
That You just can't get
Like your burning in a pit
Little brother, you’re lying to yourself
If you think you’ve changed
It's just another heart
Ain't that something strange
When Tony left
They were scratching at the door
In particular, one wanted him more
Her name was Christie,
The Queen of Humboldt County
But three to five is a lifetime at that age,
'Cause she met herself another boy, got engaged
Left him in 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
He's digging up the heart
He's digging up the heart
Digging up the heart
With a little luck
When the times get rough
Digging up the heart
Now the clerk's got his hands up
But his mind’s on the mark
The .38 beneath the register
He's digging up the heart
He's Digging up the heart
Digging up the heart
Well it ain't that strange
Any boy can change
He's digging up the heart
He's digging up the heart
Digging up the heart
With a little luck
When the times getting rough
Digging up the heart
Well it ain't that strange
Any boy can change
Digging up the heart