The Last Honest Man Lyrics - Singles - Stan Ridgway

A crowd came in and sat down 

And then a man began to yell 

About savin' souls to heaven 

And for the sinner there was hell 

Well later on that night 

In a motel 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 

Keep searching for the last honest man 

There's a man that 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 keeping secrets 

About a boxer that took a dive 

And in an office way uptown a deal is going down 

That could get somebody four to five 

CHORUS 

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 

CHORUS 

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