Tony came back to town
With his cap and gown
That they give him at the state

Him breaking it every few day
Tonyâ??s mama said â??heâ??s only humanâ??


Look what the cat dragged in
Papa snatched your kin
Little sister hugs the tin man

Tony, sheâ??s grown
And sheâ??s pretty, in her little black dress
Heâ??s digging up the heart

To know the price he paid

You heard me in the train

When youâ??re in the cage
And you can smell the rain
And you can see the sage

While fretting the highway
But you can try


And when you finally put the asphalt to the tire
Looks something like sistine
Or a fire

Ripping through the dark
Heâ??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

You dreaming of another place
You just canâ??t get
Like the workmen in the pit

Little brother, youâ??re a liar to yourself
I didn't think youâ??d changed


Itâ??s just another heart
Ain't there something strange
When tony left

They were scratching at the door
In particular, one, one, hitting more
Her name was Christie

The queen of old folk county

But what weâ??d have loved is the right time, that there day

Because he met on something nothing, boy got engaged
Lessons in the dark
Heâ??s digging up the heart

Digging up the heart
Digging up the heart
Well it ain't that strange

Any boy can change
Heâ??s digging up the heart


Heâ??s digging up the heart
Digging up the heart
With a little luck

With the times getting rough
Digging up the heart
Well the perpâ??s got his hands up

And his mindâ??s on the march
The 30 day beneath the register
Heâ??s digging up the heart


Digging up the heart
Digging up the heart

Well it ain't that strange
Any boy can change
Heâ??s digging up the heart
Youâ??re digging up the heart
Digging up the heart


With a little luck
With the times getting rough
Digging up the heart
Well it ain't that strange

Even boys can change
Digging up the heart