They shot out my front window
I know what they were looking for
So I ran down Avenue B
until I came to your front door
I can find a box to sleep in
I just need to lay down
and I'll stay here in the kitchen
Until the heat leaves town

They don't know my real name
Or the place where I come from
It's a long long way from Riceville
to this dirty slum
If Brother Davis were here
He sure could show me how
To beat the devil into glory
Until the heat leaves town

Can you lend me 3 or 4 dollars
until I get straight again
I might need a safe place to hide
for a day or two my friend
Don't ask me any questions
About what is going down
There are some things better not to know
Until the heat leaves town

I had a picture of my mother
And a memory of my dad
I had only left the army
I was crazy and mad
I met a singing preacher
with the spirit in his sound
He showed me how to be invisible
Until the heat leaves town