The Hold Steady Follow

She only pays attention
To the prices of cigarettes
She says she hopes they'll get cheaper
She only takes the pick me uppers
To counteract all the put me to sleepers

She used to be a receiver
Went out deep for guys
That looked like Johnny Fever last winter
I swear I thought she might be our savior

Went through a skater phase
Went through a raver phase
I went through a razor blade phase
I guess I went through a hundred dollars a day

It was dark along the edges of the city
But the light shined through
Behind the reinforced doorways
They're tipping over in the taprooms
They're shooting through the ceiling
And they're bleeding on the floor

And yeah, for sure we got dosed
We hung out pretty close
With some questionable folks
We got ideas from some dangerous thinkers
We put our mouths up to some dangerous drinks

Some nights we almost froze
But we rubbed up pretty close
To some rock and roll promoters
Stayed up pretty late
With some rock and roll performers
It's always entertaining
When you're hanging out with entertainers

Went through the publicist
To try to get through to the rhythm guitarist
We got so high that the audience
they looked just like ants
Woke up with the backstage pass in my pants

She said, "I used to be a speed shooter
I went out deep for guys
That looked like Alice Cooper
And last winter
They had my heart all hooked up to computers"

We didn't see the holy ghost
But the father and the son
They seemed like regular folks
Jesus rolled his eyes
When his dad made Jesus jokes

And he forgave me for my sins
He said, "Let this famine end
And let the 2 for 1s begin
And bless the beasts and the children
And the water and the waiters"
It's always so creative
When you're hangin' out with our Creator

And his son, our savior
You get your picture in the paper
If he lets you in his trailer
It's always so amazing
When you're finally coming down
With entertainers