Don't Let Me Explode - The Hold Steady

[00:03.51]He said what about los angeles
[00:09.06]She said we never really made it that far west
[00:16.14]We scored big in denver and thought it might be best
[00:23.16]To go hang around in the upper midwest
[00:32.43]He said what about new orleans
[00:37.86]She said I don't think you understand what that means
[00:44.46]All those hangers on those girls lifting up their shirts when the cameras come on
[00:51.12]We were trying to stay away from those kind of scenes
[01:00.63]And we didn't go to dallas
[01:06.36]'Cause jackie onassis said that it ain't safe for catholics yet
[01:12.24]Think about what they pulled on kennedy and then think about his security
[01:18.33]Then think about what they might try to pull on you and me
[01:28.35]Saint barbara I'm calling your name
[01:30.96]Don't let me blow up
[01:33.869995]We'll hook it all up
[01:35.61]I guess there's fields of speed where there's fields of grain
[01:42.0]Saint barbara don't let me explode
[01:45.72]I can feel the whole scene
[01:47.55]Starting to corrode
[01:48.9]When we're fooling around on the frontage roads
[01:58.47]He asked what happened to charlemagne
[02:03.66]She just smiled all polite like and said something vague
[02:10.02]She said charlemagne got caught up in some complicated things
[02:17.07]Then she wiped at her nose and she winked