Governor's Ball - Conor Oberst

He came with his friends, in a caravan

To witness the governor’s ball

Sat by himself on a cool patch of grass

While the rest stood like bricks in a wall

The stage it looked like a vending machine

The singer, a black Barbie doll

But it was well light, and well managed

Said our property, would be damaged

Until his boredom, took full advantage

Of it all

Talk to a girl, with 'eyes

Who said she had jewelry to sell

First he said no thanks, then he realized

That he wasn’t feeling that well

And he took what she held looked like pieces of sky

And a garnet like teardrops from hell

She offered, him a necklace,

And he wanted to accept it But it would end up, too expensive, he could tell

Then she said:

«Why not?

What have you got, to lose, to lose?»

When he never came back,

And the curve you have …

His friends searched the fair grounds for clues

But security guard with a maniacal laugh

Said it’s always the leader you lose

And he finally turned up in the broad light of day

With a black eye as big as the moon

They all asked him, what had happened

Was it real or imagined?

Why on earth had he abandon them so soon?

And he said:

«Why not?

I do what I’ve got, to do,

It’s what you do»