Star 18 - The Hold Steady

I know we made plans to meet in Spokane

But the way I make plans, you gotta take it with a grain of salt

Got jammed in Alabama and I was trying to get all of it resolved

I’m sure it seems like it’s a perfect fit

But trust me, man, 'cause I’ve been up in it

And at dawn I had to crawl back home through the quicksilver sprawl

To tell the truth, if I were you, I’d rather sleep over than telecommute

'Cause when you’re in the same room

I think we make a much better connection

Hemingway at Cafe Select

Donna Summer in the discotheque

Once you get good, you can get it wherever you are

Sloppy city in the upper deck

Trippin' hard on the self-neglect

Now let me hold the money, 'cause he wants you to wait in the car

Sorry I’m late, I got caught in a mosh

With this dude who said he used to play with Peter Tosh

But he never brought it up again once I said, man, I don’t believe you

And I looked over this great expanse

And I saw some kid pissin' on his parachute pants

And in one split second I figured out that he was one of your crew

The amphetamines did what the amphetamines do

And she was chewing through her cheek at the National Zoo

And the dress she was wearing made a nice case for natural selection

So hold Steady at the Comfort Inn

Mick Jagger’s at the Mandarin

Once you get good, you can get it wherever you are

Notify the next of kin

Mariel Hemingway with perfect skin

And some creep with a camera who said he’s gonna make you a star

You gotta wait in the car

Once upon a time I had a meeting with a man in a mansion

He pulled a few strings just to demonstrate how it’s all connected

Disseminating from a central source

Hemingway on the Ketchum porch

Once you get good, you can get it wherever you are

So hit me back when it’s back in style

Star 18 on the rotary dial

And let me hold the money 'cause he wants you to wait in the car

You gotta wait in the car