The Sweet Part Of The City - The Hold Steady

Back when we were living up on Hennepin

She kept threatening to turn us in

At night she mostly liked us

We used to pass around the thermos

Some nights she was gorgeous

We were living it

We delivered it

We didn’t feel a thing

We were living in the sweet part of the city

The parts with the bars and restaurants

We used to meet underneath the marquees

We used to nod off in the matinees

She always claimed that she was from Tennessee

And now it seems to me

Like distance doesn’t equal rate and time no more

It’s like gravity doesn’t apply

No, everything sparkles and appears like we’re on wheels

It was dark, but I guess that’s the deal

St. Theresa showed up wearin' see-through

It was standard issue

We went out to get some more wine

But it’s a long haul to the corner store from the center of the universe

When you can’t get your car off the curb

We were livin' it

We delivered it

We didn’t feel a thing

We were in heaven then

The sweet part of the city

The parts with the bars and restaurants

So we shot ourselves out into outer space

It was tough to place the after taste

It was stark, but it was spacious

It’s a long way from Cedar-Riverside to Cedars-Sinai

Three times St. Paul to Cheyenne

And it’s a long way from Sacramento, too

We were bored, so we started a band

We like to play for you

We like to pray for you

We like to pray for you

We like to play for you