The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer

LRC by lzh ,from jiangxi pingxiang

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Me and my friends are like

the drums on "Lust for Life"

we pound it out on floor toms

our psalms are sing-a-long songs

And this whole town is like this

and now we all haul ashes

work at the mill until you die

work at the mill and then you die

we're gonna build something this summer

(gonna build something this summer)

we'll put it back together

raise up a giant ladder

with love and trust and friends and hammers

(this summer)

We're gonna lean this ladder

up against the water tower

climb up to the top and drink and talk

(this summer)

Me and my friends are like

'doublewhiskeycokenoice'

we drink along in double time

I drink too much, but we feel fine

We're gonna build something this summer

(gonna build something this summer)

summer grant us all the power

to drink on top of water towers

with love and trust that shows all summer

let this be my annual reminder

that we can all be something bigger

I went to your schools

I did my detention but the walls are so grey I couldn't pay attention

I read the gospel it moved me to tears

but I couldn't mind the hate and couldn't find the fear

I met your savior I knelt at his feet

and he took my ten bucks and went down the street

tried to believe all the things you said

my friends that aren't dying are already dead

Raise a toast to saint Joe Strummer

I think he might have been our only decent teacher

getting older only makes it harder to remember

we are our only saviors

we're gonna build something this summer