Sketchy Metal-The Hold Steady

[ti:Sketchy Metal] [ar:The Hold Steady] [al:Almost Killed Me] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.56]Sketchy Metal - The Hold Steady [00:02.55]He only pays attention to the prices of cigarettes [00:06.56] [00:08.37]She says she hopes they'll get cheaper [00:10.93] [00:12.49]She only takes the pick-me-uppers [00:15.30] [00:17.49]To counteract all the put-me-to-sleepers [00:21.18] [00:22.93]She used to be a receiver [00:25.31] [00:26.37]Went out deep for guys that looked like Johnny Fever [00:32.12] [00:33.18]Last winter [00:34.58] [00:35.53]I swear I thought she might be our savior [00:38.78] [00:56.78]Went through a skater phase [00:58.77] [01:00.90]Went through a raver phase [01:03.29] [01:04.99]I went through a razor blade phase [01:07.99]I guess I went through a hundred dollars a day [01:11.68] [01:13.37]It was dark along the edges of the city [01:16.31] [01:17.00]But the light shined through behind the reinforced doorways [01:20.56] [01:22.37]They're tipping over in the taprooms [01:24.99]They're shooting through the ceiling and they're bleeding on the floor [01:29.25]And yeah for sure we got dosed [01:32.97] [01:33.53]We hung out pretty close with some questionable folks [01:36.60] [01:38.04]We got ideas from some dangerous thinkers [01:41.16] [01:42.16]We put our mouths up to some dangerous drinks [01:45.38] [01:47.76]Some nights we almost froze [01:49.25] [01:49.76]But we rubbed up pretty close to some rock and roll promoters [01:53.57] [01:54.26]Stayed up pretty late with some rock and roll performers [01:57.35] [01:58.16]It's always entertaining when you're hanging out with entertainers [02:02.38] [02:51.25]Went through the publicist [02:53.26] [02:53.96]To try to get through to the rhythm guitarist [02:57.40] [02:58.79]We got so high that the audience they looked just like ants [03:02.73] [03:03.23]Woke up with the backstage pass in my pants [03:05.92] [03:08.12]She said "I used to be a speed shooter [03:10.69] [03:11.88]I went out deep for guys that looked like Alice Cooper [03:17.27] [03:17.96]And last winter [03:18.90] [03:19.65]They had my heart all hooked up to computers " [03:22.40] [03:23.78]We didn't see the holy ghost [03:25.99]But the father and the son they seemed like regular folks [03:29.63] [03:30.69]Jesus rolled his eyes when his dad made Jesus jokes [03:34.97] [03:39.65]And he forgave me for my sins [03:42.00]He said "Let this famine end and let the 2-for-1s begin [03:46.19]And bless the beasts and the children and the water and the waiters " [03:49.96]It's always so creative when you're hangin' out with our Creator [03:53.72] [03:56.23]And his son our savior [03:58.12] [04:00.62]You get your picture in the paper if he lets you in his trailer [04:05.90]It's always so amazing [04:07.58]When you're finally coming down with entertainers