The Gaslight Anthem - High Lonesome lyrics
rate meSo the ambulances came<br />
They took your pulse and packed up your things<br />
And the papers read<br />
Some boys forget what the heart it brings<br />
And the pounding in the street<br />
Was your heart in four four time<br />
And the taste of defeat<br />
Was was never too far from your mind<br />
<br />
And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand<br />
I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis<br />
And in my head there's all these classic cars<br />
And outlaw cowboy bands<br />
I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else<br />
<br />
So gravity came<br />
And stole the temple that the schoolboys praised<br />
And the crowd shuffled in<br />
You're getting drinks for the same boys<br />
Who once bought you everything<br />
And the powder on the bar<br />
Was just this one time<br />
The powder on the bar<br />
Was just this one night<br />
Only to get by<br />
<br />
And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand<br />
I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis<br />
And in my head there's all these classic cars<br />
And outlaw cowboy bands<br />
I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else<br />
<br />
There were Southern accents<br />
On the radio<br />
As I drove home<br />
And at night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet<br />
It's a pretty good song<br />
Maybe you know the rest<br />
Maybe you know the rest<br />
<br />
And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand<br />
Always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis<br />
And in my head there's all these classic cars<br />
And outlaw cowboy bands<br />
I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else<br />
<br />
When our boots they hit the ground<br />
They made a high and lonesome sound<br />
When our boots they hit the ground<br />
They made a high and lonesome sound<br />
When our boots they hit the ground<br />
They made a high and lonesome sound<br />
When our boots they hit the ground<br />
Down from the clouds<br />
They made a high and lonesome sound
