Old Lady City - Shakey Graves

This city never looked so This city never looked so good This city never looked so This city never looked so good White noise playing on the boulevard Same cover band in the same old bar Ohh, singin' ohh Midnight smoke floatin' in the air A million faces everywhere Ohh, singin' ohh But tonight (tonight) It feels like just you and me 'Cause all I see, are Street lights on fire Couldn't get much higher This city never looked so good the way it's lookin' so good on you Your hands in my jacket Caught up in this magic This city never looked so good the way it's lookin' so good on you Yeah Counting cards, baby, 1, 2, 3 I don't care if we get no sleep Ohh, singin' ohh Pull me close, put your lips on mine Baby I don't even recognize This town spinnin' around Everything's upside down Street lights on fire Couldn't get much higher This city never looked so good the way it's lookin' so good on you Your hands in my jacket Caught up in this magic This city never looked so good the way it's lookin' so good on you Yeah Tonight (tonight) Feels like, just you and me Cause all I see, are Street lights on fire Couldn't get much higher This city never looked so good the way it's lookin' so good on you Yeah Street lights on fire Couldn't get much higher This city never looked so good the way it's lookin' so good on you Your hands in my jacket Caught up in this magic This city never looked so good the way it's lookin' so good on you Yeah This city never looked so good This city never looked so good This city never looked so good This city never looked so good This city never looked so good This city never looked so good So good This city never looked so good This city never looked so good This city never looked so good

Up all night I could not sleep The whiskey that I drank was cheap With shakin' hands I went and I lit up my last cigarette Well the sun came, night had fled And sleepy eyed I reached my bed I saw you sleepy dreamin' there all covered and warm South city midnight lady I'm much obliged indeed You sure have saved this man whose soul was in need I thought there was no reason For all these things I do But the smile that I sent out returned with you When day has left the night behind And shadows roll across my mind I sometimes find myself alone out walkin' the street Yes, and when I'm feelin' down and blue Then all I do is think of you And all my foolish problems seem to fade away South city midnight lady I'm much obliged indeed You sure have saved this man whose soul was in need I thought there was no reason For all these things I do But the smile that I sent out returned with you

Black top shine Like an oil slick in the night Got a new life waitin' out West It's gonna fit me right No bill collector on the telephone Nothin' but me and the open road You know the devil may care But I'm never comin' home Leaving it all behind me in the city Now it's wall to wall stars shining in my eyes I got no bill collector on the telephone Nothin' but me and the open road You know the devil may care But I'm never comin' home No bill collector on the telephone Nothin' but me and the open road You know the devil may care But I'm never comin' home In the city lights I can't relate I need outer space in interstate I got no bill collector on the telephone Nothin' but me and the open road Don't you know the devil may care? But I'm never comin' home Comin' home Comin' home Comin' home

Do you really believe that you can never be sure? They're leaving bodies in stairwells Washing up on the shore Do you really expect us to care what you're waiting for? When you're high in your castle Keeping an eye on the door The door, the door If I only see what I can see I know it isn't there And if only need what I can keep I know it isn't fair Oh, baby You can look away While they're dancing on our graves But I will stop at nothing Oh, I will stop at nothing And you can look away While they're dancing on our graves But I will stop at nothing No, I will stop at nothing now Do you really believe that you are one of a kind? If you don't have a heart I can offer you mine Do you really expect that you will always be fine? When you're high on your throne and Never toeing the line, the line, the line If I only see what I can see I know it isn't there And if only need what I can keep I know it isn't fair Oh, baby You can look away While they're dancing on our graves But I will stop at nothing Oh, I will stop at nothing And you can look away While they're dancing on our graves But I will stop at nothing No, I will stop at nothing now Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away From all that we've done Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away From all that we've done Oh, baby You can look away While they're dancing on our graves But I will stop at nothing Oh, I will stop at nothing And you can look away While they're dancing on our graves But I will stop at nothing No, I will stop at nothing now Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away From all that we've done Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away From all that we've done Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away Lookin' away, you're lookin' away From all that we've done

This heart of mine Keeps decent time Though my ears may be weak And my eyes may be all but blind I still have sense enough to fear That I'm not much without you near I've paid my dues Loved one or two But still it keeps boiling down to you So choose to be my victory or vice Either way, I still want you here tonight Heaven knows it's hard to find another Oh, hell knows it's got a home for folks like me There will come a day (there will come a day) When the Earth will cease to spin (Earth will cease to spin) You'll hold me close and say (hold me close and say) "My god, where have you been?" I've been around Old Chinatown Happily lost But oh, so easily found Yeah, counting the stars above the hill Beneath some old moon Humming my tune I'll see you soon

Catch me a dime for charity Because perfect change is what matters to me Pinch every penny and stroll to the bank Beg for a loan on my humble estate Teddy, Georgie, sweet Benjamin My terrible friends They never call or even pretend To worry about me when money is thin I can't afford to fall in love No I can't afford to fall in love (Excuses, excuses) Yeah I got plenty of other (Excuses, excuses) I can't afford to fall in Ooh, la la la la la la Ah, ah, la la la la No time for this, no time for that No time for patience, no time for all that No time to know that I'm out of my league No time to get myself back on my feet No time for you, no time for me No time for lessons, no time to be free No time for good times of sweet memories No time for stragglers or sympathy 'Cause I don't have time to fall in love I don't have time to fall in love No no no, not today Maybe tomorrow is too far away Can I change before my time runs out? I can't wait for the phone to ring I can't wait for summer, I can't wait for spring I can't wait for someone who can't wait for me I can't wait to fall in love I can't wait for the phone to ring I can't wait for summer, I can't wait for spring I can't wait for someone who can't wait for me I can't wait to fall in love I can't wait for the phone to ring I can't wait for summer, I can't wait for spring I can't wait for someone who can't wait for me I can't wait I just can't wait Oooh, oooh, oh (Excuses, excuses, excuses) Oooh (Excuses, excuses)