Bells And Whistles

Album: Five Dice, All Threes (2024)
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  • I was cruel like a president
    It was wrong but I ordered it
    Lost some limbs in an accident
    Playing God
    At a table down at Edendale
    Didn't feel good, wasn't eating well
    In the photo booth made me hate myself
    What a slob

    It's hard now to imagine it
    The currency was all counterfeit
    Diana's face was scattered to the mob
    Expensive jokes and cheap thrills cost a lot

    Zach's staggering down Bleecker Street
    The label asked for a meet and greet
    I agreed reluctantly, oh, I couldn't be alone
    Signed a sleeve for a teenager
    It felt just like a harbinger
    I was shaking hands with the manicured
    Worked my fingers to the bone

    No, you shouldn't go home with the SoHo girl
    'Cause she only wants materials
    And you shouldn't place bets on the New York Mets
    'Cause at best it's hypothetical
    Expensive seats in a field of dreams
    U-turns in limousines
    Got to get around the detour when it's blocked
    Bells and whistles, fancy cheap thrills cost a lot

    No, you shouldn't make noise with those Bay Ridge boys
    When they're drunk, man, it's impossible
    Secondhand amps, a bent up crash
    The band sounds like an animal
    Cheap seats and broken dreams
    U-turns in limousines
    Gotta kick in the door when it's locked
    Bells and whistles, cheap thrills cost a lot Writer/s: Alex Orange Drink, Conor Oberst
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Rough Trade Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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