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Charlemagne in Sweatpants
The Hold Steady

When he's holding then the streetlamps
They seem an awful lot like spotlights
Yeah, sometimes Charlemagne gets uptight

Running numbers between bars
Running girls between the cars
And sometimes Charlemagne feels
Alright, alright, alright

Charlemagne had eyes just like a lover
Last winter there was weather
And his eyes just iced right over

Casanova's in the corner
And he's asking for a dance
Speed shooters driving 'round and coming down
And trying to hook up with an exit ramp

Tramps like us and we like tramps
Charlemagne's got something in his sweatpants

Holly was supposed to be at CCD
But she was walking around on shady streets
She was looking around for something
She could take up to a party

And it's not like she's enslaved
It's more like she's enthralled
She don't need it but she likes it
So she always makes that call

First it makes her feel tall
Then it makes her feel small
And it's all a sweet fleeting feeling

They did the been caught stealing
Into dancing on the ceiling
And you're damn right we danced
Charlemagne's got something in his sweatpants

Do you want me to tell it like
It's boy meets girl and the rest is history
Or do you want it like a murder mystery?
I'm gonna tell it like a comeback story

'Cause when we left, we were defeated
And depressed and when we arrived
We were ripping high

We had a gun in the glove box
We had some sweet stuff tucked into our socks
And Jesus Christ in all His glory


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