Gold Mine Gutted - Bright Eyes

It was Don Delillo, whiskey neat,

And a blinking midnight clock

Speakers on a TV stand

Just a turntable to watch

Only smoke came out our mouths

On all those hooded sweatshirt walks

We were a stroke of luck

We were a gold mine that gutted us And from the sidelines you’d see me run

Until I’m out of breath

Living the good life, I left for dead

The sorrowful Midwest

Well I did my best…

To keep my head

It was grass stain jeans and incompletes

And a girl from class to touch

But you think about yourself too much

And you ruin who you love

Well all these claims at consciousness

My stray dog freedom

Let’s have a nice clean cut

Like a bag we buy and divy up And from the sidelines I see you run

Until i’m out of breath

And all those white lines that sped us up We hurried to our death

Well I lagged behind…

So you got ahead