Lyrics:The Second Longest Night
| The Second Longest Night |
| By: Jonathan Lethem |
| Year: 2007 |
Emily at the Continental Divide Saying, "Why don't you bring your friends inside?" You tell her that you'd like to, of course But your friends are down drinking at the White Horse Paula says "That girl's got a crush on you" And you say "I know, but there's nothing I can do" The one that's on your mind is dancing with her friend And she's telling the joke from Alphaville again You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love, no, no, no You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love, no, no, no Telling jokes in cars, memorizing names of bars That's how you spent the second longest night Bumming cigarettes, taking hopeless bets That's how you spent the second, the second longest night Rachel bogged down at The Tragic Muse Saying, "I forgot to wear comfortable shoes" She adds, "My life is something like a cartoon" You swear you'll meet her at eleven at Hank's Saloon Paula says, "Hank's gives me a migraine head" And you say, "By then you know you'll be in bed" The one that's on your mind is dancing with her friend And she's telling the joke from Alphaville, again You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love, no, no, no You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love, no, no, no Telling jokes in cars, memorizing names of bars That's how you spent the second longest night Bumming cigarettes, taking hopeless bets That's how you spent the second, the second longest night You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love That's how you spent the second longest night You can't get anywhere, staring at the one you love That's how you spent the second longest night |
