212 Margarita - The Hold Steady

Some nights it just takes like a smile and shake

And I’ve been with the bodies

And I’ve met with the blood

And I went with Hallelujah and she didn’t say a thing

She just wiped at her nose and then she winked

And I’ve met with the cops

And I’ve been with all the squares

And I went with Saint Deborah of defeat and depression

She put her hand up on my shoulder and then she just kinda stood there

She said call me 212 Margarita

Cause I’m green and I’m misleading and I’ve had too much tequila

And I’ve been with short tempers

I’ve been behind the sharp knifes

I believed the shots in the distance to be cold hard facts

Ringing out against the radio and the speaker stacks

And I’ve been with the hoodrats

I’ve been with all the hangers-on

I stayed out 'till dawn at some raunchy magazine launch

I hit the open bar and I got myself all turned on, right

And she said call me 612 Bloody Mary

Cause I’m nice and I’m spicy and I’m your only sure shot at recovery

Yeah so call me 212 Margarita

I’m green and I’m misleading and I’ve had too much tequila

Leave a message at the Motel 6

Let me now if you still feel sick

I’ll be in town on a three night stick

Yeah maybe if you’re feeling better then maybe we can get some soup together

We’ve been sick together before

And I believe in the bodies

And I believe in the blood

I believe on salt along the rims of the glasses

Cause that makes us thirsty

And when we drink then we all fall in love

I believe in the bodies

And I believe in the blood

I believe in salt on the rims of the glasses

Cause that makes us thirsty

And when we drink then we all fall in love