Ascension Blues - The Hold Steady

She said I’m sick of all the sucking up

She said I’m terrified of coming down

She wants to meet me back uptown

Diane Lane kept me sane through the spring

I was flirting with the films

I was trying to say something that seemed kinda interesting

Still trying to figure out if she felt anything

We walked into the church and people got down on the floor

Rolled around obeying the cheers, all filled up with the spirit of the Lord

I’ve never felt like that before

I only bow down to the jet set

Fame was so quick, we hadn’t met yet

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

She said he looked like Jimmy Connors

She said he tasted like the Calvin Klein

She said we had a pretty huge time

He came onto the court and he knelt before the sword

There was feedback in the speakers and the sound man fried the board

I’m pretty sure I went there once before

It came to me on television

Richard Gere in Days of Heaven

Walking through Sam Shepard’s mansion

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

She said I know you got a lot of love to give

But now you know you can’t know where I live

I know you try to keep it pretty positive

And if it makes you feel a little bit better

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

All the people on my TV

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

All the actors and the athletes

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

To be young, wild, and pretty

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

In the sweet part of the city

We’re gonna all be friends in heaven

We’re gonna get something in heaven