The Hold Steady - Ask Her for Adderall lyrics

If she asks
Don't tell her that I'm living hand-to-mouth
Don't tell her I've been
Sleeping on your couch
If she asks just tell her that
We opened for the Stones
It's her favorite band except for the Ramones
If she happens to suggest
A love based on trust and respect
Tell her I've been wasted since last week
If she wants to stop on by
Tell her that I almost died
Tell her I ain't seein' people yet
But see if she'll send cigarettes

If she asks don't tell her 'bout
The bloodshed in the streets
The less she knows, the less she can repeat
If she happens to bring up
The pin pricks and the throwin' up
Tell her it's just part of growin' up


If she wants to get involved
Tell her to stay in St paul
Tell her I'm not up to takin' calls
Ask her for some Adderall

Now Holly won't say "Hi!" to me
Cause, I'm in love with my anxiety

If she asks just tell her that
We're too far gone to deal
She should know exactly how that feels
If she wants a scene report
Don't tell her 'bout the kicked in doors
Tell her we ain't even keeping score no more
If she wants to help the cause
Tell her we need sterile gauze
Tell her she should look
Through all her medicine
And see if she's got Klonopins

Now Charlemagne don't seem the same
He's skinny, scared, and off his game
He's been hiding from those gentlemen
With the same tattoos as Gideon