The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy! lyrics

She put nine hundred dollars
On the fifth horse in the sixth race
I think it's name was Chips Ahoy
Came in six lengths ahead
We spent the whole next week getting high
At first I thought that she hit
On some tip that she got from some other boy
We were overjoyed

I got a girl and she don't have to work
She can tell which horse is
Gonna finish in first
Some nights the painkillers make
The pain even worse
Came in six lengths ahead
We spent the whole next week getting high
I love this girl
But, I can't tell when she's
Having a good time

How am I supposed to know that you're high


If you won't let me touch you?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't even dance?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't let me touch you?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't even dance?

She's hard on the heart and
She's soft to the touch
She gets migraine headaches when she
Does it too much she always does it too much

How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't let me touch you?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't even dance?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't let me touch you?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't even dance?
And you won't even dance