The Hold Steady - For Boston lyrics

It's poison first it feels like a prick
And then it hit's you like a jumbo jet
It's heaven and heaven is a place you
Can never find your cigarettes

For Boston shamrock shakes and Oxycontin

Bob Cousy when they say they're looking
Around for the OC
They ain't talking about the TV some townie
He's got a diamond wrapped up in a dishtowel
And he's trying to do a deal with me
And he's skittish like a centipede
He's got a steak knife in his jacket sleeve

For Boston shamrock shakes and Oxycontin
For Boston you can find it at the corner of
The Commons right by Downtown Crossing

Oh, these girls at BU they all do it too
They lie down on Lansdowne


They lose their left shoes
These girls at BU they all do it too
She stumbled down Lansdowne
She lost her left shoe
And she lost all her friends
And she's crying and she needs a ride home
You just want it to end

She lost her new phone
She despises her friends
And when you get her back to housing
She asks if you want to
Come in and get pinned

For Boston
You can solve all your problems in
The Commons right by Downtown Crossing
In Brighton st elizabeth is sick of all
Your drinking and fighting in Allston
There are nights when you get pretty annoying