The Sweet Part Of The City Lyrics - Heaven Is Whenever - The Hold Steady

Back when we were living up on Hennepin 

She kept threatening to turn us in 

At night she mostly liked us, we used to pass around the thermos 

Some nights she was gorgeous 

We were living it 

We delivered it 

We didn't feel a thing 

We were living in 

The sweet part of the city 

The part with the bars and restaurants 

We used to meet underneath the marquees, we used to nod off in the matinees 

She always claimed that she was from Tennessee, and now it seems to me 

Like distance doesn't equal rate and time no more 

It's like gravity doesn't apply 

No, everything sparkles and appears like we're on wheels 

It was dark but I guess that's the deal 

St. Theresa showed up wearing see-thru, it was standard issue 

We went out to get some more wine 

But it's a long haul to the corner store from the center of the universe 

When you can't get your car off the curb 

We were living it 

We delivered it 

We didn't feel a thing 

We were in heaven in 

The sweet part of the city 

The part with the bars and restaurants 

And so we shot ourselves out into outer space, it was tough to place the aftertaste 

It was stark but it was spacious 

It's a long way from Cedar Riverside to Cedar Sinai 

Three times St. Paul to Cheyenne 

And it's a long way from Sacramento too 

We were bored so we started a band 

We like to play for you 

We like to play for you 

We like to play for you 

We like to play for you