Mountain Goats, The

Liza Forever Minnelli
There's the part you've braced yourself against and then there's the other partSteal up inclining northward streets with some weird sickness in the darkSaw your name on the sidewalk saw your brave face in my mindIf you're gonna sit next to the dealer you get to bet blindNever get away never get away I am never ever gonna get away from this placeLay down on the streets my eyes toward the sun your star next to my faceThe compasses I came into this world with never really worked so goodGentle shadows spilling down the hills up on Mulholland at LedgewoodTurn back turn back find someone to tell your secrets toDream past an old hotel on Ivy and seconds later i saw youNever get away never get away I am never ever gonna get away from this placeLay down on the streets my eyes toward the sun your star next to my faceLet the camera track me from the footlights to the wingsLet me set aside an hour or two in memory of sweet thingsRegrind the lens again and again and again and again but still the picture fipsAnyone here mentions "Hotel California" dies before the first line clears his lipsNever get away never get away I am never ever gonna get away from this placeLay down on the streets my eyes toward the sun your star next to my face Aus Songtexte Mania