Lyrics for High Lonesome as interpreted by eltroyo11

High Lonesome Lyrics
So the ambulances came
They took your pulse and packed up your things
And the papers read
Some boys forget what the heartache brings
And the pounding in the street
Was your heart in 4/4 time
And the taste of defeat
Was was never too far from your mind

And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand
I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis
And in my head there's all these classic cars
And outlaw cowboy bands
I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else

So gravity came
And stole the temple that the schoolboys praised
And the crowd shuffled in
You're getting drinks for the same boys who once bought you everything
And the powder on the bar
Was just this one time
The powder on the bar
Was just this one night
Only to get by

And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand
I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis
And in my head there's all these classic cars
And outlaw cowboy bands
I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else

There were Southern accents
On the radio
As I drove home
And at night I woke up with the sheets soaking wet
It's a pretty good song
Maybe you know the rest
Maybe you know the rest

And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand
Always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis
And in my head there's all these classic cars
And outlaw cowboy bands
I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else

When our boots they hit the ground
They made a high and lonesome sound
When our boots they hit the ground
They made a high and lonesome sound
When our boots they hit the ground
They made a high and lonesome sound
When our boots they hit the ground
Down from the clouds
They made a high and lonesome sound

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geesecantdance
07-12-2008

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I'm pretty sure its the powder on the bar!

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dpassen1
07-13-2008

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and outlaw cowboy bands?

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punkkid6312
08-16-2008

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i love how it quotes Round Here by Counting Crows

maria came from nashville with a suitcase in her hand, she said she'd like to meet a boy who looked like elvis

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readingkerouac
08-19-2008

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xf9MpyLbqU&NR=1

incredible.

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lowapr
08-21-2008

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some boys forget what the heartache brings

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forgottensmiles
08-22-2008

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It quotes Bruce Springsteen as well. The line "at night i wake up with the sheets soaking wet" is from "I'm on Fire". Quite a few of their songs have Springsteen references

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Wester13
10-18-2008

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LOVE the counting crows reference. =)

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K1TT3N
04-07-2009

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If you like that you have to hear the "I'm on Fire" cover they do.

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JamesEFC
04-18-2009

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I think it's pretty much about a girl who's committed suicide. The high lonesome sound is the noise made when she hits the pavement. The counting crows reference gives weight to this seeing as in round here, maria is suicidal.

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johnnycanuck
05-23-2009

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Another reference in this song is to Tom Petty's "Southern Accents", playing on the radio.

I had never really picked up on the theme of suicide. I guess I never really listened to this song closely enough. I definitely love the reference to "'Round Here" though.

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brick2.0
09-22-2009

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Actually it isn't so much about suicide as it is about getting older and the death of your childhood dreams. The second stanza really brings it home. Gravity take her body that used to bring all the boys to her and now she's stuck working at the bar where the boys would buy her drinks. ANd from there it's lines of cocaine to get by, but its always just for tonight.

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tommyhaych
10-12-2009

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Was listening to this in my car this morning and was bowled over by the Counting Crows lyric. Really made me smile :-)

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