the highland street incident

Singer:todd snider

some guy said to some other guy behind closed doors

'i don't even know how long i've been awake anymore'

'but i know what we're out of and you do too'

'look around we're down to nothing but me and you'

we lost everything we stole and everything we had

it's not that bad though

it's not that bad

we will be buying our shit back when your cousin gets out

that's only going to be a couple weeks from now

you know what i'm thinking 'cause you're thinking it too

it was harder to imagine than it was to do

in spite of all of your worry last night went ok

that man just threw his money up and ran away

did we get arrested? no we did not

we didn't shoot anyone

we didn't get shot

we didn't hurt anyone

at least not a lot

and we got what we wanted

we got what we wanted

you're right i could kill someone

i don't care

but that ain't the way it's going down tonight i swear

we'll just walk on up to highland street behind the bar

in the back through the alley where they park the cars

it will go down just as easy as it did last night

we'll be back here in an hour hidin' out of sight

did we get arrested? no we did not

we didn't shoot anyone

we didn't get shot

we didn't hurt anyone

at least not a lot

and we got what we wanted

we got what we wanted

hey

stand right here behind me

buddy

this is the place

hold the blue bandana up to cover your face

yes

this is loaded but that's only for security

i ain't shootin' anyone that ain't shootin' at me

shut up

i think i hear somebody coming man

shut up

i think i hear

shh. run man run

run man run

only gonna be two or three weeks from now 'til your cousin gets out

run man run

run man run

run

Lyric Context: the highland street incident - todd snider