The hold steady lyrics stevie nix biography
The song is not actually about Stevie Nicks, but rather about a teenage girl who desperately wants to become a rock star.!
The songs title refers to lead singer of Fleetwood Mac Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks.
You came into the party with a long black shawl
And the guys from the front lawn were making jokes about the white swan
Some nights we just need to get touched and rub up against something plush
Some nights it's just a crush
Yeah, and some nights it's bloodlust
She said we might use you later on
Meet me back here right around dawn.
And you came into the ER drinking gin from a jam jar
And the nurse is making jokes about the ER being like an after bar
You know you're weak and effete and I'm coming up from the streets
You're up in your loft getting soft
And I'm coming up the stairs, and I'm coming from the streets
She said I love the guys you can't trust
Meet me back here about dusk
I was half dead, then I got born again.
And the guys from the front lawn were making jokes about the white swan
Some nights we just need to get touched and rub up against something plush
Some nights it's just a crush
Yeah, and some nights it's bloodlust
She said we might use you later on
Meet me back here right around dawn.
And you came into the ER drinking gin from a jam jar
And the nurse is making jokes about the ER being like an after bar
You know you're weak and effete and I'm coming up from the streets
You're up in your loft getting soft
And I'm coming up the stairs, and I'm coming from the streets
She said I love the guys you can't trust
Meet me back here about dusk
I was half dead, then I got born again.
I got lost in all the lights but it was ok in the end. and when we hit the twin cities
I didn't know that much about it
I knew Mary Tyler Moore
And I knew Profane Existence
I was keyed up
Keys jangled in the stalls
They c