Green carpet, yellow sheets Bedspread of orange and brown Dresser, who’s using a dresser here Almost feels like a putdown 2 glasses next to the sink With covers that say they are clean Map, there’s a map, it’s attached to the door Tells how we should flee, how we should flee You wouldn’t know it’s a holiday Outside, the highway doesn’t change This isn’t a place to live a second life Everybody knows your name in this hotel surrounded by parking lots Feels like we can say if things don’t get any better One night, two of us together Feels right Some days I cannot breathe Some days I get by just by thinking Of you, the mailman’s daughter Of you, the Queen of Decatur The Rolling Stones once passed beneath That big white neon sign What do you think Mick Jagger would do With a bucket, a bucket of ice Civilization ended before this carpet was ever stained I never had anything before you, before you I felt less afraid, I felt less afraid You wouldn’t know it’s a holiday Outside, the highway doesn’t change This isn’t a place to live a second life Everybody knows your name in this hotel surrounded by parking lots Feels like we can say If things don’t get any better One night, the two of us together Feels right Some days I cannot breathe Some days I get by just by thinking Of you, the mailman’s daughter Of you, the Queen of Decatur Queen of Decatur Queen of Decatur Queen of Decatur Queen of Decatur Gideon’s Bible, king-size bed Snow falling on a green roof We’re on the second floor But I still smell the pool The dreams I have are of things My parents told me are true The dreams I have are of things My parents believe are true And I wish I could believe them They didn’t know the ending I wish I could believe them They didn’t know the ending The Queen of Decatur You wouldn’t know it’s a holiday outside The Queen of Decatur You wouldn’t know it’s a holiday outside The Queen of Decatur You wouldn’t know it’s a holiday outside The Queen of Decatur You wouldn’t know it’s a holiday outside The Queen of Decatur You wouldn’t know it’s a holiday outside You wouldn’t know it’s a holiday outside You wouldn’t know, you wouldn’t know You wouldn’t know, you wouldn’t know You wouldn’t know, you wouldn’t know Know The Queen of Decatur The Queen of Decatur The Queen of Decatur The Queen of Decatur The Queen of Decatur The Queen of Decatur The Queen of Decatur The Queen of Decatur

We’ve drank a lot More than we should More than what’s good to do And I got just one more thing to say To say See the rest of these assholes Can’t hold a candle to you Cause you don’t bother me at all You don’t bother me at all I’m honored to call you my friend I’d follow you down To hell and back again Cause you don’t bother me at all Folks come and go They may not know how I feel Just because I don’t take the time to say To say Life spent on this earth is surely Worth it thanks to you Cause you don’t bother me at all You don’t bother me at all I’m honored to call you my friend I’d follow you down To hell and back again Cause you don’t bother me You don’t bother me I must not bother you too much You don’t bother me At all

first time she saw him, he still had Easter hay for hair second time she saw him, what’s left hid what wasn’t there he came out of the bathroom, started to flip the switch when he saw her clothes were on, said,”have I told you yet I’m rich?” the year of the cow ended, the year of the cock began the torches started lighting, rifles kept firing when the words “get on top darling” came crawling from his mouth she was saved from being stuck too far in the south I got a sparkler in my hand to light a cannon to drive back all the shadows growing large and nooses hung up ‘round the land gonna stash away water, flashlights and good ol’ fashioned porn and fantasize ‘bout the prize when our leader gives the order the year of the cow ended, the year of the cock began the torches started lighting, rifles kept firing when the words “get on top darling” came crawling from his mouth she was saved from being stuck too far in the south when you feel a force descending you underestimated when you turn and see what’s coming and all your victims waiting you’ll run but you can’t hide from the hammer coming down from history blowing back from every pussy you held down the year of the cow ended, the year of the cock began the torches started lighting, rifles kept firing when the words “get on top darling” came crawling from his mouth she was saved from being stuck too far in the south