Citrus Songtext

von The Hold Steady

Hey citrus
Hey liquor
I love it when when you touch each other
Hey whiskey
Hey ginger
I come to you with rigid fingers.

I see judas in the hard eyes of the boys working the corners.
I feel jesus in the clumsiness of young and awkward lovers.

Hey barroom
Hey tavern
I find hope in all the souls you gather.
Hey citrus
Hey liquor
I love it when we come together.

I feel jesus in the clumsiness of young and awkward lovers.
I feel judas in the long odds of the rackets on the corners.
I feel jesus in the tenderness of honest nervous lovers.
I feel judas in the pistols and the pagers that come with all the powders.

Lost in fog and love and faithless fear.
I've had kisses that make Judas seem sincere.