Yates doesn’t puff but he still takes smoke breaks to get air and get out of the basement
He got into some trouble so they won’t let him fly
He’s such a sweet kid I don’t know why
He’s been tending bar at a scrappy new spot
Now books all the shows, call the shots
And everyone knows him and calls him by name
He’s got nowhere to go or to blame
But our late night town that’s dead at 5pm
Takes off at 12:30 then we start again
To another spot, too many to choose
When per capita’s rising we got things to do
Yates doesn’t party but he gets kinda sloppy when it’s time to sing his songs
No one there listens though he’s got things to say
If you listen real close he can play
Open mic heavy, the air’s feeling empty
Like plastic bags on trees
He passed me a beer, I said “nah cause I got things to do”
He said “I don’t but I’ll be seeing you”
In our late night down that’s dead at 5pm
Takes off at 12:30 then we start again
To another spot, too many to choose
When per capita’s rising we got things to do
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