"Saddle Shoes" lyrics - THE HOLD STEADY

Shepard showed up when we were wrapping up the counting up
He's coming off some problem block
Later at some party all the girls want to talk a lot
We're sleeping at the saddle shop

It's been that kind of summer
We tried to stay with your sister now we're staying wherever
It's been fifteen days but it feels like forever

The Wild West begins where your body ends
So keep your bandages clean
The Wild West begins right where your body ends
Blacked out in blue jeans

Shepard showed up then somebody took a couple shots
The neighbors went and called the cops
Didn't make a difference when the owners came and changed the locks
We still sleep at the saddle shop

It's been that kind of summer
We tried to stay with your sister now we're staying wherever
She appeared faithless in fringes and feathers
It's been fifteen days but it feels like forever

The Wild West begins where your body ends
So keep your bandages clean
The Wild West begins right where your body ends
Blacked out in blue jeans
I never rode a horse but I'm sleeping at the saddle shop
Man this whole summer's been strange
The Wild West begins where your body ends
Rough riders on the wide open ranges

Upstairs at some hescher's apartment
Underneath some posters of panthers
That one guy in camouflage dancing
Eyes shut with his arms out like Christ
The other guy was licking his knife
And then it went white

Oh, the wide open spaces
Wild western and faithless
Met this guy in the parking lot
This guy I've seen at the saddle shop

Over the walls of the castle
Nine stitches and bandages
Met this guy in the blinding light
He was shaking pretty hard but he seemed alright
Seemed pretty nice
And then it went white

The Wild West begins where your body ends
So keep your bandages clean
The Wild West begins right where your body ends
Blacked out in blue jeans
I never rode a horse but I'm sleeping at the saddle shop
And so are most of my friends
The Wild West begins right where your body ends
That's where the Wild West begins