Barbary Coast (Later)

by Conor Oberst

From the album: Ruminations

Track 2 of 10 on Ruminations (2016).

Duration: 4:12

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Lyrics for Barbary Coast (Later)

There's a dancehall there Where the sick folks go Like the olden days on the Barbary Coast There's a barefoot child playing in the rain You can sell your wares even if they're hot In the great bizarre or the parking lot Cause it takes a while to know who to blame I might have a taste cause the first one's free And the checkout girl's got a thing for me And they're both as sweet as the day is long I don't wanna feel stuck, baby I just wanna get drunk before noon I don't mind my head when there's room to dream Feel like Paul Gauguin painting breadfruit trees In some far off place where I don't belong Tried to lose myself in the primitive In Yosemite like John Muir did But his eyes were blue and mine are red and raw 'Cause the modern world is a sight to see It's a stimulant, it's pornography It takes all my will not to turn it off I don't want you to feel sad, baby I take everything back, I swear I do Cause once all the friends I had Have used me up and left I bet you hang around I bet you'll hang around awhile

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  1. Tachycardia
  2. Barbary Coast (Later)
  3. Gossamer Thin
  4. Counting Sheep
  5. Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)
  6. The Rain Follows the Plow
  7. A Little Uncanny
  8. Next of Kin
  9. You All Loved Him Once
  10. Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out