City Middle

by The National

From the album: Alligator

Track 12 of 13 on Alligator (2005).

Duration: 04:27

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Lyrics for City Middle

Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle where they hang the lights Where it's random, and it's common versus common La di la Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle where they hang the lights Where it's random, and it's common versus common La di la I've got five hundred in twenties And I've got a ton of great ideas I'm really worked up I'm on a good mixture, I don't want to waste it I'm on a good mixture, I do not want to waste it I wanna go gator around the warm beds of beginners I'm really worked up Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle where they hang the lights Where it's random, and it's common versus common La di la Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle where they hang the lights Where it's random, and it's common versus common La di la I have weird memories of you Wearing long red socks and red shoes I have weird memories I have weird memories of you Pissing in a sink, I think I have weird memories of you I wanna go gator around the warm beds of beginners I'm really worked up I wanna go gator around the warm beds of beginners I'm really worked up Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle where they hang the lights Where it's random, and it's common versus common La di la Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle where they hang the lights Where it's random, and it's common versus common La di la I have weird memories of you Wearing long red socks and red shoes I have weird memories I have weird memories of you Pissing in a sink, I think I have weird memories of you Parking your car, you said, I'm overwhelmed You were thinking out loud, you said, I'm overwhelmed You were parking your car, you said, I'm overwhelmed You were thinking out loud, you said, I'm overwhelmed You said, I think I'm like Tennessee Williams I wait for the click I wait, but it doesn't kick in I think I'm like Tennesse Williams I wait for the click I wait, but it doesn't kick in I have weird memories of you Wearing long red socks and red shoes I have weird memories I have weird memories of you Pissing in a sink, I think I have weird memories of you La da da da... I have weird memories of you

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