Star 18

I know we made plans to meet in Spokane

But the way I make plans you got to take it with a grain of salt

Got jammed in Alabama and I was trying to get it all of it resolved

I'm sure it seems like it's a perfect fit

But trust me man 'cause I've been up in it

And at dawn I had to crawl back home thru the quicksilver sprawl

To tell the truth if I were you

I'd rather sleep over than telecommute

'Cause when you're in the same room I think we make a much better connection

Hemingway at Cafe Select

Donna Summer in the discotheque

Once you get good you can get it wherever you are

Sloppy city in the upper deck

Tripping hard on the self neglect

Now let me hold the money 'cause he wants you to wait in the car

Sorry I'm late I got caught in a mosh

With this dude who said he used to play with Peter Tosh

But he never brought it up again once I said man I don't believe you

And I looked over this great expanse

And I saw some kid pissing on his parachute pants

In one split second I figured out that he was one of your crew

The amphetamines did what the amphetamines do

And she was chewing thru her cheek at the National Zoo

And the dress she was wearing made a nice case for natural selection

So Hold Steady at the Comfort Inn

Mick Jagger's at The Mandarin

Once you get good you can get it wherever you are

Notify the next of kin

Mariel Hemingway with perfect skin

And some creep with a camera who says he's gonna make her a star

You got to wait in the car

Once upon a time I had a meeting with a man in a mansion

He pulled a few strings just to demonstrate how it's all connected

Disseminating from a central source

Hemingway on the Ketchum porch

Once you get good you can get it wherever you are

So hit me back when it's back in style

Star 18 on the rotary dial

Now let me hold the money 'cause he wants you to wait in the car

You got to wait in the car