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Going Out Lyrics
you’re looking at yourself a lot
standing in the glass with a costume on
posed for no one but you were caught
ruffled dresses and parasols
rhinestone rings and high-heeled soles
wrapped in cloth from your head to toe
cover up your shoulders
we're going out and it’s cold
leaving all our enemies
and my man at the back door
night is frosty
the cool air and the kind breeze
i saw my best boy standing
at the bar where i left him
walking off the winter
i'm going out in the cool, cold air
leaving all my enemies
and my lows at the back door
staring out the window
i’ve got my rings and my rhinestones
dusting off my cuffs
rain goes down
and the wind it howls
and your feet are wet and cold
rain goes down
like an empty sound
and you’re walking home alone
rain goes down
and the dogs don’t howl
and your feet are wet and cold
standing in the glass with a costume on
posed for no one but you were caught
rhinestone rings and high-heeled soles
wrapped in cloth from your head to toe
we're going out and it’s cold
leaving all our enemies
and my man at the back door
the cool air and the kind breeze
i saw my best boy standing
at the bar where i left him
i'm going out in the cool, cold air
leaving all my enemies
and my lows at the back door
i’ve got my rings and my rhinestones
dusting off my cuffs
and the wind it howls
and your feet are wet and cold
like an empty sound
and you’re walking home alone
and the dogs don’t howl
and your feet are wet and cold
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You're looking at yourself a lot Standing in the glass with a costume on Posed for no one but you were caught
Ruffled dresses and parasols Rhinestone rings and high-heeled soles Wrapped in cloth from your head to toe
Cover up your shoulders We're going out and it's cold Leaving all our enemies and my man at the back door
The night was frosty The cool air and the kind breeze I saw my best boy standing At the bar where I left him
Walking off the winter I'm going out in the cool cold air Leaving all my enemies and my lows at the back door
Staring out the window I've got my rings and my rhinestones Dusting off my cuffs
Rain rolls down and the wind howls and your feet are wet and cold
Rain rolls down Like an empty sound and you're walking home alone
Rain rolls down and the dogs don't howl and your feet are wet and cold
Rain rolls down Like an empty sound and you're walking home alone
Almost mundane in a Rockwellian way, this is a wonderful capture of such a common routine for so many people in their 20's - in this case a woman - before going out on a weekend night to the club to do the things we do (ie - have fun, sure, but hopefully also hook up). In this case, she has high hopes as she dresses slightly on the slutty side like so many women just hoping for some innocent fun without being that Grade-A slut that we all inevitable see somewhere...but nevertheless finds her night ending like so many of ours - walking home alone. Most of us know what this is like. I can't think of another song that captures such a familiar piece of our day-to-day lives. The music captures the melancholy mood very well. This is one of the best songs on the album without question.