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O'Rourke's, 1:20 A.M. Lyrics
It's different when you're lonely
The whole world's in love
Holding hands between bar stools
And you're holding your tongue
Hold on
You're so fucked up, so fickle
Isn't this what you want?
So simple, so single
But it's different when you're helpless
When the bars close their doors
Growing hostile toward your waitress
Those extra tips went ignored
It's different because you're desperate
Begging mercy on the sidewalk
To a sea of last callers
(Keep the conversation quick and keep them interested)
You're different and they sense it
Your eyes can't disguise it
So glassy, half empty
Ready to spill
Hold on
Please don't leave yet
I can't go home alone
It doesn't go over so well
So hold on just a little longer
At least through the night
At least until the morning
Hold on
Hold on to me
I can hardly stand
Much less the sight of myself
So hold on
Hold on tight, dear
Put your foot on the gas
Get me the fuck out of here
The whole world's in love
Holding hands between bar stools
And you're holding your tongue
You're so fucked up, so fickle
Isn't this what you want?
So simple, so single
When the bars close their doors
Growing hostile toward your waitress
Those extra tips went ignored
Begging mercy on the sidewalk
To a sea of last callers
(Keep the conversation quick and keep them interested)
Your eyes can't disguise it
So glassy, half empty
Ready to spill
Please don't leave yet
I can't go home alone
It doesn't go over so well
At least through the night
At least until the morning
Hold on to me
I can hardly stand
Much less the sight of myself
Hold on tight, dear
Put your foot on the gas
Get me the fuck out of here
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Submitted by
minix On Apr 26, 2002
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i dont know what this song means! but this band fucking rocks! Great song! Love the sound! Fucking Awesome!
o'rourkes is a bar in omaha, i dont know if thats what its aboot
It is what it is about... Tim Kasher said something about it in an interview, how after all the other bars close, it's open like 10 minutes more, so everyone from the other bars go there to get one more drink.... it's about trying to get someone to go home with you, anyone to go home with you, because you are drunk and lonely..
This song is one of my favorites on Black Out - I love all of them, but this one grabbed me. I think the line "holding hands between barstools, and you're holding your tongue" is .. the only thing that comes to mind to describe it is just a beautiful image.
ah. this song=love. i've been looking for theres lyrics forever and a day [return of songmeanings=sex.]
i love the opening line. it's so. eee.
he's drunk and trying to pick up random girls.
okay, i know it's not really a big deal, but o'rourkes is actually in lincoln, ne - not omaha. a little useless trivia for ya.
my favorite good life (hell, favorite kasher) song ever.
"Your eyes can't disguise it... so glassy, half empty. Ready to spill."
"I can hardly stand- much less the sight of myself."
Tim Kasher is a clever, clever man.
to coheedandcambria, it's obviously not like that because it's in second person as are a good deal of the songs Tim writes