Lord, I'm Discouraged Lyrics

Lyric discussion by charolastra 

Cover art for Lord, I'm Discouraged lyrics by Hold Steady, The

In some strange way I find the line "the visits, they only take five or six minutes" to be the saddest in the song. This dealer/"boyfriend"/whoever he is, the only one who visits her, can't even be bothered to stay for a cup of coffee – just to take what he needs from her and leave.