Slow Night, So Long Lyrics

Lyric discussion by yhtrownu 

Cover art for Slow Night, So Long lyrics by Kings of Leon

This song expresses the self-hatred Caleb feels after sleeping with a 17 year old girl, who he has nothing in common with.

They french, so he ignores her age, and has sex with her, but then her imaturity shows, she gets possessive, and her tears "pool on the table," lingering in his memory, leaving their "mark behind." She's talking shit ("changing her story around") as "she's absolutely wasted," and Caleb yearns for a grown-up woman, a "leading lady" he can really relate to ("I just don't where they can be found").

He's so needy that he "sells" his sex to this young girl he "hates" the sight and sound of, even taking her back to oklahoma with him.

His final plea is a shout out for real women to come and get him. He's so desperate for this, he opens the door even to gold-diggers, as long as they're fully grown up adult women who can keep him interested:

"Rise and shine all you gold-digging mothers Are you too good to tango with the poor poor boys!"

Go for it, ladies, he's all yours! :)