There's a soft opening, she'll be there if you wanna stop by
Flirting with the human scorpion jacket from Drive
He's a haircut aiming a jar of gin
And he talks about Los Angeles, that's a cue for you to jump in
"Excuse me, I couldn't help overhear you mention LA
See, I was there for Kobe Bryant's last NBA game
It was five or six years ago back when there were no guarantees
And it was on the TV at a bar somewhere in, I think, Los Feliz"
Making friends
Making plans to pull someone out of a crowd
Out of a crowd
Yeah, out of the crowd and into his spotlight
The extra sees the film and totally collapses
The extra sees the film with Bette Davis Eyes
As if I had a way to move us all forward
If I had a way to put us all back on pace
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We could make out, headlights in the ditch off the road
Crying blue light and buried under falling snow
We were on our way from Fredericton to Charlottetown for the show
Now we're stomping and kicking in three or four feet of snow
Dancing to discover a body in our boots
Stetson hats and rhinestone Nudie suits
Yeah, we might have to cut a few half-finished new songs
There's only 25 more minutes until we go on
It's probably fine
They're probably fine, they were picked up and taken back home
Taken home
Calling friends, "hey, I'm gonna be on TV"
The extra sees the film and covers up his name badge
The extra sees the film and has to call his mom
As if I had a way to move us all forward
If I had a way to put everything back on pace