[00:02.00]The Hold Steady - Barely Breathing
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[00:05.94]You shoulda seen 'em just after midnight
[00:15.66]Well they were down on their luck and still high from a street fight
[00:26.52]Told it like it wasn't really much of a big thing
[00:29.94]To be out on the tiles and barely breathing
[00:34.68]We were barely breathing
[00:37.98]Showing up at shows like you care about the scene still
[00:41.51]Where were you when the blood spilled?
[00:44.62]They almost killed me
[00:47.49]It got pretty sketchy
[00:51.78]We tried to push forward
[00:55.78]Now we're pointing at the scoreboard and it feels so amazing
[01:03.59]And the crowd's going crazy
[01:09.67]Summer '88 was all heat and intensity
[01:12.47]Saw the Youth Of Today at the 7th Street Entry
[01:15.22]There were skins in the pit, some of them tried to kill me
[01:20.45]Same club next summer, and now they're called Shelter
[01:23.35]And after the show I spoke with the singer
[01:25.84]And he tried to hand me a pamphlet about Hare Krishna
[01:30.41]I said "You gotta be kidding"
[01:35.52]Who the hell is the blue guy?
[01:40.52]But then he said something special
[01:46.07]Using only his eyes
[02:12.56]The kids are all distracted
[02:33.08][02:22.57]No one wins at violent shows
[02:24.37]The kids are a distraction