Queen City of the Lakes

from Years in the Great Interior by The Lonelyhearts

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Lorain was the nights and we did it up right
Tall tales of coastal fears
After work, hot rails off hotel mirrors that the clerk took off the wall
We were 17 and we sure liked to ball
We took up serpents, we split the atom
we swung our shifts, we shared if we had'em

We were broken and free and too young for the pain
On days I wasn't able there was always 'cain
There was always cocaine, Lorain

Lorain was the days, and they hit hard
Shipyards are closing it seems
Steinbrenner just brought a baseball team
No severance, just business
It was three weeks before Christmas
Now half of her collects assistance
Dad says this is your inheritance

Brown shoreline and a yellow terrain
An ugly body with a beautiful name
Such a beautiful name, Lorain

Lorain was the years, and we're feeling them
Two dealerships and previous kids
So much older but he funded our skid
And then he paid for your rehab
He paid off your loans and gave you two kids of your own
You raise his spawn in Sacramento
The smell of coal makes me sentimental

They say she's dying, she's dying in pain
But really all of us are, and we can't complain
We can't complain, Lorain

Oh Lorain, I knew our future was haunted
Oh Lorain, I hope this is what you wanted

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from Years in the Great Interior, released June 1, 2013

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