Constructive Summer The Hold Steady

[Verse 1]
Me and my friends are like
The drums on "Lust for Life"
We pound it out on floor toms
Our psalms are sing-along songs
And this whole town is like this
Been that way our whole lives, just
Work at the mill until you die
Work at the mill, and then you die

[Verse 2]
We’re gonna build something this summer
(We’re gonna build something this summer)
We’ll put it back together
Raise up a giant ladder
With love and trust and friends and hammers
(This summer!)
We’re gonna lean this ladder
Up against the water tower
Climb up to the top and drink and talk
(This summer!)

[Verse 3]
Me and my friends are like
"Double-whiskey coke, no ice"
We drink along in double-time
Might drink too much, but we feel fine
We’re gonna build something this summer
(Gonna build something this summer)
Summer, grant us all the power
To drink on top of water towers
With love and trust and shows all summer
(Get hammered!)
Let this be my annual reminder
That we can all be something bigger