Spices The Hold Steady

She sent a picture of a plethora of poker chips
Spread out on the bed between a mouth and a leg
She said "there's pretty many people already
But still I wish you were here"

Hadn't really seen her since the previous winter
She'd been a drop dead number since later last December
But here she is rising again Happy Easter
You wanna go get some beers?

And all the bartеnders were strangling thеir shakers
It was springtime in the sweet part of the city
It's nice to hit the taverns with familiar companions
I kind of like it when she's laughing at me

So now we're back in touch and we're up to our old tricks
And she's acting on a tip, we're trying to find the right play
She said, "meet me on the corner by Central Smoke and Gift
I'll be just before daybreak"

But she wants to make it clear
That she's done with all that other stuff
Sick of all the drama club
Tired of all the talking drugs
She slept over on a Saturday night
And in the morning we watched the parade