What does it take to get a drink in this place?
What does it take to get a drink in this place?
I know that it's not a party
I know there's a big world out there
And these people aren't your friends
When you're drinking by candlelight
But you are not permitted to leave
And the tumblers are drained and then flooded again and again
Inhaling thrills through 20 dollar bills
There's guards at the on ramps armed to the teeth
What does it take, how long must I wait?
Songwriters: Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello
This place is a prison
From the cascades to puget sound
And you may case the grounds
Publishers: DYING SONGS, WHERE I'M CALLING FROM MUSIC
If it happens every night
Like the one that I saw on the screen
How long must I wait?
It was almost too bright to see
In my living room late last night
Pretending there's glamor and candelabra
What does it take, how long must I wait?