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Philosopher Kings', "All Dressed Up for San Francisco"
The Lyrics:
She keeps everything she owns
In a Saratoga trunk that's going out of style
Dressed up for San Francisco
But held up in Mason City for a while
In a Saratoga trunk that's going out of style
Dressed up for San Francisco
But held up in Mason City for a while
Why:
San Francisco, CA
Saratoga, NY
Mason City, IA
Saratoga, NY
Mason City, IA
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Philosopher Kings', "All to Myself"
The Lyrics:
Drunken tales of far away
I'd take away the Eiffel tower
I'd take away the port of Spain
...
I'd take away the guy with the monkey wrench smile
He'll steal your heart away and make a Minnesota mile
like a corner store crook on a prison break
or a porno queen in a party cake
I'd take away the Spanish Steps
I'd take away the Golden Gate
I'd take away everything
I'd take away the Eiffel tower
I'd take away the port of Spain
...
I'd take away the guy with the monkey wrench smile
He'll steal your heart away and make a Minnesota mile
like a corner store crook on a prison break
or a porno queen in a party cake
I'd take away the Spanish Steps
I'd take away the Golden Gate
I'd take away everything
Why:
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
port of Spain,
Minnesota
Spanish Steps, in Rome
Golden Gate Bridge or Park, San Francisco, CA
port of Spain,
Minnesota
Spanish Steps, in Rome
Golden Gate Bridge or Park, San Francisco, CA
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Philosopher Kings', "Everyone'll Let You Down"
The Lyrics:
My baby died in North Carolina
When she traded me in at the
Newbourne City Diner
When she traded me in at the
Newbourne City Diner
Why:
North Carolina
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Philosopher Kings', "Lay My Body Down"
The Lyrics:
So I came all the way from Trenton
spent a full night at the station
in a suitcase made of calico brown
...
But some joke from Albuquerque
with some white wine and a turkey,
come to entertain my girl while I was gone
spent a full night at the station
in a suitcase made of calico brown
...
But some joke from Albuquerque
with some white wine and a turkey,
come to entertain my girl while I was gone
Why:
Trenton, NJ
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Philosopher Kings', "Lay My Body Down"
The Lyrics:
So I came all the way from Trenton
spent a full night at the station
in a suitcase made of calico brown
...
But some joke from Albuquerque
with some white wine and a turkey,
come to entertain my girl while I was gone
spent a full night at the station
in a suitcase made of calico brown
...
But some joke from Albuquerque
with some white wine and a turkey,
come to entertain my girl while I was gone
Why:
Trenton, NJ
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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