Virtuoso Lyrics by Ryan Beatty
Where to go, I wouldn’t know, I heard a call out west
Gold rush rotting in a copper pot, I could end up there, I guess
And though I cannot hold you close, like a rose upon my chest
Hell, if I don’t see you anymore, doesn’t mean I love you less
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo
Two thumbs wavin’ in the wind, I’ve got nothing you could buy
But I’ll pump a little gasoline if you get me there tonight
Tulane green, well, shame on me if I show up underdressed
‘Cause I always wear your borrowed things ’til I end up wearing less
Hey, try to hold me down is like holdin’ on to rain
I’m not an empty gun, I’m the bullet flyin’ away
You gotta learn to leave to remember why you stay
Letting go of what you hold holds you just the same
Veteran drummer, rookie clarinets
Salt the edge and suck the lime
Virtuous or virtuoso, parody or paradise?
I close my eyes and think of you, with that hammer around your chest
Just because I die to leave you here doesn’t mean I love you less
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo
Hey, try to hold me down is like holdin’ on to rain
I’m not an empty gun, I’m the bullet flyin’ away
You gotta learn to leave to remember why you stay
Letting go of what you hold holds you just the same
Time turns, it’s turning me on
The more that I miss, the more that I want
Time turns, it’s turning me on
I want you right back the moment I’m gone
Time turns, it’s turning me on
The more that I miss, the more that I want
Time turns, it’s turning me on
I want you right back the moment I’m gone