"to me, everything about that record is classic: the lyrics, the design, just the feeling—it seemed to embody the spirit of, i think it was, 1997. everything about it was perfect. they were dressed perfect, they had the perfect pictures, we had the perfect way to market them. it was all about varsity jackets and candy and mustangs and cherry coke."
hold steady ybor city. you're up to your neck in sweat and wet confetti.
i'll marry my lover in a place to admire. i don't have to even ask him, i can look in his eyes and thank God that i am forgiven. i thank all my friends to say i've been truer or they forgotten.
don’t tell them we went down to ybor city again. don’t mention the bloodshed, don’t mention the scams. don’t tell them ybor city almost killed us again. don’t mention tampa, they’ll just know all the rest.