The Hold Steady

Stay Positive

The Hold Steady


I got a lot of old friends 
that are getting back in touch 
And it's a pretty good feeling, 
yeah, it feels pretty good 
I get a lot of double takes 
when I'm coming round the corners 
And it's mostly pretty nice, yeah, 
it's mostly pretty all right. 
'Cause most kids give me credit 
for being down with it 
When it was back in the day, 
back when things 
were way different 
When the Youth of Today 
and the early 7 Seconds 
Taught me some of life's 
most valuable lessons. 

There's gonna come a time 
when the scene 
will seem less sunny 
And they'll probably 
get too druggy 
and the kids 
will seem too skinny 
There's gonna come a time 
when she's gonna have to go 
With whoever's 
gonna get her the highest 
There's gonna come a time 
when the true scene leaders 
Forget where they differ 
and get big picture. 
'Cause the kids at the shows, 
they'll have kids of their own 
Their sing-along songs 
will be our scriptures. 

We gotta stay positive x4 

When the chaperone crowned us 
the king and the queen 
I knew that we'd arrived 
at a unified scene 
And all those little lambs 
from my dreams, 
Well they were there too. 
'Cause it's one thing 
to start it 
with a positive jam 
And it's another thing 
to see 'em through. 
And we couldn't even done 
this if it wasn't for you. 

We gotta stay postiive x3