The Stove & The Toaster - The Hold Steady

Let’s just say they owe me a favor

I did something for them

What it is doesn’t matter

Here’s what’s important:

It’s gonna be easy, it’s gonna be simple

Put it up to his temple, he’s expecting our call

Yeah, they know our intentions

They approve of our methods

They consider us partners

Going in through the window

Leave through the terrace

They still owe me a favor

What it is doesn’t matter

'Cause they got earpiece dudes in a fortified fortress

And a wholesale crew that does a pretty big business

And I got something we can do in Las Cruces

Got some new information from the chef and the chauffeur

They put the stash in the stove, they keep the cash in the toaster

Down in Las Cruces, they don’t play with jokers

I hope I still know you when this is all over

Take a flight to Durango

Take a car to La Quinta

Chevrolet Silverado

Sort of south of the entrance

Drive it down to Las Cruces

Do the thing that we’re doing

Push ahead to El Paso

Stay as long as we have to

She’s got a line on some guys that’re kind of insiders

Said she worked with the cook, said she slept with the driver

They know we’re coming but they’ll still act surprised

Yeah, they’ll still act surprised

'Cause there’s just one way in and it’s a fortified fortress

There’s a way that it works, it’s a particular process

And I know something we can do in Las Cruces

Got some new information from the chef and the chauffeur

They put the stash in the stove, they keep the cash in the toaster

Down in Las Cruces, they don’t play with jokers

Split it three ways with the chef and the chauffeur

Yeah, I’ve known those guys for a bit

And it’s sounding like they’re pretty much over it

We came in the kitchen and I knew it was over

I didn’t see any stove no sign of a toaster

Set up for the slaughter and shot in the shoulder

Got pretty screwed by the chef and the chauffeur

Got pretty screwed by the chef and the chauffeur