Touchless - The Hold Steady

Well they scratched at my shoulder and they ripped at my shirt

I went back inside and I got seen by some nurse

We keep getting troubled by these street level struggles

I just wanna be untouchable

U.S. ingenuity, Canadian security

British amplifiers, point to point technology

They showed up in the dressing room and pretty much surrounded me

I just wanna be untouchable

I saw you coming at me

I assumed you would attack me

Didn’t seem like you were coming in peace

You came too close too quick

You put your nails in my neck

You cried when they asked you to leave

You shoulda gone touchless

Waking up at 2:00

Rolling through the night

Sound check ritual blocking out the light

Looking to the mezzanine to show some signs of life

I don’t wanna seem unreachable

I saw you coming at me

I assumed you would attack me

Didn’t know if you’re a friend or a freak

You came too close too quick

You put your nails in my neck

You cried when they asked you to leave

You shoulda gone touchless

You gotta watch what you wish for

You gotta watch what you wish for

The bouncers are bracing for action up front

Everybody’s wound pretty tight

It always seems to start when somebody takes a bottle outside

When I saw you coming at me

I assumed you would attack me

Didn’t seem like you were coming in peace

You came too close too quick

You put your nails in my neck

You cried when they asked you to leave

You shoulda gone touchless

You gotta watch what you wish for

You shoulda gone touchless

You gotta watch what you wish for