
I have to give my bandmate Matt credit for the “driving down Commerce Street through the gates of heaven” line, which I stole from him. He also came up with the “through the gates of heaven” backing vocal bit that I reproduce on this version.
When she puts on her eyelinerIt’s like rock’n’roll in China
It’s like justice in South Carolina
It’s like drugs in jail
When she wears that real tight skirt
I feel my favorite kind of hurt
Some people’d rather shoot up than flirt
They’re all doing drugs in jail
We’re driving down Commerce Street
Through the gates of heaven
When she lies there sleeping
I want to know everything she’s dreaming
There’s nothing else in my life worth keeping
Everything else is drugs in jail
We’re driving down Commerce Street
Through the gates of heaven