Straight Shot - DeVotchKa

I can draw a straight line

Through my mind

Right back to the good times

Back when all the stars were aligned

Before all the paperwork got signed

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

It’s like a straight shot

Through the backyards and the vacant lots

Through the varied chambers of my heart

To the part of town that even you seem to have forgot

Aah, aah, aah, aah

Now it’s just a short ride

Over to the east-side

It’s where my true love

Still resides

Where all my dreams go to die

And my life is just around the bend

And these broken hearts can mend

It just takes time, time, time

It takes time, time, time

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ours was the tale

That never would end

Doors were gonna open

And rules were gonna bend

Now it doesn’t matter

Who they send

Can’t hold a candle to you

My fair-weather best friend

Now I’m stuck in the slow lane

On the useless side of my brain

The one that drives

A thinking man insane

Wishing his circumstances

Never have to change

And my life is just around the bend

And these broken hearts can mend

It just takes time, time, time

It takes time, time, time

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Now that i’m single, fine

I’ll walk a sentimental mile

Over blue mosaic tiles

Our souls did co-mingle for a little while

And my life is just around the bend

And these broken hearts can mend

It just takes time, time, time

It takes time, time, time

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

That’s why I draw a straight line

Through my mind

Right back to the good times

Back when all the stars were aligned

Before all the paperwork got signed

I make that quick line

Over to the east side

Where my true love

Still resides

Where all my dreams go to die