Same as Cash | |
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Album |
Jenny from Thebes |
Released |
October 27, 2023 |
Length |
3:45 |
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Same as Cash is the eighth song on Jenny from Thebes. On the back cover of the vinyl edition, this song is subtitled "She trades in her old car and buys a Kawasaki GPz750 Turbo."
Lyrics[]
You were still attached to your Civic sedan, Although the brakes always needed repair You were headed out to buy some supplies You could smell the threat of rain in the air I can only see the scene second-hand I can only try to understand How a small amount of pressure in the right place Breaks the strongest link in the chain In your car with your head in your hands At the far end of the Walmart parking lot Trying not to buckle under the strain Every single night after prime time Loud enough to hear in your sleep The salesman from the lot half a mile from here Yelling down the hood of his Jeep I’ll take anything that the others won’t I can see the value where others don’t Just a small amount of pressure in the right place Two fingers to the temporal vein In your car with your head in your hands At the far end of the Walmart parking lot Trying not to buckle under the strain Striking a bargain with the imp in your brain Prepared to take another knock for the short gain But you can ask any veteran running back Eventually your joints complain You were headed home at 80 miles an hour With your fingers sweating under your gloves Everyone deserves a little light in their hair Everybody needs to love, and be loved That’s what all the people say, anyway I can save my thoughts for another day Maybe a small amount of pressure in the right place Anything to help with the pain In your car with your head in your hands At the far end of the Walmart parking lot Trying not to buckle under the strain
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "This is the song in which she buys a motorcycle." -- 2023-09-19 - Brooklyn Made - New York, NY
Things Referenced in this Song[]
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
- 2023-09-19 - Brooklyn Made - New York, NY
- 2023-11-24 - The Rialto Theatre - Raleigh, NC
- 2024-03-02 - The Neptune - Seattle, WA
- 2024-03-03 - Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR
- 2024-07-29 - District Music Hall - Norwalk, CT
- 2024-07-31 - The Rooftop at Pier 17 - New York, NY
- 2024-08-01 - Citizens House of Blues - Boston, MA
- 2024-08-02 - Phantom Power - Millersville, PA
- 2024-08-03 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
- 2024-08-04 - Filene Center at Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA
Videos of this Song[]
Jenny from Thebes |
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Track list: "Clean Slate" • "Ground Level" • "Only One Way" • "Fresh Tattoo" • "Cleaning Crew" • "Murder at the 18th St. Garage" • "From the Nebraska Plant" • "Same as Cash" • "Water Tower" • "Jenny III" • "Going to Dallas" • "Great Pirates" |