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Constructive Summer - The Hold Steady



     
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Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language:
Me and my friends are like
The drums on 'Lust for Life'
We pound it out on floor toms
Our Psalms are sing along songsAnd this whole town is like this
And now we all haul ashes
Work at the mill until you die
Work at the mill and then you dieWe're gonna build something this summer
(Gonna build something this summer)
We'll put it back together, raise up a giant ladder
With love and trust and friends and hammers

(This summer)We're gonna lean this ladder up against the water tower
Climb up to the top and drink and talk
(This summer)Me and my friends are like
Double whiskey, coke no ice
We drink along in double time
Might drink too much but we feel fineWe're gonna build something this summer
(Gonna build something this summer)
Summer grant us all the power
To drink on top of the water towersWith love and trust and shows all summer
(Get hammered )
Let this be my annual reminder
That we can all be something biggerI went to your schools, I did my detention
But the walls are so gray I couldn't pay attention
I read your gospel, it moved me into tears
But I couldn't find the hate and I couldn't find the fearI met your Savior, I knelt at his feet
And he took my ten bucks and he went down the street
I tried to believe all the things that you said
But my friends that aren't dying are already deadRaise a toast to Saint Joe Strummer
I think he might have been our only decent teacher
Getting older only makes it harder to remember
We are our only saviors
We're gonna build something this summer

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The Hold Steady is a Brooklyn-based rock band formed by vocalist/guitarist Craig Finn (ex-Lifter Puller) in 2004. Wanting to capture the sound of bands such as The Replacements and The Grifters, he recruited guitarist Tad Kubler (also ex-Lifter Puller), drummer Judd Counsell, and bassist Galen Polivka. In 2005 the band grew to include Franz Nicolay (of The World/Inferno Friendship Society) on keyboards and Bobby Drake took over on drums following Counsell's departure.

Recording mostly live, the band released its debut, Almost Killed Me, on French Kiss Records in March 2004 and Separation Sunday a year later. In April 2006 the band signed to Vagrant Records and entered the studio on the 1st of May to begin work on their third record, Boys And Girls In America. Released in October, it was one of the most critically acclaimed records of 2006 and reached a much larger audience than its predecessors.

The band released their fourth album, Stay Positive, recorded again with Boys And Girls In America producer John Agnello. Nicolay left the group and on May 4, 2010 the band released their fifth studio album, Heaven Is Whenever, recorded with producer Dean Baltulonis.


On July 15, 2008, Stay Positive was released. It debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200. It debuted on the UK Album Chart at #15 on July 20, the third-highest new entry. It ranked #1 on the UK Indie Chart. The album was named the best of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. The song "Constructive Summer" was number 56 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.

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