Nation Of Heat Lyrics - Joe Pug

Across from the prison and beside the great lake 

Below the rooftop and above the highway 

The Spirits pay rent to the basements they haunt 

And the pages draw pictures of the things that they want 

I cook my dinner on the black top street 

I come from the nation of heat 

Outside the train station there's a bold painted sign 

It says try to be patient don't forget to choose sides 

We got the loudest explosions that you've ever hear 

We've got two dollar soldiers and ten dollar words 

If I didn't own boots i wouldn't need feet 

I come from the nation of heat 

So swift and so vicious are the carnival rides 

and the carnival barker will yell your name for a bribe 

We got billboards for love and Japanese cars 

It aint rare to hear the street lights call themselves stars 

The more that I learn the more that I cheat 

I come from the nation of heat 

I've seen skeleton mothers and hungry folks 

Across the street from the kitchen that cooks dinner the most 

Sometimes you hear whispers by the dark of the moon 

That we promise too much and gave it too soon 

Even our coughs said our fevers compete 

I come from the nation of heat