Stay Down, Man
Stay Down, Man Lyrics
Nightclub parking lot, south of LA
The end of a long night at the end of a long day
Warm wind blows, and the palm trees sway
And you've had that shitty look on your face all day
[Chorus: Phoebe Bridgers, All]
I should’ve known the night would end this way
Stay down, man, if you get up again he’ll probably kill you
Stay where you are, I will get the car and we can go
But I swear to god I’ll leave you here to die
If you say one more word to that guy
[Verse 2: Lucy Dacus, Dacus & Bridgers]
Nightclub parking lot, south of LA
End of a long night at the end of a long day
Warm wind blows and the palm trees sway
Somebody called it in the cops are on their way
[Chorus: All]
I should’ve known this night would end this way
Stay down, man, if you get up again he’ll probably kill you
Stay where you are, I will get thе car and we can go
But I swear to god I’ll leavе you here to die
If you say one more word to that guy
If you say one more word to that guy
About
Introducing this cover on SiriusXMU, Phoebe Bridgers said, “I love Dan Reeder. I think he’s great. He puts his records out on John Prine’s label, and is just a really classic songwriter. All the recordings are really similar. I think he only really sings in one or two keys, also, which is awesome. This one is called ‘Stay Down Man’ and it’s one of my favorite songs. It reminds me… of my friend. So we’re gonna sing it–”
Lucy: “Quotation marks, ‘my friend.’”
Julien: “Yes. …I’m accountable to this incomprehensible demoralization of my [?] drive, that’s characterized my… fighting career…”
Lucy: “How much were those words?”
Julien: “Um… Ten and fifteen [dollars], respectively.”
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