Conor Oberst Smoke Signals Lyrics

i was lost for a while in a mirrored hallway
of a high rise hotel
umbrella drink in my hand
sitting there
saw ten thousand me's
all with cocaine teeth
and they're chattering now
thought about home; thought about this
thought about moving south

rodeo wind blew in
now the candle's out
and everyone's scared
common brokers sell everything
i wanna be prepared
heard the calvary cry
my girl for the nite when i entered her
she sounded so fake
always feels fake
finishes
and then it feels worse

but every hallway has a camera
but every hallway has a camera
don't you know
they never let you open the window
they never let you open the window

smoke signals of thought
white ribbons of lost
high above the treeline
they cry out

i froze up for a second on the pyramid side
of the las vegas strip
my brother hunched over in the bushes
getting sick
security knew, took one look and threw us out
life's not fair
i thought i'd die young with my true love
i thought i'd be a millionaire
the mechanical world
a loud sound you never heard
it's always there
radios trailing in the desert
keep driving until they disappear
we made a gentleman's pact
no stopping! no looking back
lace no shoes
take the first step, take the next step
that old boy's coming too soon

'cause all that you keep is the journey
all that you keep are the s___es in between
it's not the first thought of the ending
all that you keep is the journey

smoke rings 'round your thoughts
blue ribbons at dawn
high above the treeline
we pass at

smoke signals of thought
white ribbons of lost
high above the treeline
they cry out