Lyrics Conor Oberst – Governor’s Ball

He came with his friends in a caravan to witness the Governor’s Ball
Sat by himself on a cool patch of grass while the rest stood like bricks in a wall
The stage it looked like a vending machine
The singer a black Barbie doll

He talked to a girl with Klonopin eyes who said she had jewelry to sell
First he said «No thanks» then he realized that he wasn’t feeling that well
And the turquoise she held looked like pieces of sky
The garnet like teardrops from hell
And she offered him a necklace
And he wanted to accept it
But it would end up too expensive he could tell

Then she said:
«Why not, what have you got, to lose, to lose?»

When he never came back and the curfew had passed
His friends searched the fairgrounds for clues
A security guard with a maniacal laugh said «It’s always the leader you lose»
When he finally turned up in the broad light of day
With a black eye as big as the moon
They all asked him what had happened
Was it real or all imagined?
And why on earth had he abandoned them so soon?

And he said:
«Why not, I do what I got to do, and so should you. You.»