Preludes
Craig Finn Lyrics

Well the gangsters drove Preludes and sold this one weed called White Tiger
Gang members cruised around in Precudes while pedalling a type of weed called White Tiger.

Wirth Park had a body
A dead body was found at Wirth Park.

The holiday guy couldn't make change
The person who was supposed to give back correct change was incapable of doing so.

The parking lot scene still existed, but not without problems
Despite the continuity of the parking lot situation, there were problems associated with it.

I came back to St. Paul and things had progressed and got strange
On my return to St Paul, I found that things had advanced but had become strange.

I got stuck in a snowbank
My vehicle got trapped in a snowbank.

I was too drunk to drive to Edina
I was too intoxicated to safely operate my car to get to Edina.

Right there is proof of my faith that God watches us
This event reinforces my belief that there is a divine power watching over us.

And the North Stars went south
The NHL team the Minnesota North Stars moved to a southern location.

And my friends all went out to Seattle
My peers decided to relocate to Seattle.

I stuck around town
I stayed in the town.

Hit the bars then wait for the bus
I hung out at bars and waited for the bus.

And the guys at Northeast ride bicycles up to the market
People from Northeast use bikes to get to the market.

Fish take to water but licenses they get revoked
Fish are at home in water, even though they can't have licenses for it.

And the writing on walls in the stalls in the bathroom says "Cindy's so easy"
The graffiti of the bathroom stalls reads "Cindy is an easy person".

But I've never met Cindy, besides it might be a joke
I haven't encountered Cindy before, which suggests that the message might just be a prank.

I was down on the trails by the river when this guy jumped out
I was walking on the river trail when a man unexpectedly came out.

He was waving a pistol
The man was holding a gun and waving it around.

I consider my options
I took time to think about possible courses of action.

Decided to do what he said
I picked one option and obeyed his demands.

He went through my jacket and found all my packets and matches
He rummaged through my coat and located my packets of chemicals and matches.

He lit up a cig and put the Kryptonite over my head
He lit a cigarette and placed the Kryptonite over my head.

I was knocked out down in the mud too heavy to float off to Memphis
I was knocked down and rendered unconscious, and couldn't escape down to Memphis due to the mud's heaviness.

The crust from the camps they pulled me awake with a stick
Workers from nearby camps revived me with a stick by poking me.

Made coffee over a campfire
They made some coffee over a campfire.

I described my attacker
I provided a detailed account of the person who attacked me.

They patched up my wounds, showed me a place to get sick
They treated my injuries and directed me towards medical help.

And the guys at Northeast ride bicycles up to the market
People from Northeast use bikes to get to the market.

Fish take to water but licenses they get revoked
Fish are at home in water, even though they can't have licenses for it.

I got stuck in a snowbank
My car got trapped in the snowbank.

And God watches us
The belief that God is always watching over us.

We got into the Preludes
We started driving in the Preludes.

And God watches us
The belief that God is always watching over us.

God watches us
The belief that there is a higher power monitoring us.