One Shoulder Cold

Sometimes I wonder what it's for
See a thousand people
Sometimes I'll wonder what it's for
These long hours and few rewards
Happy as anyone could be (be)
Smiling through humidity
Oh misery loves company (misery)
I'll take the midwest with me, oh
Misery loves company (misery)
I'll take a piece of it with me
You're sure to falter from the start
Much too kind you'll fall apart
Remember to leave one shoulder cold
On fearsome flights through thunderstorms
I'll bring it home this dusty gold
Is what I hold for beauty so unknown

Here we see the whitest people
In the most Spanish-sounding towns
The most Spanish-sounding
Towns this side of the border we
See the whitest people possible
Diamonds weigh down hands
To water scorched lawns of empty homes
Remember to leave one shoulder cold
Remember to leave one shoulder cold

Sunburnt skin
Intolerable humidity
I was so happy I ate
Soup for dinner in the heat
I was so happy I could
Barely even see
Air so thick, mosquito haze
Now it's more than just a phase
When being real means
Spinning your wheels
You wouldn't want to be in these shoes, would you
My colleague
On fearsome flights through thunderstorms
Dusty gold, I'll take it home
Packed for you and you
Alone on your throne

Here we see the whitest people
In the most Spanish-sounding towns
The most Spanish-sounding
Towns this side of the border we
See the whitest people possible
Diamonds weigh down hands
To water scorched lawns of empty homes
Remember to leave one shoulder cold
Remember to leave one shoulder cold

Smiling through humidity
And Midwest humility
Oh misery shines brilliantly
You'll have to see it to believe
Oh, misery loves company
I'll take a piece of it with me
Oh misery loves company
I'll take a piece of it with me
Remember to leave one shoulder cold