Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song '212-Margarita' - Some nights it just takes like a smile and shake / And I've been with the bodies / And I've met with the blood / And I went with Hallelujah and she didn't say a thing / She just wiped at her nose and then she winked / And I've met with the cops / And I've been with all the squares / And I went with Saint Deborah of defeat and depression / She put her hand up on my shoulder and then she just kinda stood there / She said call me 212 Margarita / Cause I'm green and I'm misleading and I've had too much tequila / And I've been with short tempers / I've been behind the sharp knives / I believed the shots in the distance to be cold hard facts / Ringing out against the radio and the speaker stacks / And I've been with the hoodrats / I've been with all the hangers-on / I stayed out 'till dawn at some raunchy magazine launch / I hit the open bar and I got myself all turned on, right / And she said call me 612 Bloody Mary / Cause I'm nice and I'm spicy and I'm your only sure shot at recovery / Yeah so call me 212 Margarita / I'm green and I'm misleading and I've had too much tequila / Leave a message at the Motel 6 / Let me now if you still feel sick / I'll be in town on a three night stick / Yeah maybe if you're feeling better then maybe we can get some soup together / We've been sick together before / And I believe in the bodies / And I believe in the blood / I believe on salt along the rims of the glasses / Cause that makes us thirsty / And when we drink then we all fall in love / I believe in the bodies / And I believe in the blood / I believe in salt on the rims of the glasses / Cause that makes us thirsty / And when we drink then we all fall in love