Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'Ask Her For Adderall' - If she asks, don't tell her that I'm living hand-to-mouth / Don't tell her I've been sleeping on your couch / If she asks just tell her that we opened for the Stones / It's her favorite band except for the Ramones / If she happens to suggest / A love based on trust and respect / Tell her I've been wasted since last week / If she wants to stop on by / Tell her that I almost died / Tell her I ain't seein' people yet / But see if she'll send cigarettes / If she asks don't tell her 'bout the bloodshed in the streets. / The less she knows, the less she can repeat / If she happens to bring up / The pin pricks and the throwin' up / Tell her it's just part of growin' up / If she wants to get involved / Tell her to stay in St. Paul / Tell her I'm not up to takin' calls / Ask her for some Adderall / Now Holly won't say hi to me / Cause I'm in love with my anxiety / If she asks just tell her that we're too far gone to deal / She should know exactly how that feels / If she wants a scene report / Don't tell her 'bout the kicked in doors / Tell her we ain't even keeping score no more / If she wants to help the cause / Tell her we need sterile gauze / Tell her she should look through all her medicine / And see if she's got Klonopins / Now Charlemagne don't seem the same / He's skinny, scared, and off his game / He's been hiding from those gentlemen / With the same tattoos as Gideon