Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'Beer on the Bedstand' - There's a Mexican beer on the bedstand / He drinks slowly in the dark / There's a girl coming down from the Southside / He's going to meet her up in Painter's Park / Hallelujah keeps her distance / He's too rough when he's all the way up / But no one's holding anything and she saw him on the bus / He brought back all the jewelry but he's still not with the girl / She panhandles up on Hennepin Ave / Outside of the Suburban World / St. Theresa, reveal yourself / I know that you're listening in / You told me what to do before and I need your help again / He's flipping cards in a basement bar / He's got something sweet in his socks / The law's long arm don't reach down here and they've covered up the clocks / Mother Mary, please have mercy / I'm trying to figure something out / 'Cause I'm strung out in Minneapolis and they're expecting me down South / Mother Mary, please forgive me / I wish with all my heart that Memphis and Minneapolis weren't so far apart / I wish Memphis and Minneapolis weren't so damn far apart