Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'On With The Business' - Let's get on with the business / I'm really sorry about that prick in the parking lot / I wanted this to be our year / But they cut off supplies and they sent over some guys / And those guys they made it perfectly clear / I know I made them a promise but those are just words / And words can get weird / I think they made themselves perfectly clear / Blood on the carpet. Mud on the mattress / Waking up with that American Sadness / Dead receptors. Body limitations / Weak handshakes and great expectations / Bountiful chemicals. Beautiful kitchens / So many choices. Decisions, decisions / I said a couple things that probably weren't technically true / They disconnected the phone last week / That's how we lost the connection / So we went down to the taverns / And tried to make an impression / I know I made them a promise but those are just words / And words can get weird / I think they made themselves perfectly clear / Blood on the carpet. Mud on the mattress / Waking up with that American Sadness / Afternoon matinee. Midnight madness / Come on everybody. Let's get on with the business / Pledge of allegiance. War of attrition / So many choices. Decisions, decisions / I said a couple things that probably weren't technically true / Conventional wisdom says we should probably cruise / We should probably cruise / Blood on the carpet. Mud on the mattress / Waking up with that American Sadness / Chemistry, currency, plastic and magic / Everybody rise. We're an American business / Great expectations. LA Fitness / So many choices. Decisions, decisions / I said a couple things that probably weren't technically true / I saw that whole crew on the news / We should probably cruise dude / Now all our friends are acting sketchy and lifeless / Waking up with that American Sadness / Dead receptors. Body limitations / Weak handshakes and great expectations / Chemistry, currency, plastic and magic / Come on everybody. Let's get on with the business / I said a couple things that probably weren't technically true