Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'Charlemagne in Sweatpants' - When he's holding then the streetlamps / They seem an awful lot like spotlights / Yeah, sometimes Charlemagne gets uptight / Running numbers between bars / Running girls between the cars / And sometimes Charlemagne feels alright / Alright / Alright / Charlemagne had eyes just like a lover / Last winter there was weather / And his eyes they iced right over / Cassanova's in the corner and he's asking for a dance / Speed shooters driving 'round / And coming down / And trying to hook up with an exit ramp / Tramps like us and we like tramps / Yeah, Charlemagne's got something in his sweatpants / Holly was supposed to be at CCD / But she was walking around on shady streets / She was looking around for something / She could take up to a party / And it's not like she's enslaved / It's more like she's enthralled / She don't need it but she likes it / So she always makes that call / First it makes her feel tall / And then it makes her feel small / And it's all a sweet fleeting feeling / We did the 'been caught stealing' / Into 'dancing on the ceiling' / And you're damn right we danced / Charlemagne's got something in his sweatpants / Do you want me to tell it like it's boy meets girl and the rest is history / Or do you want it like a murder mystery? / I'm gonna tell it like a comeback story / Cause when we left we were defeated and depressed / And when we arrived we were ripping high / We had a gun in the glove box / We had some sweet stuff tucked into our socks / And Jesus Christ in all His glory