Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'Spinners' - Before she figures out what's wrong, put another record on / She picks it up and she carries a cross / Heartbreak hurts but you can dance it off / Sure, some night she'll curse these clubs. / She's two years off some prairie town / She goes out most every night / She dresses up and she spins around / The same guy buys another round / To let her know he's interested / The nights go on forever now / But the morning comes up quick / You've got to loosen your grip / Never let them tie you up / It's a big city, there's a lot of love / Salted rims and frosted mugs / You gotta get back out there / Flat champagne and inbound trains / Soft hands and phantom pains / Never let them tie you up / It's a big city, there's a lot of love / Once she's pretty sure it's safe / She goes to a different place / Decides she's gonna get some guy before she even finds him / Then she's got him if she wants him / But she can't decide if she wants him / She goes out almost every night / She cuddles up and she spins aside / He comes in, much closer in, to signal he's still interested / Some nights are so complicated, soft hands are so frustrated / She never gets in their cars / She's two years off some prairie town / She dresses up and she spins around / Little looks and smaller talk / Heartbreak hurts but you can dance it off / She's two years off some prairie town / She dresses up and she spins around / She never lets them tie her down / It's a big city, and there's just so much love / Once you're out there everything's possible / Might be a fight, there might be a miracle / Loosen your grip, it feels so incredible / Let the city live your life for you tonight / Once you're out there everything's possible / And even the bad nights, they aren't all that terrible / Loosen your grip, it feels so incredible / Let the city live your life for you tonight / Never let them tie you up / It's a big city, there's a lot of love / Salted rims and frosted mugs / It's a big city, there's a lot of love / Tavern wine and tiny bugs / It's a big city, there's a lot of love / Never let them tie you up / It's a big city