Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'Touchless' - Well they scratched at my shoulder and they ripped at my shirt / I went back inside and I got seen by some nurse / We keep getting troubled by these street level struggles / I just wanna be untouchable / U.S. ingenuity, Canadian security / British amplifiers, point to point technology / They showed up in the dressing room and pretty much surrounded me / I just wanna be untouchable / I saw you coming at me / I assumed you would attack me / Didn't seem like you were coming in peace / You came too close too quick / You put your nails in my neck / You cried when they asked you to leave / You shoulda gone touchless / Waking up at 2:00 / Rolling through the night / Soundcheck ritual blocking out the light / Looking to the mezzanine to show some signs of life / I don't wanna seem unreachable / I saw you coming at me / I assumed you would attack me / Didn't know if you're a friend or a freak / You came too close too quick / You put your nails in my neck / You cried when they asked you to leave / You shoulda gone touchless / You gotta watch what you wish for / You gotta watch what you wish for / The bouncers are bracing for action up front / Everybody's wound pretty tight / It always seems to start when somebody takes a bottle outside / When I saw you coming at me / I assumed you would attack me / Didn't seem like you were coming in peace / You came too close too quick / You put your nails in my neck / You cried when they asked you to leave / You shoulda gone touchless / You gotta watch what you wish for / You shoulda gone touchless / You gotta watch what you wish for