Gauthier, Mary - Drag Queens In Limousines Lyrics
I hated high school, I prayed it would end
The jocks and their girls, it was their world, I didn't fit in
Mama said, "Baby, it's the best school that money can buy
Hold your head up, be strong, c'mon Mary, try"
Moved in with my friends in the city, in a bad neighborhood
Charles was a dancer, he loved the ballet
And Kimmy sold pot and read Keroac and Hemingway
Drag queens in limousines
Nuns in blue jeans
Dreamers with big dreams
All took me in
Charly and I flipped burgers to cover the rent
One day before work we got drunk and danced in the rain
They fired us both
They said, "Don't y'all come back here again"
Drag queens in limousines
Nuns in blue jeans
Dreamers with big dreams
All took me in
My dad went to college, and he worked for the state
He never quit nothing and he wanted me to graduate
My brother and sister both play in the marching band
They tell me they miss me, but I know they don't understand
Sometimes you got do, what you gotta do
And hope that the people you love, will catch up with you
Yeah drag queens in limousines
Nuns in blue jeans
Dreamers with big dreams
Poets and AWOL marines
Actors and Bar Flys
Writers with Dark Eyes
Drunks that Philosophize
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Gauthier, Mary Drag Queens In Limousines Comments
Had photo with her some time ago at WILLIE concert,in LIVERPOOL,UK.What a lovely warm person, I wish her every success.She is touring UK now Oct,2019,but I am unable to attend her concerts. I will inform a relative who lives in SCOTLAND, that she is appearing near him.Cheers to all,John,Liverpool, UK.
I love this song.got turned on to her by wjff who plays her music alot
This song is already incredible, but the line "nuns in blue jeans" always makes me smile. My grandma was a working-class skilled laborer, after she left the convent. 💕
LOVE that girl
I know I could use a.little mercy now.rat now
They all took me in...and I love them for it...
Nuns in blue jeans!
WOW I LOVE HER
Lugubrious. Labored. Would not be able to sit thru this.
Maybe that's what it is. I thought maybe the guitar is too ordinary and just too much. The words are great. Her hair is awful. Call me homophobic. I just don't like to see a woman trying so hard to be a sloppy man. The violin is nice but hard to hear with all the trumming.
This is new to me and I'm loving it.
Mary, I love you. You are alright.
Wtf...where de fuck Iben.....Mary......God is so creative...........rosary beads....in hollers
wow, Mary takes us where we thought we just couldn't go.... deep, and thinking outside the box. .. more compassionate, and understanding. thanks Mary.
Love Mary and her amazing songwriting. That fiddle player though... What a pair. XO
Best music I've heard in a long time. And I live in Austin so that says a lot.
Fabulous, loving that violin.
Mare meva, com he pogut desconèixer una artista tan descomunal com aquesta?
My dad mentioned Mary Gauthier. Saying that she writes her songs well and describes her story through them. He wasn't lying. I'm not a big fan of country music, but I don't mind this.
Who is the fiddle player?
Tanya Elizibeth
formaly of the duhks
Just discovered thanks to my sister. Love them.
shit this is good!
Lovely¡
Please don't stop singing :) Hey, is that Tania from the Duhks?
It would be so awesome if you would come to Houston to do a show to raise money for Tony 's place, the new drop in center for homeless gay youth in houston, Texas.
my life too Mary
Just found this in a post on FB from a friend. Love her!
Great songstress
fantastic
I hated high school, I prayed it would end
The jocks and their girls, it was their world, I didn't fit in
Mama said, "Baby, that's the best school that money can buy...
You be strong, hold your head up, please Mary, try"
So I stole mama's car on a Sunday and left home for good
Moved in with my friends in the city, in a bad neighborhood
Charles was a dancer, he loved the ballet
Kimmy sold pot.. she read Kerouac and Hemingway
Amd Drag queens in limousines
Nuns in blue jeans
Dreamers with big dreams
They all took me in
Charley and I, we flipped burgers to cover the rent
And Bourbons at happy hour for .35 cents
One day before work we got drunk and danced in the rain
So they fired us both, they said
"Don't ever come back again"
Yea but Drag queens in limousines
Nuns in blue jeans
Dreamers with big dreams
All took me in
(violin)
My daddy went to College, then he worked for the State
He never quit nothin' and he wanted me to GRADuate
My brother and sister played in the Marching Band
They tell me they miss me, but I know they don't understand
Sometimes... you gotta do
What you gotta do
And pray that the people you love
Will catch up with you
Yeah, drag queens in limousines
Nuns in blue jeans
Dreamers with big dreams
Poets and AWOL Marines
Actors and bar flys
Writers with dark eyes
Drunks that philosophize these are my friends..............
Written by Crit Harmon, Mary Gauthier • Copyright © Crittunes, Karen Schauben Publishing Administration
Raven Meadows /v
Love Mary! Great fiddle player and harmony vocalist, too. Anyone know her name?
Tania Elizabeth is the fiddle player. She is currently touring with the Avett Brothers. 😊
stunning,honest,heartfelt music.thank you Mary Gauthier.Love it!!
awesome
It's odd. When I was young I was arrested at a sit-in at the South African embassy. We see how shining a bright light on a poor situation can help. I am not "intolerant" of your views Sir. I fought to guarantee that you are allowed them. Shining a light on them does not make anyone intolerant, just thoughtful. Semper Fie
I hated high school, I prayed it would end
The jocks and their girls, it was their world, I didn't fit in
Mama said, "Baby, it's the best school that money can buy
Hold your head up, be strong, c'mon Mary, try"
I stole mama's car on a Sunday and left home for good
Moved in with my friends in the city, in a bad neighborhood
Charles was a dancer, he loved the ballet
And Kimmy sold pot and read Kerouac and Hemingway
Drag queens in limousines
Nuns in blue jeans
Dreamers with big dreams
All took me in
Charley and I flipped burgers to cover the rent
And Bourbons at happy hour for .35 cents
One day before work we got drunk and danced in the rain
They fired us both, they said
"Don't y'all come back here again"
Drag queens in limousines
Nuns in blue jeans
Dreamers with big dreams
All took me in
My dad went to college, and he worked for the state
He never quit nothing and he wanted me to graduate
My brother and sister both play in the marching band
They tell me they miss me, but I know they don't understand
Sometimes you got do
What you gotta do
And hope that the people you love
Will catch up with you
Yeah, drag queens in limousines
Nuns in blue jeans
Dreamers with big dreams
Poets and AWOL marines
Actors and bar flys
Writers with dark eyes
Drunks that philosophize
love ya's giz if you come to belfast Ireland,
rohan young x
I loved that, Thanks for sharing it,
Mary Gauthier is an amazing talent!! She can tell her story SO well!!
Oh my...don't get any better than that...love it
Victor you sound like a sad prat why don't you go on Youtube and sing us one of your songs I bet you are real shite
Amazing that some has to judge you cause they are so perfect, but even though you are not the greatest singer in the world, your touch places few can with the sincerity of your conversation and in the long run it made me nothing...if not completely human. Thank you!
WOW! !! Fabulous!!!
je vais continuer à découvrir cette perle - ces deux perles !
great lyrics
Basically,
The story of my life, and probably many of us that came of age in the sixties and seventies. Thank you, Mary.
Me too! (My high school was "the best money could buy", in the top 5 in the country. This song speaks to me and resonates!)
Is it me or does she twist her phrasing the way Bob Dylan did when his voice was younger?
Dylan was her influence. she said so in an interview. very dylaneske
Story of survival behind this song... Love it...
Despite her sexual proclivities, Mary is one of the best songwriters of the modern era. Her performances of her music are idiosyncratic and quirky, but overall, they are so real that you cannot deny the talent. She is a storyteller par excellance, akin to Woody Guthrie.
I'm a lesbian myself and I sing and do a bit of writing too. "Despite"? Like, mate, what you trying to say? lol
Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart and Noel Coward wrote a pretty good song too, "despite ...." Pinhead.
Victor Edwards: despite being a bigot, you are right that Mary is one of the best songwriters of the modern era. Everything else you say is stupid.
Victor Edwards suck it bi#$&
Victor, this song was written by Mary about having to leave behind her confortable life because of people like you. This is a song about being LGBT and facing persecution. You really can't appreciate it if you think less of people for the way they were born.
Thank you for providing the pain that lead her to write this beautiful song.
VERY NICE GREAT LYRICS
love it
June 5, 8.30 pm (2014)
Mary Gauthier in Concert,@blacksheep_inn, Wakefield Québec
Americana troubadour singer/songwriter - we can't wait! ~lucy
Where you been hiding?! Great stuff!
play one of mine a gift to u fallen angels john Hutchinson u tube
that is just fantastic...great songwriting and delivered so well.
Mary thanks for sharing ...Beautiful !
Sounding great! Miss the Dixie Kitchen though. Berklee's building a 16 story building there now.
We almost saw you in Phoenicia,NY. But, no. Maybe next time.
Mary, you're that kind of woman one has to like..;-) Thanks!
This is a very good song to sing at folk nights. :) Hats off to Tania and Mary.
WOW! just pulls on my heart "strings", so much common ground on this little planet....
Love this first time I have heard of the artists.
Looking forward to seeing you at HarmonyHouse in Sisters, Oregon on March 23rd!
Love all you do mary,x
I am in tears as I write this. She is not a songwriter, she is a poet, with an eye that sees the harshness, and a pen that renders it so beautiful..
Reminds me of John Prime.
mary is killer she rips my heart out
grandissima mary
This is one of the most "honest" songs I have ever heard...
"sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do
and pray that people you love will catch up with you"
-Mary Gauthier
Wonderful song and wonderful performance. off to see her in London soon
IF U LIKE THIS LISTEN TO JOHN HUTCHINSON ONE LAST KISS AND FALLEN ANGELS
Fabulous stuff m'lady.
mary is just awsome and tania on that fiddle that was marvelous im british you americans your so lucky to have musicians like this hope you dont mind me listning to
Robert Smith you brits are talented as well!
what a songstress!
I love you, Mary Gauthier.
Terrific songwriting, storytelling...honest, real.
Saw them last night in Rosendale , NY. Going to see them again tonight in Newburgh. One of the most amazing performances I've ever seen. Powerful. Beautiful. Each song so meaningful. She was introduced last night as "one of the greatest songwriters in America"
Interesting how the voices blend so well with the violins they emulate
that violin is great. this version is even better than the original. which is already a blast btw.
And yet another cool song byatt! Wonder does she write all her stuff? It's all amazingly well written !!
WOW. JUST TERRIFIC
From one songwriter to another, I absolutely loved it, keep it up xXx
Less than fourteen days until Mary Gauthier plays in Trondheim! So looking forward to that!!
So real, so honest. This one tugs at my heartstrings -- great poetry, storytelling, harmonies, and fiddle!
Fan ... Bloody ... Tastic!!!!
Mary You are the Best!!
When you coming to the UK?
Great song
This Lady is a GREAT Artist !!!!!
Thank you for sharing.
DDR