Old 97'sare an "alt-country" band originally based in Dallas, Texas. The group formed in 1993 and took their name from a song popularized by Johnny Cash, "Wreck of the Old '97." They describe themselves as a rock band with influences as varied as The Kinks, The Beatles, Pixies, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, and Merle Haggard. The band often performs country standards made famous by the latter two musicians, and has interspersed a number of these on their half-dozen albums over the last decade. Old 97's have been heralded as a great live band, although they claim to never rehearse their act. They included five live songs as a bonus disc on Satellite Rides, and released a live double CD set recorded at historic Gruene Hall in 2005, Alive and Wired.
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Buick City Complex Lyrics

Old 97's

Do you wanna mess around?
Do you wanna spend the night?
I've known both kinds of love
But i want to get it right this time

I don't wanna settle down
I don't want to make no plans
Exept for what i'm gonna do
With a pair of idle hands

Chorus:
They're tearing the buick city complex down
I think we're the only people left in town
Where are you gonna move, where are you gonna move?
Do you wanna mess around?

Do you wanna be my girl
Do you wanna be my friend
Do you wanna start it off
Just to see how it will end

Do you wanna mess around?
I mean deep down in your bones
In hotel swimming pools
On public telephones

They're tearing the buick city complex down
I think we're the only people left in town
Where are you gonna move, where are you gonna move?
Do you wanna mess around?

Repeat chorus