Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Magnetic Fields
Performer
Stephin Merritt
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephin Merritt
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Charles Newman
Additional Engineer
Christopher Ewen
Additional Engineer
Claudia Gonson
Additional Engineer
Eric Masunaga
Additional Engineer
Jeff Lipton
Mastering Engineer
Jon Berman
Additional Engineer
Stephin Merritt
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures
And instructions for dancing
[Chorus]
But I, I love it when you read to me
And you, you could read me anything
[Verse 2]
The book of love has music in it
In fact, that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb
[Chorus]
But I, I love it when you sing to me
And you, you could sing me anything
[Verse 3]
The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know
[Chorus]
But I, I love it when you give me things
And you, you ought to give me wedding rings
I, I love it when you give me things
And you, you ought to give me wedding rings
Written by: Stephin Raymond Merritt