Top Songs By The Magnetic Fields
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Magnetic Fields
Performer
Shirley Simms
Vocals
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]
I like your twisted point of view, Mike
I like your questioning eyebrows
You've made it pretty clear what you like
It's only fair to tell you now
[Verse 2]
That I leave early in the morning
And I won't be back till next year
I see that kiss-me pucker forming
But maybe you should plug it with a beer, 'cause
[Chorus]
Papa was a rodeo, Mama was a rock and roll band
I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
Home was anywhere with diesel gas, love was a trucker's hand
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
Before you kiss me, you should know
Papa was a rodeo
[Verse 3]
The light reflecting off the mirror ball
Looks like a thousand swirling eyes
They make me think I shouldn't be here at all
You know, every minute someone dies
[Verse 4]
What are we doing in this dive bar?
How can you live in a place like this?
Why don't you just get into my car and I'll take you away?
I'll take that kiss now, but
[Chorus]
Papa was a rodeo, Mama was a rock and roll band
I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
Home was anywhere with diesel gas, love was a trucker's hand
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
Before you kiss me, you should know
Papa was a rodeo
[Verse 5]
And now it's fifty-five years later
We've had the romance of the century
After all these years wrestling gators
I still feel like crying when I think of what you said to me
[Chorus]
Papa was a rodeo, Mama was a rock and roll band
I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
Home was anywhere with diesel gas, love was a trucker's hand
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
Before you kiss me, you should know
Papa was a rodeo
[Outro]
Mmm, what a coincidence, your papa was a rodeo too
Written by: The Magnetic Fields