Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum
Performer
Dave Pirner
Dave Pirner
Vocals
Daniel Murphy
Daniel Murphy
Guitar
Sterling Campbell
Sterling Campbell
Drums
Trini Alvarado
Trini Alvarado
Background Vocals
Tim Ray
Tim Ray
Piano
Joey Huffman
Joey Huffman
Organ
Karl Mueller
Karl Mueller
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dave Pirner
Dave Pirner
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum
Producer
Butch Vig
Butch Vig
Producer
Scott Hull
Scott Hull
Editing Engineer
John Siket
John Siket
Engineer
Ken Lewis
Ken Lewis
Additional Engineer
Mark Mason
Mark Mason
Additional Engineer
Mike Bumgartner
Mike Bumgartner
Additional Engineer
Chad Bamford
Chad Bamford
Additional Engineer
Richard Huredia
Richard Huredia
Additional Engineer
Mick Stern
Mick Stern
Additional Engineer
Casey Stone
Casey Stone
Additional Engineer
Darren Mora
Darren Mora
Additional Engineer
Dale Lawton
Dale Lawton
Additional Engineer
Danny Kadar
Danny Kadar
Additional Engineer
Andy Wallace
Andy Wallace
Mixing Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She swings the string of pearls on the corner
The streetlights reflect the light in the water
The string, it snaps and the pearls go sailin'
And they splash and bounce and roll 'cross the wet street
[Verse 2]
As she bends to chase the pearls a car swings around the corner
She darts from the eyes of the panic struck driver
Who's racin' to the delivery room
'Cause in the backseat, his wife is bustin' out of her womb
[Verse 3]
And the sack breaks and out come the Siamese twins
Who grow up to become the first President
With two heads
Are better than one
[Verse 4]
He puts his heads in his hands, says I gotta put my heads together
I can become the best President ever
And not just President
Fend For Yourself
[Verse 5]
Signs his name, takes the blame for all of the names with no shame
In their beliefs
They adjourn and they leave and in walks a man
With a broom and a knife and blood on his hands
[Verse 6]
And he sweeps everything under the rug
And goes home to his kids and gives them a hug
But his wife was not there, she had just left a letter
That said you'd be much better off without me
[Verse 7]
Now his wife took the train to her ex lover's funeral
Who died in the bathroom, hit his head on a urinal
When they got together, the knowledge was carnal
And the widow was at the funeral and they had quite a catfight
[Verse 8]
And they fell into the hole where the casket was restin'
And the preacher just left in the middle of the service
'Cause death was one thing but women made him nervous
And he ran to his car and he drove 'round the corner
[Verse 9]
Then something in the street caught the light in his eye
He pulled over, reached down and picked up a pearl from the gutter
And he didn't know what to think
And he brought it home and washed it in the sink
[Verse 10]
And he gave the pearl to Sister Mary Theresa
Who could not accept it so she gave it to Lisa
A young prostitute who was missin' a pearl
On the necklace that broke late last night
Written by: Dave Pirner
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