The Magnetic Fields - Papa Was A Rodeo Lyrics

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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  

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 

Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'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 

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 

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 

(boy) Papa was a rodeo... 

And now it's 55 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 

Papa was a rodeo... 

Before you kiss me you should know - Papa was a rodeo  
What a coincidence, your Papa was a rodeo too

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