Papa Was A Rodeo Lyrics - The Magnetic Fields

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 

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 

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, 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 

What a coincidence, your papa was a rodeo too