Papa Was a Rodeo

Song Papa Was a Rodeo
Artist Bright Eyes
Album SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: THE COVERS!

Lyrics

[ti:Papa Was a Rodeo]
[ar:Bright Eyes]
[al:]
[00:11.76] I like your twisted point of view, Mike
[00:21.02] I like your questioning eyebrows
[00:25.43] You've made it pretty clear what you like
[00:30.77] It's only fair to tell you now
[00:37.73] that I leave early in the morning
[00:43.17] and I won't be back till next year
[00:48.43] I see that kiss-me pucker forming
[00:54.33] but maybe you should plug it with a beer, cause
[00:58.87] Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band
[01:05.86] I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
[01:11.13] Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand
[01:16.93] Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
[01:23.47] Before you kiss me you should know
[01:27.32] Papa was a rodeo
[01:42.41] The light reflecting off the mirror ball
[01:48.12] looks like a thousand swirling eyes
[01:54.56] They make me think I shouldn't be here at all
[02:00.43] You know, every minute someone dies
[02:05.43] What are we doing in this dive bar
[02:11.49] How can you live in a place like this
[02:17.34] Why don't you just get into my car
[02:22.49] and I'll take you away I'll take that kiss now, but
[02:28.50] (boy) Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band
[02:33.61] I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
[02:39.45] Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand
[02:45.21] Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
[02:51.95] Before you kiss me you should know
[02:57.35] Papa was a rodeo
[03:23.57] And now it's 55 years later
[03:29.21] We've had the romance of the century
[03:35.51] After all these years wrestling gators
[03:40.21] I still feel like crying when I think of what you said to me
[03:45.65] Papa was a rodeo
[03:48.79] Mama was a rock'n'roll band
[03:51.55] I could play guitar and rope a steer
[03:54.48] Before I learned to stand
[03:57.42] Home was anywhere with diesel gas
[04:00.32] Love was a trucker's hand
[04:03.22] Never stuck around long enough
[04:05.86] For a one night stand
[04:10.12] Before you kiss me you should know
[04:14.31] Papa was a rodeo