a man needs a woman or a man to be a man
Singer:bill callahan
and lay me down on birds of paradise
it's pretty womanly in here!
nothing goes on except what should
and i don't know if i can uphold it on my own
i don't know if i can uphold it on my own
i don't know if i'm to be trusted
a man needs a woman or a man to be a man
a man needs a woman or a man to be a man
the light is explicit between nine and noon
the light shows a life to things thought dead
like oaken legs and fireworks beneath the bed
fireworks are wasted in the day
to pass the time 'til you return
i can't see a thing 'til you return
maybe a little smoke 'til you return
a man needs a woman or a man to be a man
a man needs a woman or a man to be a man
and when it's good and dark
above us explode a golden lion dripping red
a blue bear spitting white
a spider of fire on a web of sparks
a green dragon with spiraled eyes
before us lie many a night
before us lie fireworks in boxes
is the fire that lights them
a man needs a woman or a man to be a man
a man needs a woman or a man to be a man