The Fiery Furnaces - Mandolin and Maracas lyrics

Tell me how many times did you touch her hand Before you took her to the top of the UT Tower Before you loaned her to your best friend Before you dropped her again And started to see a shrink I saw her shrink away from the room Giggle and whisper, march right up and tell me She loves my hair Well I cut it myself A long time's pa**ed, and I don't care where you've been You bought me maracas when I wanted a mandolin We put a ping-pong table together on the second date Played doubles with your roommate and his daschund all night 15-love, 30-love, 40-love, ace 21, 19, Chinese grip I stayed up framing photos of the '55 Brooklyn Dodgers My tiny baby memory back to sleeping on the steps On the welcome mat, the time you never came back After Busch Light, Natural Light, Lone Star all night A long time's pa**ed, and I don't care where you've been You bought me maracas when I wanted a mandolin It hasn't been so long since I turned 21 You gave me your stepbrother's VCR 'cause you know I love movies Please don't play them for no one Please take me out for enchiladas on the lake again Show me where you did it for the first time again While we share a beer in the car And you shush me when I try to sing along again It's been so long since I turned 25 You dropped in for a second, but I didn't mind that you came empty handed A long time's pa**ed, and I don't care where you've been You bought me maracas when I wanted a mandolin What about all the times you tried on your clothes, I had to say what I thought I think I'll tell you right now--let the shower run And run and drink five cups of coffee and try to run Show me the way 'til you find the photos Way down all the way to your email and love songs I'll read them forever and pound my fist out A long time's pa**ed, and I don't care where you've been You bought me maracas when I wanted a mandolin