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Closing track #13 from The Mountain Goats‘ fifteenth studio album Beat the Champ.
In wrestling, the loser of a hair match has his hair shaved off in front of the crowd as humiliation, or if their identity is secret, they are Unmasked!
The song depicts the end of the story arc, and the choice betwe...
You'll be maybe lunging for the bad guy's hip
No one anticipates the Sunset Flip
The referee and your opponent will hold you there
And we're gonna bring in a folding chair
We'll stipulate that there will be no cameras filming
But of course, there will be several in the building
And if by chance somebody hits "record"
And stands real still somewhere back behind the soundboard
Cheap electric razor from the Thrifty down the street
Two guys down around your ankles so you'll stay put in your seat
Buzzing razor held aloft and just about to strike
I loved you before I even ever knew what love was like
Some people leave before it's over, but most of them stay
Some hide behind their programs, some turn away
Out in the parking lot you look up at the stars
And all the cheap cars
Hair Match was written by John Darnielle.
Hair Match was produced by Brandon Eggleston.
The Mountain Goats released Hair Match on Tue Apr 07 2015.