Dustin Hoffman Quits Bathroom and Climbs a Tree Lyrics

All aboard
Last train leaving for Tennessee, Ohio

I burnt my tongue
It fucked me up for days
Her roommate said
She hadn’t seen her for some time

She told me something
Then asked me for advice
No, I couldn’t point her in any direction

Shoulders roll with the dunes
I found a way of life where no one matters
Now it flows from my mouth
Like a stroke down memory lane

Yes, sir

My ears perk up
When they mention my name
My fingers move
In my pockets for fun

Oh, I ain't getting married
Without a bottle in both hands
And a ring that shows allegiance
To anything but what we have

Shoulders roll with the dunes
I found a way of life where no one matters
Now it flows from my mouth
Like a stroke down memory lane

You got to love someone, got to love someone
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Cover art for Dustin Hoffman Quits Bathroom and Climbs a Tree lyrics by of Montreal

This is my favorite song on the CD.

It sounds slightly country. I think it's a pessimistic song about having had your girlfriend leave you because you said some things you shouldn't have. "I burnt my tongue, it fucked me up for days."

Cover art for Dustin Hoffman Quits Bathroom and Climbs a Tree lyrics by of Montreal

what a great, great album.

my favorite of Montreal album.

Cover art for Dustin Hoffman Quits Bathroom and Climbs a Tree lyrics by of Montreal

I think it's about being able to talk about a difficult time in one's personal history without getting caught up in the emotions of the memory. "Now it flows from my mouth/Like a stroll down memory lane." What was once an emotionally charged topic can now be recited in a detached manner.

Cover art for Dustin Hoffman Quits Bathroom and Climbs a Tree lyrics by of Montreal

I love the intro to this song but it's definitely not tennessee, ohio

 
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