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The volunteers were tired
Heads were hanging low
The news had spoiled their appettite
For stuffing envelopes
Twelve points was an awful lot to be down in the polls
With only two weeks to go
Shouldering the phone
Loosening his tie
His running mate on pricks and pins
Hovering beside
The candidate wrote furiously as if to save his life
Then hung up the phone and spoke with great conviction
"When you're nothing but a boyfriend
Dangling by a thread
Keep in mind the bottom line
Diamonds are a girl's best friend"
Inches from the goal
One thing on his mind
To get behind her desk and make
Some big decisions
Power can be such a tease
You're always wanting more
It's good to know that just like sex it can be paid for
"When you're nothing but a boyfriend
Dangling by a thread
Keep in mind the bottom line
Diamonds are a girl's best friend"
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Submitted by
screaminginfidelity On Dec 02, 2001
More Pedro the Lion
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The Longer I Lay Here
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A Mind of Her Own
I love Pedro the Lion. they're so deep and spiritual... yet that was kinda about sex so I dont know what I'm talking about. his other songs are better.
Hey everyone look at my comments under "Mind Of her Own" not "A Mind of her Own". It explains what the whole "Winners Never Quit" CD is about. The Whole cd is a story where each song explains a part of the story. It is christian. I promise. The "Whole" ep does the same thing in that it tells a story of David Bazan's Life and addiction to drugs but repents and is forgiven!!
its so great......im crying
Actually, David was never addicted to drugs. He said so himself.
But it's still a great album.
I love this song. I like how the lines "when you're nothing but a boyfriend/dangling by a thread/keep in mind the bottom line/diamonds are a girls's best friend" ties in with the last line "it's good to know that just like sex it can be paid for."
Bad politician. Bad.
dear tobenut85, most of the songs that David writes are fictional, thats right they are stories. but he is a very convincing story teller so I can see how you would think that "Winners Never Quit" was about David. If they were about him, then he would most likely be in jail for killing someone right now (never leave the job half done) and drunk driving (to protect the family name).
hmm dear everybody what is this song about?? im tad confuzzled by it thanks
pedro is the best
David is showing the parallels between being a politician and being a boyfriend.
He's saying that if you're just behind in the polls, or if you're doing badly with your girlfriend, money can always fix the situation.
The closer your get to the goal, that is the only thing that occupies your mind. When he says that power is such a tease, it's clear that he's imply that girls can be teases as well, and you're always wanting more of both: power and sex.
Cynically, he shows that money can not only win you the position behind a desk (the goal of the politician), but it can win over your girlfriend for sex (the goal of a boyfriend).
I just bought the CD and I noticed this. PTL is here on July 9th and I'm going to make sure I don't miss it.
LIGHTBLUENESS- you opened up a new possible meaning for this song, but i just keep getting tied up at the whole
"One thing on HIS mind To get behind HER desk and make some big decisions"
who is he? and who is she? and why is HE getting behind HER desk?