Sad Sweetheart Of The Rodeo Lyrics

Lyric discussion by themagnetc 

Cover art for Sad Sweetheart Of The Rodeo lyrics by Harvey Danger

these lyrics are way too cryptic to be summed up by what cocobunny73 said. for instance, how many ways can the opening stanza be interpreted?

i'm wondering if by norman he means norman rockwell? it could make sense because his art was all about suburban plight and homogenization, which this and tons of other h.d. songs are a smart, strong reaction to (among other things)

The marlboro man died of cancer, and he wasn't a rocket scientist when he was healthy ha ha ha. <---wtf?

that line is so awesome, but i can't figure out what its purpose is in this song.