Long Haired Child
Devendra Banhart Lyrics

Midwinter's day, it's cold, and I know for certain
The singer knows for sure that it's a cold, midwinter's day.

When I go outside and my head started hurtin'
The singer experiences a headache when he goes outside.

It's a winter's day and I know for certain
The singer asserts again that it's a cold winter's day.

When I go outside my head'll start hurtin'
The singer reiterates that he gets a headache when he goes outside.

So I'll wrap it up in materials to
To avoid the headache, the singer is going to wrap his head in material.

Keep my hair from getting cold
The material will keep his hair from getting cold.

And I said tell my friends when I have kids
The singer instructs someone to tell his friends when he has kids.

Yeah I said tell my friends when I have kids
He repeats his request to tell his friends when he has kids.

I'm gonna want the child to be a long-haired child
The singer wants his child to have long hair.

I go outside to mingle in the snow
The singer goes outside to interact with the snow.

My head look like a globe
Without his hair, the singer's head looks round like a globe.

Ain't no hair on it at all
His head has no hair.

Do I buy a wig
The singer wonders if he should buy a wig.

Should I grow my beard
He considers growing out his beard.

And comb it upwards
He considers combing his beard upwards.

And around my ears
He will also comb it around his ears.

Well I can't wait for the kids to come
The singer is excited for his children to come.

No, I can't wait for the kids to come
He reiterates his excitement for his children to come.

Say hey babe you're goin' know no barbershop
He tells his partner that they won't be visiting a barbershop.

Cause I want yeah I want I know for certain
The singer reasserts his desire for long-haired children.

That's for sure, yeah, baby, that's for sure
His desire is certain.

When the snow it hits my temple
When snow hits his temple,

I wanna rush home
He wants to hurry home.

Put on the kettle now
To warm up, he decides to put on the kettle.

And warm my little brain
He wants to warm his head and brain.

And bald head
He has a bald head.

I'm too cold to know if I'm alive or dead
The singer is too cold to gauge if he is alive or dead.

But when my baby slips out my mama's womb
When his baby is born,

We're gonna enter a new life
They will enter a new phase of life.

Enter a new life, that's for sure
He reiterates that they will enter a new phase of life.

You're gonna enter your self back through your baby's front door
He envisions his child as a way to rediscover himself.

Now if you want that child to be a long-haired child
He advises that if one wants a long-haired child,

You're gonna make that baby be a long-haired child that's for sure
You must ensure that the baby has long hair.

Baby, baby, that's for sure
Baby, that is certain.

Shoobop, shoobop