Hair
Gavin Creel Lyrics

She asks me why
The singer is being asked a question.

I'm just a hairy guy
The singer has a lot of hair on his body.

I'm hairy noon and night
The singer's hair is present all the time.

Hair, that's a fright
The artist views his hair as scary or ugly.

I'm hairy high and low
The artist's hair is present all over his body.

Don't ask me why, don't know
The singer doesn't know why he has so much hair.

It's not for lack of bread
The singer's hair is not a result of malnutrition.

Like the Grateful Dead, darling
A comparison is being made between the artist's hair and the band Grateful Dead.

Gimme a head with hair
The artist wants more hair on his head.

Long, beautiful hair
The artist wants his hair to be long and attractive.

Shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen waxen
The singer wants his hair to be shiny and golden.

Gimme it down to there, hair
The artist wants his hair to be very long.

Shoulder length or longer
The singer wants his hair to be at least shoulder length.

Here baby, there mama
The singer wants his hair to be long everywhere.

Everywhere, daddy daddy
The singer wants his hair to be long all over his body.

Flow it, show it
The artist wants his hair to be visible and free-flowing.

Long as God can grow my hair
The artist wants his hair to be as long as possible.

Let it fly in the breeze and get caught in the trees
The singer wants his hair to be free and unrestrained.

Give a home to the fleas in my hair
The singer recognizes that long hair can attract insects.

Oh, a home for the fleas (yeah)
The artist is excited about the prospect of having fleas in his hair.

A hive for the bees (oh yeah)
The artist is excited about the prospect of having bees in his hair.

A nest for birds
The artist is excited about the prospect of having birds in his hair.

There ain't no words
Words cannot describe how great the singer's hair is.

For the beauty, the splendor, the wonder of my
The artist's hair is beautiful, splendid, and wonderful.

I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
The singer wants his hair to be of various lengths and textures.

Snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
The singer wants his hair to look unkempt and messy.

Oily, greasy, fleecy, shining
The singer wants his hair to look oily and shiny.

Gleaming, steaming flaxen waxen
The artist wants his hair to look golden and shiny.

Knotted, polka-dotted
The artist wants his hair to have knots and dots.

Twisted, beaded, braided
The singer wants his hair to be twisted, beaded, and braided.

Powdered, flowered, and confettied
The singer wants his hair to have powder, flowers, and confetti in it.

Bangled, tangled, spangled, and spaghettied
The artist wants his hair to have accessories and be covered in spaghetti.

Oh, say can you see my eyes
The artist's hair is covering his eyes.

If you can then my hair's too short
The artist wants his hair to cover his eyes.

Down to here
The singer wants his hair to be long enough to cover his body.

Down to there
The artist wants his hair to be long enough to cover his whole body.

I want hair down to where it stops by itself
The singer wants his hair to be very long without any intervention.

They'll be ga-ga at the go-go when they see me in my toga
The singer will be very attractive when he wears his toga.

My toga made of blonde, brilliantined, biblical hair
The singer's toga will be made of blonde hair that is shiny and biblical.

My hair like Jesus wore it
The artist's hair will be styled like Jesus's.

Hallelujah, I adore it
The artist loves his hair.

Hallelujah, Mary loved her son
A biblical reference comparing the singer's love for his hair to Mary's love for Jesus.

Why don't my mother love me?
The singer's mother doesn't love him enough to let his hair grow out.

Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
Repeated emphasis on the artist's hair.

Flow it, show it
The artist wants his hair to flow and be visible.

Long as God can grow my hair
The artist wants his hair to be as long as possible.

Hair, hair, hair
Repeated emphasis on the singer's hair.