Hair
Raúl Esparza Lyrics

She asks me why
Someone is asking the singer why he has a lot of hair.

I'm just a hairy guy
The singer is a man who has a lot of hair all over his body.

I'm hairy noon and night
The singer has hair all the time, day and night.

Hair that's a fright
The artist's hair looks scary or frightful.

I'm hairy high and low
The artist has hair everywhere, from head to toe.

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

Don't know
The singer is unsure why he has so much hair.

It's not for lack of bread
The artist's hair is not a result of being poor or hungry.

Like the Grateful Dead
The artist's hair is like the long hair worn by the band, the Grateful Dead.

Darling
The artist is addressing someone he cares for.

Gimme head with hair
The singer wants someone to give him oral sex while running their fingers through his hair.

Long beautiful hair
The artist desires long and beautiful hair on himself or others.

Shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen
The singer wants hair that is shiny, gleaming, flowing, and of a light color or texture.

Give me down to there hair
The singer wants hair that is very long, reaching down to a certain point on his body (unclear where).

Shoulder length or longer
The singer desires hair that extends to at least his shoulders, or is longer than that.

Here baby, there mama
The artist wants long hair on both men and women.

Everywhere daddy daddy
The artist wants people with long hair everywhere he goes or looks.

Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
The singer is obsessing over hair and repeating the word 'hair' multiple times for emphasis.

Flow it, show it
The singer wants hair that flows and can be shown off.

Long as God can grow it
The artist wants hair that is as long as possible, or as long as it can naturally grow.

My hair
The artist is referring to his own hair.

Let it fly in the breeze
The artist wants their hair to be able to move and flow in the wind.

And get caught in the trees
The singer doesn't mind if their hair gets caught in trees or other objects.

Give a home to the fleas in my hair
The artist's hair is so long that it provides a home for fleas.

A home for fleas
The singer's hair is long enough to provide a home for fleas.

A hive for bees
The singer's hair could provide a home for bees if it were long enough.

A nest for birds
The singer's hair could provide a nest for birds if it were long enough.

There ain't no words
The artist can't think of words to describe how beautiful and wonderful his hair is.

For the beauty, the splendor, the wonder
The artist's hair is so beautiful and amazing that it can't be described in words.

Of my hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
The singer is repeating the word 'hair' multiple times again to emphasize how great his hair is.

I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
The singer wants hair that can be any length or texture depending on his mood or style.

Snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
The artist wants hair that looks messy, unkempt or even dirty.

Oily, greasy, fleecy
The artist wants hair that has a certain texture, including looking oily or greasy.

Shining, gleaming, streaming
The artist wants hair that has a certain texture, including appearing shiny and flowing.

Flaxen, waxen
The singer wants hair that is light in color or texture.

Knotted, polka-dotted
The artist wants hair that is tied in knots or has polka-dotted patterns.

Twisted, beaded, braided
The singer wants hair that is twisted, decorated with beads or braided.

Powdered, flowered, and confettied
The singer wants hair that is decorated with powder, flowers, or confetti.

Bangled, tangled, spangled, and spaghettied!
The singer wants hair that is adorned with jewelry, tangled, covered in shiny decorations, or looks like spaghetti.

Oh say can you see
The artist is referencing the American national anthem by asking if the person can really see him with his current hair length.

My eyes if you can
The artist thinks that his hair is so long that it is blocking his eyes from view.

Then my hair's too short
The singer wants his hair to be longer than it currently is.

Down to here
The singer wants hair that reaches down to a certain point on his body (not specified).

Down to there
The artist wants hair that reaches a specific length.

Down to where
The artist is unclear about where he wants his hair to reach.

It stops by itself
The artist is waiting for his hair to naturally stop growing at a certain length.

They'll be ga ga at the go go
The singer thinks that people will be impressed and amazed by his hair when they see him.

When they see me in my toga
The artist is wearing a toga and expects people to be impressed by his hair anyway.

My toga made of blond
The singer's toga is made of a light-colored material, like his hair.

Brilliantined
The singer has used a hair product called brilliantine to make his hair shiny and greasy-looking.

Biblical hair
The singer's hair looks like the kind of long hair that Biblical figures like Jesus might have had.

My hair like Jesus wore it
The artist wants hair that looks similar to the kind of hair that Jesus may have had.

Hallelujah I adore it
The artist loves his hair and wants to praise it with a religious-sounding word like 'hallelujah'.

Hallelujah Mary loved her son
The singer is referencing a religious story in which Mary loved her son, Jesus. The singer is calling attention to the fact that his mom doesn't love his hair like Mary loved her son.

Why don't my mother love me?
The singer is feeling unloved and rejected by his mother for not appreciating his hair the way he does.

Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
The artist repeats the word 'hair' multiple times again to emphasize how important it is to him.

Flow it, show it
The artist wants his hair to flow and be shown off to others.

Long as God can grow it
The artist wants his hair to be as long as possible, or as long as it can grow naturally.

My hair
The singer is referring to his own hair.

Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
The artist repeats the word 'hair' multiple times again to emphasize how important it is to him.

Flow it, show it
The singer wants his hair to flow and be shown off to others.

Long as God can grow it
The singer wants his hair to be as long as possible, or as long as it can grow naturally.

My hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
The singer repeats the word 'hair' multiple times again at the end to emphasize how important it is to him.