Root For The Man You Love

from True Love Songs (1) by The Wiggly Tendrils

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On February 11th, 2011 Rachel sent me a note asking for a song for her boyfriend:

What is your song idea?
I would like to have a Valentine's Day song for my boyfriend Sean. I think it should be about how he always comes up with the least romantic ideas for celebrating special occasions (i.e. getting my bike tuned up for Valentine's Day, giving me the most esoteric board game for christmas, watching MacGruber for my birthday,going to a rave for our 3rd year anniversary etc.- feel free to make up other really strange ways of celebrating with someone). In the end though I want the song to indicate that even though he has no idea how to be romantic, I still love him.

Perhaps this song could give him hints about how i would like to celebrate our relationship... baking cupcakes together, going on a walk, making a piece of art work.

describe your song in one word
Silly

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When my father told me about the birds and the bees
I never imagined I'd get a bike tune up for my anniversary
An esoteric board game, MacGruber DVDs and if he had told me, I wouldn't have believed

Oh won't you please say something stupid, so I can kiss you just to shut you up.
I can't help rooting for, I can't help rooting for the man I love.

When my mother told me how to love and please a man
She didn't inform me about the daftness that they have
And that I'd have to innuendo, I'd have to wink and drop a hint, and if she did tell me, well I forget

Oh won't you please say something stupid, so I can kiss you just to shut you up.
I can't help rooting for, I can't help rooting for the man I love.

And you could bake me a cup cake, you could take me for a walk, you could make a piece of art with me or we could just sit down and talk

And if you do say something stupid, I'm going to kiss you so pucker up. I can't help rooting for, I can't help rooting for the man I love.

I wrote and recorded the song on February 12, 2011.

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from True Love Songs (1), released February 7, 2012

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