The Babysitter's Here

Tonight was just great, She taught us the sign for peace. Now She's made us some popcorn, We've turned out the lights and we're watching movies I don't understand and she tries to explain How a spaceship is riding through somebody's brain And their blood and guts and oh She's the best one that we've ever had She sits on her hair And she's tall as my dad And she tie-died my shirt, And pierced her own ear And it's peace, man, cool, yeah, the babysitter's here Her boyfriend is Tom but we call him the king of romance He wears an American flag on the butt of his ripped up pants And will they get married with kids of their own? He says "Not if she's going to college we won't," And he kisses her, oh Someday I'll have a boyfriend just like that She's the best one that we've ever had She sits on her hair and she's tall as my dad And she got mad at dinner when Tom drank a beer But peace man, cool, hey, the babysitter's here And we all went to see her go dance at the high school We made her a big And she told us that she'd be the unicorn wearing the pink leotard And there she was leaping up just like she said, With a sparking horn coming out of her head And she's oh...oh oh uh oh I can't wait to give her card, I can't wait to give her the card She's the best one OK, so, the play was called the unicorn, And she was the unicorn, That means the star...was my babysitter! But it's Saturday night, I can't sleep, and we're watching the news She says, "Do me a favor, Don't go with a boy who would make you choose," And I don't understand, and she tries to explain And all that mascara runs down in her pain Cause she's leaving me, oh no You're the best one that we've ever had You sit on your, And you're tall as my dad And I'll make you a picture for college next year So hush now, peace, man, the babysitter's here. The best babysitter's here. We will see the spinache. Just sometimes, though, not all the time. --- The Babysitter's Here - Dar Williams