The Babysitter's Here - Lyrics - Dar Williams

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 there's blood and guts and... 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-dyed my shirt and she 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 card 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 sparkling horn coming out of her head And she's oh... oh... I can't wait to give her the card, I can't wait to give her the card! She's the best one... Okay, so, the play was called The Unicorn, and she was the unicorn, so that means that 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 guy 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... You're the best one that we ever had You sit on your hair, 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.