Sufjan Stevens — Springfield or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in His Hair

[Verse 1] I don't care to say what I failed to recognize Every single day from the poker to the prize Running out of Springfield, I worked for the Capitol Air, in the bags Found a woman there who said she had a mind to make me a messenger man [Verse 2] If my father took his life For the national plan, I don't care I'm not about to stick my grave with an Apron and a bucket of plans, never ever I can take the pillow cases Off the yellow pillows Make a property line from the bed In the living room, the living room The morning papers made the most Out of nothing at all [Verse 3] So we took the room with a view of the runaway I took off my clothes and she took it for a holiday I was taken for all the things that I never had before Running out of Springfield, she left me with a note saying: "Bobby, don't look back" [Bridge] And if my wife took a bicycle ride With a knife in her hand I saw it coming All the shadflies run at once With a trumpet or a train Oh, I'm running from it Wait a minute, wait a minute Give a minute, lady I can explain the aftershave Wait a minute, wait a minute Give a minute Bobby got a shadfly Caught in his hair (Yes, he does)