Daniel Johnston

Hickory Stick Love

Daniel Johnston


Well I just don't know 
If she's ever gonna show 
Be a thousand years 
Of nothing to go 
And it feels like murder 
When love don't come around 

It looks like nothin' 
When nothin's around 
Then like somethin' 
It's bound to be done 
And you just don't know 
When nothin' shows up anyhow 

Well something's bound to happen 
Anyway 
You never know about it 
Any old day 

When you're waiting on something to happen 
It just doesn't show 
Waiting on certain somethings 
Something's bound to show 
Anyway 

You're waiting on a certain something 
Something's bound to take its place 
And it'll feel just right 

That's just the way it goes 
Like two marshmallows on a hickory stick 
You're bound eternally 
And the fire burns your face 
Ain't nothing gonna stop you 
From your eternal fate 

That's love, that's love for you now 
And love ain't nothing but great 

You gotta know forever 
It's the future of outer space 

It can happen when you're young 
It can happen when you're old 
It can happen forever 
Whether you're meek or you're bold 

It can happen right now 
It may never happen anyhow 

But you've seen it happen a million times 
On the movies, on your TV shows 
But it happens a million times 
When you're just ordering a hamburger 

Believe it, it's destiny, 
It's in the stars 
And you are who you are 
And it's always going on 
So love it, love it, 
Live it, live it right now 
You're a star, you're a star! 
Believe it! 
Yeah!