Ice, baby
I saw your girlfriend and she was
Eating her fingers like they're just another meal
But she waits there in the levee washes
Mixin' cocktails with a plastic-tipped cigar
My eyes stick to all the shiny robes
She wear on the protein delta strip
In an abandoned house, but I will wait there
I'll be waitin' forever
I'm waitin', waitin', waitin', waitin'
Waitin', waitin', waitin', waitin', go
Minerals, ice deposit daily
Drop off the first shiny robe
I've got a lotta things I want to sell, but
Not here, babe
You took 'em all
Every time I sit around, I find I'm shot
Every time I sit around, I find I'm shot
Every time I turn around, my friend
Every time I sit around, my friend
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Every time, every time, every time
You're my
Summer babe
Summer babe
Summer babe
Summer babe
I saw your girlfriend and she was
Eating her fingers like they're just another meal
But she waits there in the levee washes
Mixin' cocktails with a plastic-tipped cigar
My eyes stick to all the shiny robes
She wear on the protein delta strip
In an abandoned house, but I will wait there
I'll be waitin' forever
I'm waitin', waitin', waitin', waitin'
Waitin', waitin', waitin', waitin', go
Minerals, ice deposit daily
Drop off the first shiny robe
I've got a lotta things I want to sell, but
Not here, babe
You took 'em all
Every time I sit around, I find I'm shot
Every time I sit around, I find I'm shot
Every time I turn around, my friend
Every time I sit around, my friend
Every time, every time, every time, every time
Every time, every time, every time
You're my
Summer babe
Summer babe
Summer babe
Summer babe
Lyrics submitted by TheInvisibleOne, edited by beerdog
Summer Babe [Winter Version] Lyrics as written by Stephen Joseph Malkmus Scott Kannberg
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Hipgnosis Songs Group
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Better yet, what's up with the (winter version) bit? :)
i think it's just to make it more ironic. or possibly some time has elapsed and now malkmus is remembering his summer babe in the winter
Pretty certain there's two versions of this song, the one of which was included on the album is subtitled "(Winter Version)". I'M SURE YOU WERE DYING FOR THIS INFO AFTER ALMOST 7 YEARS MAN.
@Racazip The band originally recorded Summer Babe for single release. Once they were signed for an album, they rerecorded it for Slanted and Enchanted (and presumably, the session was in the winter). So there's the 7" release, and the album-released Winter Version.<br /> <br /> It does make a neat, profound-sounding parenthetical, though.