Written by Jeffrey Lewis
Verso E D The misfits are cult rock and roll A E Worshipped by a few but ignored on the whole. E D Meet the Feebles is a film cult classic A E It’s basically unknown but some say it’s fantastic. E D Most women that I meet seem totally unphased A E ’Til sometimes there’s somebody who seems totally amazed. E D I may not be in magazines as a heart-throb face A E But in a few devoted hearts I’ve found a strong fanbase.Verso E D Cerebus is cult comic book series. A E It’s got fans but it’s never found in movies or in theories. E D WFMU is a cult radio station A E Always tuned to by a few devoted fans around the nation. E D For every time I couldn’t get a second date or even first, A E Why does one think I’m the best when all the rest think I’m the worst? E D All of those times no one at all wanted to know. A E If I’m really all that awesome wouldn’t more people think so?E D I'm a cult boyfriend, not a mainstream show A E I'm lonely or I'm worshiped by a lady in the know E D When you’re a cult boyfriend life’s always intense A E They love me or they hate me no one’s on the fenceE D A E (x2) Verso E D Hmm, who are some cult literary names I could honour? A E Maybe J. G. Ballard or Flannery O’Connor. E D Haggis and fugu, that’s like food for cult eaters. A E Jim Jones, Charles Manson, Father Yod, they’re cult leaders. E D Anyways the point being, do I have to magical? A E Can’t we date a few months and then move on normal and casual? E D Suicidally alone and then totally smothered ’ A E It’s so much pressure when you go from one extreme to the other.E D I guess Cult Boyfriend is the term for me, A E It’s always been quality not quantity. E D A cult boyfriend’s like a record in a bargain bin A E No one knows its worth ’til a collector comes in.E D A E (x2) Final E D And this song probably ain’t gonna go very far beyond an open mic. A E It’s guaranteed though, two or three people are really gonna like it. EE D I guess Cult Boyfriend is the term for me. A E It’s always been quality not quantity. E D A cult boyfriend’s like a record in a bargain bin: A E No one knows its worth ’til a collector comes in. E D I'm a cult boyfriend, not a mainstream show. A E I'm lonely or I'm worshipped by a lady in the know. E D When you’re a cult boyfriend life’s always intense. A E They love me or they hate me no one’s on the fence