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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
And if there's someone you can live without, then do so
And if there's someone you can just shove out, go do so You can be my Yoko Ono You can follow me wherever I go Be my, be my Be my, be my Yoko Ono Isn't it beautiful to see two people so much in love? Barenaked as two virgins hand in hand and hand and hand in glove But now that I'm far away it doesn't seem to me to be such a pain To have you hanging off my ankle like some kind of ball and chain (If you like) You can be my Yoko Ono You can follow me wherever I go Be my, be my Be my, be my Yoko Ono (Be my Yoko) Oh, no, here we go Our life is one big pun Oh, no, here we go as Yoko sings Aieee! I know that when I say this, I may be stepping on pins and needles But I don't like all these people slagging her for breaking up the Beatles (Don't blame it on Yokey) I mean, if I was John and you were Yoko I would gladly give up musical genius Just to have you as my very own personal Venus (Hit it) You can be my Yoko Ono You can follow me wherever I go Be my, be my Be my, be my Yoko Ono Be my, be my, be my, be my, be my Yoko Ono Be my, be my, be my, be my, be my Yoko Ono Be my, be my, be my, be my, be my Yoko Ono |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
Here we are again, and we're looking at each other
As if each other were to blame You think you're so smart but I've seen you naked And I'll probably see you naked again Milli Vanilli told you to blame it on the rain But if you blame it on the rain tell me what can be gained So if all else fails you can blame it on me If all else fails, you can blame it on me If all else fails, you can blame it on me If all else fails, blame it on me If all else fails, you can blame it on me Then you smile again but you're looking at me like there's Something I'm supposed to say Forgive me Father, but I've fallen in love And that's all I have for confession today Maybe if you asked me on any other given day I wouldn't have time for you or anything that you say But it's all right now, you can blame it on me If all else fails, you can blame it on me If all else fails, you can blame it on me If all else fails, blame it on me If all else fails, you can blame it on me Yes dear I love you But sometimes I think that love's not enough for you So you wanna play mind games Well that's fine, go ahead, la la la, I can't hear you Well here you are and you're a hundred thousand miles away They say that absence makes the heart grow fungus I wax poetic while you're waxing your legs You say you think there's a traitor amoung us If all else fails, you can blame it on me If all else fails, you can blame it on me If all else fails, blame it on me If all else fails, you can blame it on me |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
I never thought that you would Love me the way that you do. I never thought that you would Love me half as much as I do. You say you want to know Everything about me -- well here you go, Buf if you want it girl, you got it; It's all right here in my box set. I never thought that words like Product would ever leave my libs, But something happened to me Somewhere that made me lose my grip. Maybe it's a lack of inspiration That makes me stoop, Or maybe it's a lack of Renumeration; I can't recoup. But if you want it, folks, you got it; It's all right here in my box set.
Disc One It's where we've begun, it's all my greatest hits, And if you are a fan then you know that you've already got 'em Disc Two It was all brand new, and album's worth of songs, but we had to leave the whole disc blank because Some other label bought 'em Disc Three This is really me in a grade school play, I had about a hundred thousand lines, but of course I forgot 'em I never thought there'd be days like this, There was always someone at my door. I never thought I would ever miss, And the crowd would always holler for more. But now it seems all that people want Is what I used to be And every time I try to do something new, All they want is 1973. I never thought I'd be regretful Of all my past success But some stupid number one hit single Has got me in this mess. You can put it on every compilation -- that's alright. You can hear it on the oldies radio station every night. And if you want it again, you got it -- It's right here in my box set. Disc Four Never released before, And you can tell why; It's just some demos I recorded in my basement. Disc Five I was barely alive, I was coughing up a lung So they had to use A special computer as my replacement. Disc Six A dance remix, So I can catch the latest trend And it'll make you scratch your head And wonder where my taste went. So now my fans are crying sellout, They say I've lost my touch They say I should just get the hell out Before I do too much. Hear my songs in an ad for a bathroom cleanser -- They say it's greed, And now I'm wondering where my friends are In this time of need. But if you change your mind and buy it, I hope you enjoy my new box set. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
Brian Wilson
Drove downtown in the rain Nine-thirty on a Tuesday night, Just to check out the late-night record shop Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane When I'm surrounded I just can't stop. It's a matter of instinct, It's a matter of conditioning, It's a matter of fact You can call me Pavlov's dog Ring a bell and I'll salivate -- how'd you like that Dr. Landy tell me you're not just a pedagogue 'Cause right now I'm Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. So I'm lying here Just staring at the ceiling tiles, And I'm thinking about what to think about. Just listening and relistening to Smiley Smile And I'm wondering if this is some kind of creative drought Because I'm Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. And if you want to find me I'll be out in the sandbox Wondering where all the hell all the love has gone Playing my guitar and building castles in the sun And singing "Fun Fun Fun" Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. I had a dream That I was three hundred pounds And though I was very heavy I floated till I couldn't see the ground I floated till I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me, I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me, I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me because I'm Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. Drove downtown in the rain Nine-thirty on a Tuesday night, Just to check out the late-night record shop Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane When I'm surrounded I just can't stop. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
I climb the walls of my mind
Just like I'm climbing on a jungle gym I am more than content with The state of mind I am in 'Cause I am crazy just like you I am crazy just like you I don't think I need a rubber room But that might be nice I'm not a manic depressive paranoid or schizophrenic So I don't need your advice I am crazy just like you I am crazy just like you The lights are on but nobody's home My elevator doesn't go to the top I'm not playing with a full deck I've lost my marbles The lights are on but nobody's home My elevator doesn't go to the top I'm not playing with a full deck I've lost my marbles I'm a few bricks short of a load But a full load always hurts my back I flew over the cuckoo's nest and I'm never ever coming back Because I am crazy just like you I am crazy just like you I am crazy just like you I am crazy just like you I am crazy |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
"The silence, the terror, the pain, the horror As your mom comes downstairs" Enid we never really knew each other anyway Enid we never really knew each other anyway It took me a year to believe it was over And it took me two more to get over the loss. I took a beating when you wrote me those letters And every time I remembered the taste of your lipgloss.
Chorus Enid we never really knew each other anyway Enid we never really knew each other anyway Maybe we always saw right through each other anyway But Enid we really never knew each other anyway There were times when I wanted to hurt you , And there were times when I know that I did. There were times when I thought I would kill you, But can you blame me I was only a kid. Tell me why we never really respected each other And tell me why I never believed you were a person too I always thought that you fancied my brother. I may not have liked it, oh but memory is a stranage thing, oh And Enid? Enid I remember you. Chorus It took me a year to believe it was over, And it took me two more to get over the loss. I took a beating when you wrote me those letters, And every time you told me to get lost. Now it's not fair to say that it's 'cause I was three inches shorter then, And it's not fair to say it's 'cause I was only fifteen years old. But maybe it's fair to say there was a lack of communication; I took a phone message, oh and speaking of communication, oh, And Enid, Enid you caught a cold. I can get a job, I can pay the phone bills I can cut the lawn, cut my hair, cut out my cholesterol I can work overtime, I can work in a mine I can do it all for you, But I don't want to. Chorus I can teach you how to dance, how to sing, how to knit, How to make things that you never ever made before Enid, I can teach you how to use cookie cutters To make crazy things out of Play-Doh Little houses, little farms, little accessories for your mom, For your Barbie set, for your friends and your family Enid, I can teach you how to snowmobile, cross-country ski, snowshoe, But I don't want to! I took you dancing, paid for your night class... |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
I found my locker and I found my classes.
Lost my lunch and I broke my glasses. That guy is huge! That girl is wailin'! First day of school and I'm already failing. This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine. I've got a blue-and-red Adidas bag and a humongous binder I'm trying my best not to look like a minor niner. I went out for the football team to prove that I'm a man; I guess I shouldn't tell them that I like Duran Duran. This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine. Well half my friends are crazy and the others are depressed And none of them can help me study for my math test Got into the classroom and my knowledge was gone; Guess I should've studied instead of watching Wrath of Khan. This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine. Jim: They called me chicken legs Andy: They called me four-eyes Steve: They called me fatso Tyler: They called me buckwheat Ed: They called me Eddie This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine. I've got a red leather tie and a pair of rugger pants I put them on and I went to the high school dance Dad said I have to be home by eleven- Aw man I'm gonna miss Stairway to Heaven. This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
Hello city
Another night at the Palace 'cause there is nothing else to do The same people, the same drinks, and The same music, the same quicksand I think this harbour town is waist deep and sinking fast Hello city You've found an enemy in me Hello city, hello city Hello city Second night at the Warehouse and my mock-turtleneck just reeks From the liquor room to the change room To the doom and gloom of the hotel room I think this seaside beer hall should sink into the bay Hello city You've found an enemy in me Hello city, hello city Hello city Maybe I caught you at a bad time Maybe I should call you back next week Maybe half the fault is mine That the sun didn't shine on Barrington Street It's three o'clock in the morning and I'm hungry, so let's eat Climb down three flights to the streetlights And the bar fights, we're just taking in the sights I hope tomorrow that I wake up in my own bed Hello city You've found an enemy in me Hello city, hello city Hello city "What a good place to be, don't believe them 'Cause they speak a different language and it's never been happy for me It's Happy Hour again It's Happy Hour again" Hello city Hello city Hello city |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
I love you
And you love me I love you So let's make a family tree. I like soup, and I like ice cream sandwiches too. I like fish sticks, but I love you. You don't believe me, You say all I think about's myself. Let me explain, don't walk away. I love me You love you I love me So what are we to do? How would you know, that I love you so? I don't say too much. Why are you blue whenever I'm in town? I guess life was fine till I came 'round. You've given me a start, I ain't no doctor but just take a look at the chart for my heart like a dart from the start I'm coming down with something good. It ain't no fever or flu, doctor says it had to be someone with brown hair and blue eyes, I'm lovesick for you I realize. I's loves you And youse loves me I's loves you So let's make a family tree. How would you know, that I love you so? I don't say too much. Why are you blue whenever I'm in town? I guess life was fine till I came 'round. I love you And you love me I love you So let's make a family tree. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
"If i had a millioon dollars"
if i had a million dollars *2 well, i'd buy you a house *2 if i had a million dollars *2 |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
I didn't ask to be famous, but I'm not sore
'Cause you can see my face in the window of every store You can buy my lunchbox, and you can wear my clothes You can remember my name just as plain as the face under your nose I'm a New Kid on the Block Though I may not be Johann Sebastian Bach So we may not write the songs we sing But look at Elvis, he sold his soul and you crowned him King I didn't ask to be famous, but I'm not sad You see, I've got everything that I always wished I had I thank my managers and I thank the screaming girls I thank my hairdresser for giving me such beautiful curls Now I'm a New Kid on the Block Well I'm twenty-three and they won't let me grow up I went down to register fot the draft Well I got up to the counter and the lady there just laughed She said "you're a New Kid on the Block Young girls scream and old boys mock Well you broke my youngest daughter's heart Well I knew you kids were trouble from the start" I didn't ask to be famous, but I'm not sure That we're as apple pie as you always thought we were I can stay up all night, and I can have a blast I can breakdance, I can fight, I can kick your sorry ass I'm a New Kid on the Block, And though I may not be Johann Sebastian Bach There's no need to be afraid of us Though it just might be your daughter on our bus. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
The phone rings, it's early, it's seven o'clock
He says "sorry I woke you but I just had to talk You know last night, remember when I tried to choke you I didn't mean it, I was drunk, it was only a joke" You should know that by now When the checkered flag comes down No one, no one, no one has won the race The next night he's over and over and under And after he's finished, she lies there and wonders Just why does she need him, and why does she stay here And then in the darkness she'll quietly say "Dear You've never really known That when the white flag is flown No one, no one, no one has won the war" They're complicated people leading complicated lives And he complicates their problems by telling complicated lies He tells her he's sorry, she tells him it's over He tells her he's sorry, she says over and over "You've never really known That when the white flag is flown No one, no one, no one has, won the war" There goes a forest and there goes a bluebird There goes a partridge and there goes a Go train There goes an angel and there goes a steeple There goes a cop car and there goes an eagle There goes a raven and there go the ribbons There goes a raven and there go... The ribbons, the ribbons, the ribbons The ribbons of the flag |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
You know he's not the kind of man who likes to see the world around him
Crumble to a ball around his feet So he's always ready, he's always set, he's always well-prepared He's the most peculiar man you'd care to meet You know he's not the king of Bedside Manor He's not the Tom Jones who lives next door He's not the king of Bedside Manor He hardly even lives there anymore He says "excuse me I hope you don't mind that I followed you into this shop But I couldn't help but notice that riding crop Sticking out of your haversack Well I wouldn't mind riding you bareback" He's subtle on the dancefloor and he's suave around the bar He's a quick draw with a lighter, he's a pseudo movie star You know he was quite a singer, quite an actor quite some time ago He had quite a famous program, late night bedtime TV show You know he's not the king of Bedside Manor He's not the Tom Jones who lives next door He's not the king of Bedside Manor He hardly even lives there anymore Well, he opens up the curtains at the crack of dawn Just to see the lovely ladies who have come and gone From the house next door to his house on the lane He consoles himself that he's got his health and he knows he can't complain You know he's not the king of Bedside Manor He's not the Tom Jones who lives next door He's not the king of Bedside Manor He hardly even lives there anymore He's not the king of bedside manor He's not the king of bedside manor Hardly even lives there any more Styx! Domo arigato Mr. Roboto He's not the king, he's not the king, he's not the king Of bedside manor |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
When I was born, they looked at me and said,
"What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy." And when you were born, they looked at you and said, "What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl." We've got these chains hanging around our necks People wanna strangle us with them before we take our first breath Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same When temptation calls, we just look away This name is the hairshirt I wear And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair This song is the cross that I bear Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me Be with me tonight I know that it isn't right... But be with me tonight I go to school, I write exams If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out does anyone give a damn? And if they do, they'll soon forget 'Cause it won't take much from me to show my life ain't over yet I wake up scared, I wake up strange I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna change I wake up scared, I wake up strange And everything around me stays the same It's the hairshirt I wear And this hairshirt is woven from, it's woven from, your brown hair This song is the cross that I bear Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me Be with me tonight I know that it isn't right... But be with me tonight I couldn't tell you that I was wrong Chickened out, grabbed a pen and a paper, sat down and I wrote this song I couldn't tell you that you were right So instead I looked in the mirror, I watched TV, laid awake all night We've got these chains hanging around our necks People wanna strangle us with them before we take our first breath Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same When temptation calls... This name is the hairshirt I wear And this hairshirt is woven from, it's woven from, it's woven from hair This song is the cross that I bear Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me Be with me tonight And when I was born, they looked at me and said, "What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy." When you were born, they looked at you and said, "What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl." |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992)
I concede that you were right about this place
I can make a perfect likeness of your body if I trace I can hold you 'til you turn out the light And I can't see Do you believe we are all innately good Do you think that you would love me 'til tomorrow if you could Would you please turn down the radio So we can speak I put my hands around your neck You wrap your arms around me I put my hands around your neck You wrap your arms around me I put my hands around your neck You wrap your arms around me I put my hands around your neck You wrap your arms around me I regret every time I raised my voice And it wouldn't be that bright of me to say I had no choice I can kiss your eyes your hair your neck 'Til we forget I concede that you were right about this place I can make a perfect likeness of your body if I trace I can hold you 'til you turn out the light, And I can't see |
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from Coneheads (콘헤드) by David Newman [ost] (1993)
Get tough now
Come away for the S The S one W Brothers and sisters Come away for the S The S one W On time cause he busta rhymes a hard rhymer On time cause he busta rhymes a hard rhymer It's the flavor, it's the flavor, it's the flavor Life saver It's the flavor, it's the flavor, it's the flavor Life saver Get back cause he whacks the tracks terminator Get back cause he whacks the tracks terminator 1989 the number another summer (get down) Sound of the funky drummer Music hittin' your heart cause I know you got soul (Brothers and sisters, hey) Listen if you're missin' y'all Swingin' while I'm singin' Givin' whatcha gettin' Knowin' what I know While the Black bands sweatin' And the rhythm rhymes rollin' Got to give us what we want Gotta give us what we need Our freedom of speech is freedom or death We got to fight the powers that be Lemme hear you say Fight the power Lemme hear you say Fight the power Lemme hear you say Fight the power Lemme hear you say Fight the power We've got to fight the powers that be As the rhythm designed to bounce What counts is that the rhymes Designed to fill your mind Now that you've realized the prides arrived We got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart It's a start, a work of art To revolutionize make a change nothin's strange People, people we are the same No we're not the same Cause we don't know the game What we need is awareness, we can't get careless You say what is this? My beloved lets get down to business Mental self defensive fitness (Yo) bum rush the show You gotta go for what you know Make everybody see, in order to fight the powers that be Lemme hear you say... Fight the Power Lemme hear you say Fight the power Lemme hear you say Fight the power Lemme hear you say Fight the power Lemme hear you say Fight the power We've got to fight the powers that be Elvis was a hero to most Buddy Elvis was a hero to most Buddy Ebsen was a hero to most Buddy Rich was a hero to most Buddy Hackett was a hero to most Nutty Buddy was a hero to most But he never meant shit to me you See I'm straight up racist that sucker was Simple and plain ____________ and John Wayne Cause I'm Black and I'm proud I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps Sample a look back you look and find Nothing but rednecks for 400 years if you check Don't worry be happy Was a number one jam Damn if I say it you can slap me right here (Get it) lets get this party started right Right on, c'mon What we got to say Power to the people no delay To make everybody see In order to fight the powers that be |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
A is for angry, which is what you are at me
A is for adult, which is what I'll never be A is for applesauce, my favorite meal A is for Adam, which is how I sometimes feel; Like I'm the only man on Earth, and I've forgotten what that's worth A is for Arthur, he's a lovable drunk A M & Azing, like Thelonius Monk A is for argument, A is for apparent A is for antagonism that's not even there and it's just you begging for attention or something I won't even mention * And I don't even know why you keep on trying Like I don't even know why I keep on lying There are millions of people in worlds of their own And two of them can't let go A is for algebra, I learned it in school A is what Fonzie said, 'cause he was very cool A is for adversary, A is for affection A is arousal, you are giving me an erection C'mon I'm trying to show affection for longer than a half an hour *Repeat I met a woman I used to know Long before you, long ago All I could say, after hello Was "are you still single?" A is for attitude I can't help but wield A is for arrogance; emotional shield A is for acting, A is for abhorrently A is for asshole, which is what I am, how rude of me. I owe you an apology I'm sorry *Repeat |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
You're in an all-girl band
Your futon's second hand Your parents understand but you don't care I have a job in a shop I'm an undercover cop I make sure the customers aren't thieves Old at being young Young at being old Everything's on hold within our evolution * You're my alternative girlfriend I love you, and now you cannot pretend There's nothing left that won't cross over Last night we slept on the lawn you woke up and I was gone Back to the dream I dream to leave My life with her is a bore A worn-out metaphor No more surprises up its sleeve We're old at being young Young at being old Everything's been sold to other's revolutions *Repeat You live above your dad's four-car garage With your vinyl and imaginary entourage if I pull up in a U-Haul, pack up quick So we can get out of this town 'cause it makes me sick *Repeat |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
Am I the only one who gets to make you laugh.,
Laugh until you cry? Am I the only one who asks you to go, Go on without me? Am I the only one who loves when you leave Your hair down in front of your eyes? * And who do you think I am? And who do you think I'll be? without You? Am I the only one who had to dress you up To see how you fell down Am I the only one who needs you to go, Go on about me? Am I the only one who loves when you leave Your hair down in front of your eyes? *Repeat |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
Learn to lose, it's easier that way
We've paid our dues, but we can't make life pay All across the world, people going mad in their mother's cars, the kids are feeling sad That's how it is, and I'll see you later Everything old is new again Everything under the sun Now that I'm back with you again We hug and we kiss We sit and make lists We drink and I bandage your wrists Wasted youth -- there wasn't much to waste Down to the bone, and still losing weight With all the wishing in the world glistening in her eyes But when I say I love her, she thinks I'm telling lies is it all lost? No, we never had it Everything old is new again Everything under the sun All of our fears come true again Recycle reuse Resent and refuse Our parent's ideals and view She thinks the afterlife might just be where the action is With high schools built like prisons, she can't find a way to live Moved back home to fill the empty nest Afraid to roam, in love with second best While somewhere in the world, she's hosting her own show And everyone she questions never seems to know Who they are and where they are going Everything old is new again Everything under the sun Now that I'm without you again I wake up and eat I go back to sleep And let my nightmares repeat All across the world, people going mad |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
You and I have been through this before
I owe you my whole life, nothing more I never said that I liked you the most You're my father, I'm your son, who's the Holy Ghost? Where does the time go when it's not around here? Here we stand at the edge of the drive I'm just waiting for my ride to arrive I wait to see if you've any last words We pulled away, I called your name, I don't think you heard Where does the time go when it's not around here? I don't know Where does the time go when it's not around here? You and I never shared all that much When I leave, I'll be all right, I'll keep in touch As your road narrows, so mine grows wider As I leave I turn and wave to the Great Provider Where does the time go when it's not around here? I don't know Where does the time go when it's not around here? |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
Someone somewhere has unglued our epoxy
And now I'm kissing you by proxy Hope you don't mind Somewhere someone is dreaming of me Tries to love me, hope you don't mind I love you intermittently I love you intermittently She's a lot like you but she don't look like you Okay, she's not you But she'll do fine I got my life on hold just to avoid confrontation But should I tell you to your face and Risk my hide? I love you intermittently I love you intermittently When immeasurably Turns to intermittently There's no use in going on Except for fear of being wrong Every morning I just hit the ground yawning... Stick around if you enjoy disaster 'Cause if you can't see what I'm after You must be blind I love you intermittently I love you intermittently Didn't have the heart to say goodbye So I continued in my charlatan ways Did I say heart? I meant to say guts Now I'm on my own and I'm sorry that you're gone |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair
Was dazzled by her smile while I shopped there It wasn't long before I lived with her I sang her songs while she dyed my hair Jane... divided, but I can't decide which side I'm on Jane... decided only cowards stay, while traitors run Jane... Jane I'd bring her gold and frankincense and myrrh She thought that I was making fun of her She made me feel I was fourteen again That's why she thinks it's cooler if we'd just stay friends Jane... doesn't think a man could ever be faithful Jane... isn't giving me a chance to be shameful Jane... Jane I wrote a letter, she should have got it yesterday That life could be better by being together Is what I cannot explain to Jane The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair Still dazzled by her smile while I shoplift there No promises as vague as heaven No Juliana next to my Evan Jane... desired by the people at her school and work Jane... is tired 'cause every man becomes a lovesick jerk Jane... Jane |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
When she was three her Barbies always did it on the first date
Now she's with me, there's never any need for them to demonstrate She's like a baby, I'm like a cat; When we are happy, we both get fat and still It's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough And I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way Call me crazy; it really doesn't matter All that matters to me is she Her life in a nutshell No way would she want it to change me It's not that easy 'cause my time is often decided for me For me She memorized every pencil crayon color in the box Her blue-green eyes complement the burnt sienna in her locks She's at the movies, I'm on the phone; When we're separated we're never alone, but still It's never enough, it's never enough, no it's never enough I fell down with no one there to catch me from falling Then she came 'round And only her tenderness stopped me from bawling my eyes out I'm OK, and that's why... |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
Hey I'm a cow, I'm curious
Hey watch me now, I'm furious Hey I'm a cow, I'm full of hate Hey watch me now, I'm on your plate |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
Who's lonely now?
Which one of us is suffering? Who's in his cups? Which one of us recovering? Who likes to look at pictures and cries, but way too late? Who doesn't want to change a thing, accepting it was fate? * The wrong man was convicted You know I did the deed I thought that you would wait for me Your wants I needn't heed The wrong man lies beside you And waits for you to wake And all because I lacked conviction, The judgment's my mistake Who's breathless now? Who only hyperventilates? Who'd die for you! Who's dying inside anyway? Which one of us is sunshine and which one's growing dim? while two men dream of you at night, do you just dream of him? *Repeat Who's lonely now? Who's reaching out to no one? Who's lonely now? it takes one to know one I changed my mind; you said that I could change it back I wanted space, and now change has fallen through the cracks if I'm again beside your body, don't tell me where it's been it's cruel, unusual punishment to kiss fingerprinted skin *Repeat it's my mistake |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs, But I've never been good with plants Her next presentation, a new dictionary She circled the word "romance" So enthusiastic, a little bit drastic, I shaved her name in my head As she beheld it, she said I misspelled it; Need more be said? (chorus) These apples are delicious! "As a matter of fact they are," she said Can all this fruit be free? She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book I've never been big on mail I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge, And wondered if it still went by rail I've never been frightened of being enlightened But some things can go too far Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar, You get what my meanings are (chorus) I'm not trying to sing a love song -- I'm trying to sing in tune I know I am sometimes headstrong Falling in love, catching fire -- I want to be consumed Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire? (chorus) |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
As we walk together through the autumn, nearing winter
Through the dying leaves and trees we call our home and native land, You say you don't believe a thing I say, I say you don't believe a thing You say you can't believe how I don't understand * But I Know That you will be waiting Oh I know That you will be waiting Oh I know You Will be waiting Waiting there for me You say you cannot live with me, you need your own identity And now we air our laundry on national TV And so you hate my arrogance, my smothering and sitting on the fence, But I'm afraid of the hard permanence of letting you go free *Repeat I'm so sick of fighting and that effigy you're lighting looks An awful lot like whose name I just can't quite place And though you say it's not supposed to be me or any entity Still through the lames and smoke I see I recognize that face *Repeat And you were someone who would Always tell me things I don't know, And tell me where to go But there I'll always go Whether or not you're waiting I don't care if you'll be waiting But please say that you will be waiting there for me |
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from Friends (프렌즈) [ost] (1995)
A key in the door, a step on the floor,
A note on the table, and a meal in the micro Note says "I'm in bed, please make sure you're fed If you're taking a shower, you can borrow my bathrobe And when I'm asleep I dream you move in next week" I crumple the note and save it to put inside *My shoe box Shoe box of lies Shoe box Shoe box of lies It's under my bed, it's never been read It's in with my school stuff and my mom never cleans there From the first little fib, when I still wore a bib To my latest attempt at pretending at someone Who's not seventeen and doesn't know what you mean When talk turns to single malts, or stilton, or *Repeat Did somebody tell you This is how it's supposed to be? Or did you just find it And you don't want any more from me? *Repeat Was it something I said, or was it something you read That's making me think that I should never have come here I can offer you lies, I can tell you good-bye, I can tell you I'm sorry, but I can't tell the truth, dear And if I could - would it do any good? You'll still never get to see the contents of *Repeat You're so nineteen-ninety And it's nineteen-ninety-four Leave this world behind me 'Cause you don't want me anymore *Repeat |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
Break Your Heart
The bravest thing I've ever done Was to run away and hide But not this time, not this time And the weakest thing I've ever done Was to stay right by your side Just like this time, and every time I couldn't tell you I was happy when you were gone So I lied and said that I missed you when we were apart. I couldn't tell you, so I had to lead you on But I didn't mean to break your heart. And if I always seem distracted Like my minds somewhere else, That's because it's true, yes it's true it's this stupid pride that makes me feel Like I have to follow through Even half-assedly, loving you Why must I always speak in terms of cowardice? When I guess I should have just come out and told you right from the start Why must I always tell you all I want is this? I guess 'cause I didn't want to break your heart And you said; "What'd you think that I was gonna do, Curl up and die just because of you? I'm not that weak, you know What'd you think that I was gonna do, Try to make you love me as much as I love you? how could you be so low? You arrogant man, What do you think that I am? My heart will be fine Just stop wasting my time" And now I know that you will be okay, and that I got what I want and that's rid of you Good bye And it's not cause I'll be missing you That makes me fall apart it's just that I didn't mean to break No I didn't mean to break No I didn't mean to break Your heart |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
Call Me Calmly
You and I were meant to be Even though you don't know me I don't even know your name And do you think that you know mine? You were lonely, I was bored I may be more than you can afford But I'm sure we'll meet halfway Chorus: And I've got this crazy feeling you've been trying to get to me When all you have to do is calmly Call me, call me, call me Basic service: sixty bucks I'll roll the dice, you try your luck A pair gets me a week in rent And a straight gets even more. I'm no good at playing cards I hold my dates in high regard Pay up front and ye shall receive Love is never in-between if it isn't one thing, then it's always something else I don't even know what I mean I thought that it was nothing, but now I can't find nothing else Oh, you can't hide But at least you tried to Call me, call me, call me Are you ashamed of what you've done? All we did was have some fun I won't judge and I won't tell And I'll forget you when you've gone I pity all you working stiffs, Living wondering "what if?" "What if someday I was free?" Chorus |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
I know why I like you
It's 'cause of your clothing and your haircut And 'cause you're racist I have a match; your face, My asking your questions you can't answer You want to box me? Our world works in a weird way I've heard them say a man with a beard may Frighten children or dogs but a moustache scares me more I know why you bite me It's cause of your instincts and your canines And 'cause I kicked you I have a bone to pick; Please go on the paper, and fetch me my slippers And stop meowing Man's best friend wags his tail and Bares his teeth to the man with the mail and Though he's frightened of thunder he never goes to war Tell me what's the circumstance of circumcision? And what goes in my daughter's pants is whose decision? I've seen the facts of inter-race realtions, Of see-though slacks, of cyber-masturbation; If a hundred monkeys each could get their own show, Perhaps one day a chimp might say “You have faith, you just need to use it, sayth the Lord” I know why I like you It's 'cause of your sandals and your supper And 'cause you're Jesus I have a match; your Dad, my dad has Your picture right next to your mother's, And one of Charo They hold hands up in heaven And they say that their son's name is Kevin But I read in a book somewhere that his name is Jack |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
I Live With It Everyday
On August first, nineteen-eight-one I cycled to Scott's house with a BB gun We were almost twelve, but we looked thirteen He had baby-blue eyes that I shot him between Nature provides for us a safety net Whatever we do, we can never forget Chorus: I live with it every day Even though we moved away Our yesterdays are on a loop; A marathon of heartbreaking moments I live with it every day For every step I have to pay The only thing that they can't take The guild that spirals in my wake The day they found me asleep on the floor Engine running, closed garage door Was the day the For Sale sign arrived on the lawn Two weeks later, and we were gone Everyone falls through time and the funnel it makes But I'm staying here inside my biggest mistake Chorus The love I put away Like games that children play The hearts you choose to break Like cars dumped in the lake The laugh lines on your face The life I won't embrace The cold house I won't leave The guests I won't receive Chorus |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
In the Drink
Chorus: I'm in the drink for love And want to drink your love Swimmin' a swim in the suds I want to drink your blood Up like a rocket, down like the rain Back and forth like a choo-choo train I have a secret that just won't keep All I wanna do is brush your teeth Butterfly kisses And the taste of delicious I'd like to sip the sap from your tree And the honey in the tea Dripping amber drips Patiently Chorus I'm in the drink for love And want to drink your love Squishin' toes in the mud I want to drink your blood Caught a snowflake on my tongue A feathery crystal in the flavour of gum Dropping clouds fallin' fast Are you going to try some while they last? Once the birds have migrated Come Spring twitter painted Up the river, I journey on 'Cause this salmon is ready to spawn if you have some swimming lessons it would make it easier Chorus |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
Just aToy
Look at my mouth, a thin painted line Look at my limbs, bent up and bundled in twine Forever, ever mine Form of a tree, shape of a child I wish I could cry, stuck in a permanent smile Forever, ever mine Chorus: I know you must have loved me sometime But now I'm just a toy I know you must have loved me sometime But now I'm just a toy First there was me, nothing but time Till he came along, you told me you'd always be mine Forever, ever mine Look at his face, somewhat like mine But look at his nose, you can always be sure that he's lying Forever, ever mine Chorus Who needs you A boy-to-be who Needs to be Better than him, worthy of you Given the chance that he had, I know what I'd do Forever, ever mine I call him liar, you call him son if I could move, I'd set him on fire and I'd run forever Chorus |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
Same Thing
What does it mean to wake out of a dream and be wearing some else's shorts? I've been around the block, at least on my bike I was prepared for the news but not for The Third World War I found me an answer, in a grocery store I found me an answer in the form of an old man with a cardigan on, this guy's got thirty years on me but he stops and smiles just to say "Hello, didn't I see you on TV?" Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Charlie Brown went through I'm in a comic store Lookin' for some mistakenly priced comic I could make A fortune on and in walks the Fantastic Four I say "don't go; That last issue was cool!" Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the same These things all end Who asked you anyway? You'll have to bend Who asked you anyway? I'm in a thunderstorm Staying out from under trees never holding Golf clubs, but still seem to be getting Struck by lightning... must be something in my veins My weathered veins Must've been the same thing |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
Shoe Box
A key in the door, a step on the floor A note on the table, and a meal in the micro Note says "I'm in bed, please make sure that you're fed if you're taking a shower, you can borrow my bathrobe When I'm asleep I dream you move in next week" I crumple the note and save it to put inside Chorus: My shoe box Shoe box of lies Shoe box Shoe box of lies it's under my bed, it's never been read it's in with my school stuff and my mom never cleans there From my first little fib, when I still wore a bib To my latest attempt at pretending I'm someone Who's not seventeen, doesn't know what you mean When talk turns to single malts, or stilton, or Chorus Did somebody tell you This is how it's supposed to be? Or did you just find it And you don't want any more from me? Chorus Was it something I said, or was it something you read That's making me think that I should never have come here I can offer you lies, I can tell you good-bye. I can tell you I'm sorry, But I can't tell you the truth, dear And what if I could -- would it do any good? You'll still never get to see the contents of Chorus You're so nineteen-ninety And it's nineteen-ninety-four Leave this world behind me 'Cause you don't want me anymore. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
There's a spider in my room
There's a spider in my room Then a voice above my head Said if that spider were made dead I'd better grow some fins 'cause It would make it easier to swim I don't like spiders and snakes The way they crawl, the way they shake If a spider gets killed how does that make it rain? How could I be the one to blame? A whisper drizzled down from the ice in its eyes It said, "Try pickin' on your own damn size," But the Hoover was quick, termination complete In its bedroom home not a chance to eat In the corner beside my bed Very busy spinning thread Eight legs and a little head I hear the thunder from outside And the water's gettin' high I don't like moths and bugs They buzz, they get in the rugs But where does a guy find some room In this life raft home, a little rubber tomb There's a spider in my room There's a spider in my room In the corner beside my bed Very busy spinning thread Eight legs and a little head There's a spider in my room There's a spider in my room Spider Spider There's a spider in my Spider in my Spider in my |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
Stomach vs. Heart
In through my veins, without brains, I involuntarily take what I need, then I bleed and it comes right back to me. But guts only eat and sometimes they repeat on you. Keeping you on your toes or crouched above the loo. That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart. That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart. Blood turns from blue into red 'cause of oxygen that it's fed and I turn back to blue, 'cause I'm losing you, but tummy just growls not real words, mostly vowels and I always forget sometimes Y Gratification can cause constipation if organs are left to die. That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart. That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart. I gained all this weight out of love, not hate I've got so much love to give (give me a break!) I'd love to sleep in late, but that dessert looks great. Was it something I said or was it some I ate? Heart beats in sync, beat in time, beat in bodies likes hers and mine, But I fed only one, and look what it's done; I've run out of blood and I'm chewing my cud and my gastrointestinal festival's best of all The cardiovascular questions they ask you are Less than the answers they give you like cancer and That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart. That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank
I tend the wheat field that makes your bread. I bind the sweet veal, pluck the hens that make your bed. Mother Nature & Mother Earth Are two of three women who dictate what I'm worth Chorus: I'm the farmer. I work in the fields all day. Don't mean to alarm her, But I know it was meant to be this way. You cried a tear, I wiped it dry I put you up upon a pedestal so high if you should waiver, if you should sway I'd catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away. You signed your picture with an O and X I bet you don't write "love" each time you sign your cheques. Chorus All of this corn I grow I grow it all for you I took a hatchet to the radio I did it all for you You could have written back, You could have said "Thank you" I guess you've got better things, better things to do. You say you love me, is that the truth? Although they've heard the songs, my friends want living proof. I know your address, I ring the bell I bring you flowers and a .22 with shells. I'm the farmer I work in the fields all day Never wanted to harm her But I know it was meant to be this way. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
The Old Apartment
(Page/Robertson) Broke into the old apartment This is where we used to live Broken glass, broke and hungry broken hearts and broken bones This is where we used to live Why did you paint the walls? Why did you clean the floor? Why did you plaster over the hole I punched in the door? This is where we used to live Why did you keep the mousetrap? Why did you keep the dishrack? these things used to be mine I guess they still are, I want them back Broke into the old apartment Forty-two stairs from the street Crooked landing, crooked landlord Narrow laneway filled with crooks This is where we used to live Why did they pave the lawn? why did they change the locks? Why did I have to break it? I only came here to talk This is where we used to live How is the neighbor downstairs? How is her temper this year? I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun I know we don't live here anymore We bought an old house on the Danforth She loves me and her body keeps me warm I'm happy there But this is where we used to live Broke into the old apartment Tore the phone out of the wall Only memories, fading memories Blending into dull tableaux I want them back |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
This Is Where It Ends
I don't buy everything I read, I haven't even read everything I've bought. I don't cry every time I bleed, My eyes are dry, but they're bloodshot. I have faith in medication I believe in the Prozac Nation You play doctor, but I've lost patience Chorus: But this is where it ends This is where it ends Call the police and call the press But please, dear God, don't tell my friends This is where it ends This is where it ends Where's my pride? Where's my self-esteem? Does it show in the drinks I've bought? I don't hide every time I'm seen, but I try not to get caught. Make excuses for behaviour Can my illness be my saviour? Hid my heart while you still gave yours Chorus She says she wants to live in a movie I say I want someone else to stand behind me And write it all down 'cause I can't be bothered doing it myself. And I don't want the responsibility of proving it's importance. I have loved and I have waited Been picked up and been sedated mental health is overrated Chorus |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Born On A Pirate Ship (1996)
When I Fall
I look straight in the window, try not to look below Pretend I'm not up here, try counting sheep But the sheep seem to shower off this office tower Nine-point-eight straight down I can't stop my knees. Chorus: I wish I could fly From this building, from this wall And if I should try, would you catch me if I fall? My hands clench the squeegee, my secular rosary Hang on to your wallet, hang on to your rings Can't look below me, or something might throw me Curse at the windstorms that October brings. I look in the boardroom; a modern pharaoh's tomb I'd gladly swap places, if they care to dive They're lined up at the window, peer down into limbo They're frightened of jumping, in case they survive. I wish I could step from this scaffold onto soft green pastures, shopping malls, or bed With my family and my pastor and my grandfather who's Dead Look straight in the mirror, watch it come clearer I look like a painter, behind all the grease But paintings creating, and I'm just erasing A crystal-clear canvas is my masterpiece Chorus |
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from D3 : The Mighty Ducks by David Newman [ost] (1996)
I found my locker and I found my classes Lost my lunch and I broke my glasses That guy is huge! That girl is wailin! First day of school and Im already failing. This is me in grade nine baby this is me in grade nine. This is me in grade nine baby this is me in grade nine. Ive got a blue and red Adidas bag and a humongous binder Im trying my best not to look like a minor niner. I went out for the football team to prove that Im a man; I guess I shouldnt tell them that I like Duran Duran. Well, half my friends are crazy and the others are depressed and none of them can help me study for my math test. I got into the classroom and my knowledge was gone; I guess I shouldve studied instead of watching Wrath of Khan. They called me chicken legs, they called me four-eyes, they called me fatso, they called me buckwheat, they called me Eddie. Ive got a red leather tie and a pair of rugger pants, I put them on and I went to the high school dance. Dad said I have to be home by eleven-- aw, man, Im gonna miss Stairway to Heaven. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
And you said:
"What'd you think that I was gonna do, Curl up and die just because of you? I'm not that weak you know What'd you think that I was gonna do, Try to make you love me as much as I love you? How could you be so low? You arrogant man, What do you think I am? My heart will be fine Just stop wasting my time" And now I know that you will be okay, And I got what I want and that's rid of you Good-bye And it's not 'cause I'll be missing you That makes me fall apart It's just that I didn't mean to break No I didn't mean to break Your heart |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
And you said:
"What'd you think that I was gonna do, Curl up and die just because of you? I'm not that weak you know What'd you think that I was gonna do, Try to make you love me as much as I love you? How could you be so low? You arrogant man, What do you think I am? My heart will be fine Just stop wasting my time" And now I know that you will be okay, And I got what I want and that's rid of you Good-bye And it's not 'cause I'll be missing you That makes me fall apart It's just that I didn't mean to break No I didn't mean to break Your heart |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
Drove downtown in the rain
nine-thirty on a tuesday night, just to check out the late-night record shop. Call it impulsive call it compulsive, call it insane; but when I'm surrounded I just can't stop. It's a matter of instinct it's a matter of conditioning it's a matter of fact. Tou can call me Pavlov's dog, ring a bell and I'll salivate - how'd you like that? Dr. Landy tell me you're not just a pedagogue 'cause right now I'm * Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I am lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. So I'm lying here just staring at the ceiling tiles, and I'm thinking about oh what to think about. Just listening and relistening to Smiley Smile, and wondering if this is some kind of creative drought because I'm *Repeat And if you want to find me I'll be out in the sandbox, wondering where the hell all the love has gone, Playing my guitar and building castles in the sun and singing "Fun, Fun, Fun" *Repeat I had a dream that I was three hundred pounds and though I was very heavy I floated 'til I couldn't see the ground I floated 'til I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me, I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me because I'm *Repeat Drove downtown in the rain nine-thirty on a tuesday night, just to check out the late-night record shop. Call it impulsive you can call it compulsive, you can call it insane; but when I'm surrounded I just can't stop. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
Drove downtown in the rain
nine-thirty on a tuesday night, just to check out the late-night record shop. Call it impulsive call it compulsive, call it insane; but when I'm surrounded I just can't stop. It's a matter of instinct it's a matter of conditioning it's a matter of fact. Tou can call me Pavlov's dog, ring a bell and I'll salivate - how'd you like that? Dr. Landy tell me you're not just a pedagogue 'cause right now I'm * Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I am lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. So I'm lying here just staring at the ceiling tiles, and I'm thinking about oh what to think about. Just listening and relistening to Smiley Smile, and wondering if this is some kind of creative drought because I'm *Repeat And if you want to find me I'll be out in the sandbox, wondering where the hell all the love has gone, Playing my guitar and building castles in the sun and singing "Fun, Fun, Fun" *Repeat I had a dream that I was three hundred pounds and though I was very heavy I floated 'til I couldn't see the ground I floated 'til I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me, I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me because I'm *Repeat Drove downtown in the rain nine-thirty on a tuesday night, just to check out the late-night record shop. Call it impulsive you can call it compulsive, you can call it insane; but when I'm surrounded I just can't stop. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
Another night at the palace,
'cause there is nothing else to do. The same people, the same drinks and the same music, the same quicksand. I think this harbor town is waist deep and sinking fast. * Hello city, you've found an enemy in me. Hello city, hello city. Second night at the warehouse, and my mock turtleneck just reeks. From the liquor room to the changeroom to the doom and gloom of the hotel room, I wish this seaside beerhall would sink into the bay. *Repeat Maybe I caught you at a bad time, maybe I should call you back next week, maybe half the fault was mine that the sun didn't shine on Barrington Street It's three o'clock in the morning, and I'm hungry so lets eat. Climb down three flights to the streetlights and the barfights, we're just taking in the sights. I hope tomorrow that I wake up in my own bed. *Repeat "What a good place to be, don't believe them, 'Cause they speak a different language and its never been happy for me. It's Happy Hour again." Hello city, Hello city |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
Another night at the palace,
'cause there is nothing else to do. The same people, the same drinks and the same music, the same quicksand. I think this harbor town is waist deep and sinking fast. * Hello city, you've found an enemy in me. Hello city, hello city. Second night at the warehouse, and my mock turtleneck just reeks. From the liquor room to the changeroom to the doom and gloom of the hotel room, I wish this seaside beerhall would sink into the bay. *Repeat Maybe I caught you at a bad time, maybe I should call you back next week, maybe half the fault was mine that the sun didn't shine on Barrington Street It's three o'clock in the morning, and I'm hungry so lets eat. Climb down three flights to the streetlights and the barfights, we're just taking in the sights. I hope tomorrow that I wake up in my own bed. *Repeat "What a good place to be, don't believe them, 'Cause they speak a different language and its never been happy for me. It's Happy Hour again." Hello city, Hello city |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
I'd but you a house ( I would buy you a house)
If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd buy you furniture for your house ( maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd but you a K-car ( a nice reliant automobile) If I had a 1,000,000, I'd buy you love If I had a 1,000,000 I'd build a treefort in our yard If I had a 1,000,000 You could help it wouldn't be that hard If I had a 1,000,000 Maybe we could put a refrigerator in there Wouldn't that be fabulous! If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I but you a fur coat( but not a real fur coat that's cruel) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd buy you an exotic pet(like a llama or an emu) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd but you John Merick's remains (All them crazy elephant bones) If I had a 1,000,000 I'd buy your love If I had a 1,000,000 We wouldn't have to walk to the store If I had a 1,000,000 We'd take a limousine cause it costs more If I had a 1,000,000 We wouldnt have to eat Kraft dinner If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) i'd but you a green dress ( but not a real green dress that's cruel) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd but you some art ( A Picasso or a Garfunkel) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd buy you a monkey (haven't you always wanted a monkey?) If I had a 1,000,000 If I had a 1,000,000 If I had a 1,000,000 If I had a 1,000,000 I'd be RICH! |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
I'd but you a house ( I would buy you a house)
If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd buy you furniture for your house ( maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd but you a K-car ( a nice reliant automobile) If I had a 1,000,000, I'd buy you love If I had a 1,000,000 I'd build a treefort in our yard If I had a 1,000,000 You could help it wouldn't be that hard If I had a 1,000,000 Maybe we could put a refrigerator in there Wouldn't that be fabulous! If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I but you a fur coat( but not a real fur coat that's cruel) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd buy you an exotic pet(like a llama or an emu) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd but you John Merick's remains (All them crazy elephant bones) If I had a 1,000,000 I'd buy your love If I had a 1,000,000 We wouldn't have to walk to the store If I had a 1,000,000 We'd take a limousine cause it costs more If I had a 1,000,000 We wouldnt have to eat Kraft dinner If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) i'd but you a green dress ( but not a real green dress that's cruel) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd but you some art ( A Picasso or a Garfunkel) If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000) I'd buy you a monkey (haven't you always wanted a monkey?) If I had a 1,000,000 If I had a 1,000,000 If I had a 1,000,000 If I had a 1,000,000 I'd be RICH! |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair
Was dazzled by her smile while I shopped there It wasn't long before I lived with her I sang her songs while she dyed my hair Jane... divided, but I can't decide which side I'm on Jane... decided only cowards stay, while traitors run Jane... Jane I'd bring her gold and frankincense and myrrh She thought that I was making fun of her She made me feel I was fourteen again That's why she thinks it's cooler if we'd just stay friends Jane... doesn't think a man could ever be faithful Jane... isn't giving me a chance to be shameful Jane... Jane I wrote a letter, she should have got it yesterday That life could be better by being together Is what I cannot explain to Jane The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair Still dazzled by her smile while I shoplift there No promises as vague as heaven No Juliana next to my Evan Jane... desired by the people at her school and work Jane... is tired 'cause every man becomes a lovesick jerk Jane... Jane |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair
Was dazzled by her smile while I shopped there It wasn't long before I lived with her I sang her songs while she dyed my hair Jane... divided, but I can't decide which side I'm on Jane... decided only cowards stay, while traitors run Jane... Jane I'd bring her gold and frankincense and myrrh She thought that I was making fun of her She made me feel I was fourteen again That's why she thinks it's cooler if we'd just stay friends Jane... doesn't think a man could ever be faithful Jane... isn't giving me a chance to be shameful Jane... Jane I wrote a letter, she should have got it yesterday That life could be better by being together Is what I cannot explain to Jane The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair Still dazzled by her smile while I shoplift there No promises as vague as heaven No Juliana next to my Evan Jane... desired by the people at her school and work Jane... is tired 'cause every man becomes a lovesick jerk Jane... Jane |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
When she was three her Barbies always did it on the first date Now she's with me, there's never any need for them to demonstrate She's like a baby, I'm like a cat; When we are happy, we both get fat and still It's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough And I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way Call me crazy; it really doesn't matter All that matters to me is she Her life in a nutshell No way would she want it to change me It's not that easy 'cause my time is often decided for me For me She memorized every pencil crayon color in the box Her blue-green eyes complement the burnt sienna in her locks She's at the movies, I'm on the phone; When we're separated we're never alone, but still It's never enough, it's never enough, no it's never enough I fell down with no one there to catch me from falling Then she came 'round And only her tenderness stopped me from bawling my eyes out I'm OK, and that's why... |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
When she was three her Barbies always did it on the first date
Now she's with me, there's never any need for them to demonstrate She's like a baby, I'm like a cat; When we are happy, we both get fat and still It's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough And I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way Call me crazy; it really doesn't matter All that matters to me is she Her life in a nutshell No way would she want it to change me It's not that easy 'cause my time is often decided for me For me She memorized every pencil crayon color in the box Her blue-green eyes complement the burnt sienna in her locks She's at the movies, I'm on the phone; When we're separated we're never alone, but still It's never enough, it's never enough, no it's never enough I fell down with no one there to catch me from falling Then she came 'round And only her tenderness stopped me from bawling my eyes out I'm OK, and that's why... |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
I'm the farmer
I work in the fields all day Don't mean to alarm her But I know it was meant to be this way You cried a tear, I wiped it dry I put you up upon a pesestal so high If you should waver, if you should sway I'd catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away You signed your picture with an O and X I bet you don't write "love" each time you sign your cheques All of this corn I grow I grow it all for you I took a hatchet to the radio I did it all for you You could have written back You could have said "thank you" I guess you've got better things, Better things to do You say you love me, is that the truth? Although they've heard the songs, my friends need living proof I know your address, I ring the bell I bring you flowers and a .22 with shells Never wanted to harm her I know it was meant to be this way |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
I'm the farmer
I work in the fields all day Don't mean to alarm her But I know it was meant to be this way You cried a tear, I wiped it dry I put you up upon a pesestal so high If you should waver, if you should sway I'd catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away You signed your picture with an O and X I bet you don't write "love" each time you sign your cheques All of this corn I grow I grow it all for you I took a hatchet to the radio I did it all for you You could have written back You could have said "thank you" I guess you've got better things, Better things to do You say you love me, is that the truth? Although they've heard the songs, my friends need living proof I know your address, I ring the bell I bring you flowers and a .22 with shells Never wanted to harm her I know it was meant to be this way |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
The Old Apartment
Broke into the old apartment This is where we used to live Broken glass, broke and hungry Broken hearts and broken bones This is where we used to live Why did you paint the walls? Why did you clean the floor? Why did you plaster over the hole i punched in the door? This is where we used to live Why did you keep the mousetrap? Why did you keep the dishrack? These things used to be mine I guess they still are, i want them back! Broke into the old apartment Forty-two starirs from the street Crooked landing, crooked landlord Narrow laneway filled with crooks This is where we used to live Why did they pave the lawn? Why did they change to locks? Why did i have to break it, I only came here to talk This is where we used to live How is the neighbour downstaris? ow is her temper this year? I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun I know we don't live here anymore We bought an old house on the Danforth She loves me a her body keeps me warm I'm happy there But this is where we used to live Broke into the old apartment Tore the phone out of the wall Only memories, fading memories Blending into dull tableux I want them back |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
The Old Apartment
Broke into the old apartment This is where we used to live Broken glass, broke and hungry Broken hearts and broken bones This is where we used to live Why did you paint the walls? Why did you clean the floor? Why did you plaster over the hole i punched in the door? This is where we used to live Why did you keep the mousetrap? Why did you keep the dishrack? These things used to be mine I guess they still are, i want them back! Broke into the old apartment Forty-two starirs from the street Crooked landing, crooked landlord Narrow laneway filled with crooks This is where we used to live Why did they pave the lawn? Why did they change to locks? Why did i have to break it, I only came here to talk This is where we used to live How is the neighbour downstaris? ow is her temper this year? I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun I know we don't live here anymore We bought an old house on the Danforth She loves me a her body keeps me warm I'm happy there But this is where we used to live Broke into the old apartment Tore the phone out of the wall Only memories, fading memories Blending into dull tableux I want them back |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
These apples are delicious!
"As a matter of fact they are," she said Can all this fruit be free? She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book I've never been big on mail I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge, And wondered if it still went by rail I've never been frightened of being enlightened But some things can go too far Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar, You get what my meanings are I'm not trying to sing a love song -- I'm trying to sing in tune I know I am sometimes headstrong Falling in love, catching fire -- I want to be consumed Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire? |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
These apples are delicious!
"As a matter of fact they are," she said Can all this fruit be free? She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book I've never been big on mail I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge, And wondered if it still went by rail I've never been frightened of being enlightened But some things can go too far Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar, You get what my meanings are I'm not trying to sing a love song -- I'm trying to sing in tune I know I am sometimes headstrong Falling in love, catching fire -- I want to be consumed Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire? |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
"My dad's a bit of a nut and he's into his home movie taping. so, this is... you know it started with just a little palmcorder, and then he got the cranes... and, you know, so those are my brothers working the cranes. this is like.. its a family affair tonight. and the craz-"
"you think this is crazy, you should have seen it when his wife gave birth." "-the craziest thing is, though-" "there were copters and everything over his house" "my dad goes through so much trouble to tape the whole show, and hes only going to show it to my uncle, and he dosnt even like the band. he's gonna 'oh, no! Watch, Elwyn! you gotta see this part, Elwyn. this was great.' here's a little song about my Uncle Elwyn." Ed's Uncle Elwyn Ed's Uncle Elwyn My Uncle Elwyn is tall My Elwyn is small My Elwyn plays a mean basketball He's about fourty-five, maybe fifty-five, sixty I'm not sure Once, he mixed me a drink I was about five years old It was Kool-aid and pop, I thought that was cold Cold meaning good Cold's supposed to be bad But I think that I oughta change some things, And change their meanings I've been here, I've been demeaning Once, twice, maybe three times I asked my Uncle Elwyn He's a mime He said Ed's Uncle Elwyn (Oo) Ed's Uncle Elwyn (Oh) That's E-L-W-Y-N That's Elwyn, sing it again E-L-W-Y-N That's Elwyn, sing it again E-L-W-Y-N That's Elwyn, sing it again E-L-W-Y-N That's Elwyn! That's my uncle. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
When I was born they looked at me and said
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy And when you were born they looked at you and said What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl We've got these chains that hang around our necks People want to strangle us with them before we take our First breath Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same When temptation calls we just look away This name is the hairshirt I wear And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair This song is the cross that I bear Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me Be with me tonight I know that it isn't right But be with me tonight I go to school, I write exams If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out, does anyone give a damn? And if they do, they'll soon forget 'Cause it won't take much for me to show that my life ain't over yet I wake up scared, I wake up strange I wake up wondering if anything in my life Is ever going to change I wake up scared, I wake up strange And everything around me stays the same I couldn't tell you that I was wrong Chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song I couldn't tell you that you were right So instead i looked in the mirror watched tv laid awake all night When temptation calls... hey |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
When I was born they looked at me and said
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy And when you were born they looked at you and said What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl We've got these chains that hang around our necks People want to strangle us with them before we take our First breath Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same When temptation calls we just look away This name is the hairshirt I wear And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair This song is the cross that I bear Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me Be with me tonight I know that it isn't right But be with me tonight I go to school, I write exams If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out, does anyone give a damn? And if they do, they'll soon forget 'Cause it won't take much for me to show that my life ain't over yet I wake up scared, I wake up strange I wake up wondering if anything in my life Is ever going to change I wake up scared, I wake up strange And everything around me stays the same I couldn't tell you that I was wrong Chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song I couldn't tell you that you were right So instead i looked in the mirror watched tv laid awake all night When temptation calls... hey |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
I look straight in the window, try not to look below
Pretend I'm not up here, try counting sheep But the sheep seem to shower off this office tower Nine-point-eight straight down I can't stop my knees. * I wish I could fly From this building, from this wall And if I should try, would you catch me if I fall? My hands clench the squeegee, my secular rosary Hang on to your wallet, hang on to your rings Can't look below me, or something might throw me Curse at the windstorms that October brings. I look in the boardroom; a modern pharaoh's tomb I'd gladly swap places, if they care to dive They're lined up at the window, peer down into limbo They're frightened of jumping, in case they survive. I wish I could step from this scaffold onto soft green pastures, shopping malls, or bed With my family and my pastor and my grandfather who's Dead Look straight in the mirror, watch it come clearer I look like a painter, behind all the grease But paintings creating, and I'm just erasing A crystal-clear canvas is my masterpiece *Repeat |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle [live] (1996)
I look straight in the window, try not to look below
Pretend I'm not up here, try counting sheep But the sheep seem to shower off this office tower Nine-point-eight straight down I can't stop my knees. * I wish I could fly From this building, from this wall And if I should try, would you catch me if I fall? My hands clench the squeegee, my secular rosary Hang on to your wallet, hang on to your rings Can't look below me, or something might throw me Curse at the windstorms that October brings. I look in the boardroom; a modern pharaoh's tomb I'd gladly swap places, if they care to dive They're lined up at the window, peer down into limbo They're frightened of jumping, in case they survive. I wish I could step from this scaffold onto soft green pastures, shopping malls, or bed With my family and my pastor and my grandfather who's Dead Look straight in the mirror, watch it come clearer I look like a painter, behind all the grease But paintings creating, and I'm just erasing A crystal-clear canvas is my masterpiece *Repeat |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Alcohol, my permanent accessory
Alcohol, a party-time necessity Alchool, alternative to feeling like yourself O Alcohol, I still drink to your health I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol Forget the caffe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea A Malibu and Coke for you, a G&T for me Alcohol, Your songs resolve like my life never will When someone else is picking up the bill I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol O Alcohol, would you please forgive me? For while I cannot love myself I'll use something else I thought that Alcohol was just for those with nothing else to do I thought that drinking just to get drunk was a waste of precious booze But now I know that there's a time and there's a place where I can choose To walk the fine line between self-control and self-abuse I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol Would you please ignore that you found me on the floor Trying on your camisole? O Alcohol, would you please forgive me? For while I cannot love myself I'll use something else. Would you please forgive me Would you please forgive me |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Alcohol
Alcohol, my permanent accessory Alcohol, a party-time necessity Alcohol, alternative to feeling like yourself O Alcohol, I still drink to your health I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol Forget the caffe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea A Malibu and Coke for you, a G&T for me Alcohol, Your songs resolve like my life never will When someone else is picking up the bill I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol O Alcohol, would you please forgive me? For while I cannot love myself I'll use something else I thought that Alcohol was just for those with nothing else to do I thought that drinking just to get drunk was a waste of precious booze But now I know that there's a time and there's a place where I can choose To walk the fine line between self-control and self-abuse I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol Would you please ignore that you found me on the floor Trying on your camisole? O Alcohol, would you please forgive me? For while I cannot love myself I'll use something else. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Call and Answer
I think it's getting to the point where I can be myself again I think it's getting to the point where we have almost made amends I think it's the getting to the point that is the hardest part. And if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I'll pick you up and if you court this disaster I'll point you home You think I only think about you when we're both in the same room You think I'm only here to witness the remains of love exhumed You think we're here to play a game of who loves more than whom And if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I'll pick you up and if you court this disaster I'll point you home You think it's only fair to do what's best for you and you alone You think it's only fair to do the same to me when you're not home I think it's time to make this something that is more than only fair So if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I'll pick you up and if you court this disaster I'll point you home. But I'm warning you, don't ever do those crazy, messed up things that you do If you ever do I promise you I'll be the first to crucity you Now it's time to prove that you've come back here to rebuild. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
I think it's getting to the point
where I can be myself again I think it's getting to the point where we have almost made amends I think it's the getting to the point that is the hardest part. And if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I'll pick you up and if you court this disaster I'll point you home You think I only think about you when we're both in the same room You think I'm only here to witness the remains of love exhumed You think we're here to play a game of who loves more than whom And if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I'll pick you up and if you court this disaster I'll point you home You think it's only fair to do what's best for you and you alone You think it's only fair to do the same to me when you're not home I think it's time to make this something that is more than only fair So if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I'll pick you up and if you court this disaster I'll point you home. But I'm warning you, don't ever do those crazy, messed up things that you do If you ever do I promise you I'll be the first to crucity you Now it's time to prove that you've come back here to rebuild. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
If I were you (and I wish that I were you),
All the things I'd do to make myself turn blue I suppose I'd start by removing all my clothes, tie my pantyhose around my neck I'll be that girl -- and you would be right over If I were a field, you would be in clover If I were the sun, you would be in shadow And if I had a gun, there'd be no tomorrow If you will not have me as myself, perhaps as someone else Perhaps as you I'll be worth noticing Then even a eunuch won't resist The magic of a kiss from such as me I'll be that girl -- and you would be right over If I were a field, you would be in clover If I were the sun, you would be in shadow If I had a gun, there'd be no tomorrow It's time to kick off your shoes, learn how to choose sadness It's time to throw off those chains, addle our brains with madness 'Cause we've got plenty of time to grow old and die But when at last your beauty's faded you'll be glad that I have waited for you When you're done with being beautiful and young When that course is run, then come to me I'll be that girl -- and you would be right over If I were a field, you would be in clover If I were the sun, you would be in shadow |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
If I were you, and I wish that I were you
All the things I'd do to make myself turn blue I suppose I'd start by removing all my clothes Tie my panty-hose around my neck I'll be that girl, and you would be right over If I were a field, you would be in clover If I were the sun, you would be in shadow And if I had a gun, there'd be no tomorrow If you will not have me as myself Perhaps as some one else, perhaps as you I'll be worth noticing Then even a eunch won't resist The magic of a kiss from such as me I'll be that girl, and you would be right over If I were a field, you would be in clover If I were the sun, you would be in shadow And if I had a gun, there'd be no tomorrow It's time to kick off your shoes Learn how to choose sadness It's time to throw off those chains Addle our brains with madness 'Cause we've got plenty of time To grow old and die But when at last your beauty's faded You'll be glad that I have waited for you When you're done With being beautiful and young When that course is run Then come to me I'll be that girl, and you would be right over If I were a field, you would be in clover If I were the sun, you would be in shadow And if I had a gun, there'd be no tomorrow |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
In the Car
She fed me strawberries and freezer-burned ice cream I said "Goodbye, I guess" She lifted up her dress and so I must confess, we made out one more time before I left for good She thought I'd come back but I wouldn't want to seem like other guys A book-and-record love, we sat and read our books, between those longing looks, compounded by our fear, My tongue inside her ear, my tongue inside her in the basement of her mother's house where she once taped the first three sides of Sandanista for my car. We were looking for ourselves and found each other In the Car it was rare to do much more than simply mess around In the Car It was mostly mutual masturbation And though we spoke of penetration I'd have to wait for someone else to try it out Once I had this dream where I slept with her mom A secret all along, unless I've got this wrong Unless she hears this song unless she hears it on a tape inside her car with her new husband and she turns to him and says "I think that's me" In the Car We were looking for ourselves but found each other In the Car We groped for excuses not to be alone anymore In the Car We were waiting for our lives to start their endings In the Car We were never making love We were never making love We were never making love |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
She fed me strawberries and
freezer-burned ice cream I said "Good-bye I guess" She lifted up her dress and so I must confess we made out one more time before I left for good She thought I'd come back but I wouldn't want to seem like other guys A book-and-record love, we sat and read our books between those longing looks, compounded by our fear My tongue inside her ear, my tongue inside her in the basement of her mother's house where she once taped the first three sides of Sandanista! for my car We were looking for ourselves and found each other In the Car It was rare to do much more than simply mess around In the Car It was mostly mutual masturbation And though we spoke of penetration I'd have to wait for someone else to try it out Once I had this dream where I slept with her mom A secret all along, unless I've got this wrong unless she hears this song unless she hears it on a tape inside her car with her new husband and she turns to him and says "I think that's me" In the Car we were looking for ourselves but found each other In the Car We groped for excuses not to be alone anymore In the Car we were waiting for out lives to start their endings In the Car We were never making love We were never making love We were never making love |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
I met you before the fall of Rome
and I begged you to let me take you home You were wrong, I was right You said goodbye, I said goodnight * It's all been done It's all been done It's all been done before I knew you before the west was won and I heard you say the past was much more fun You go your way, I go mine but I'll see you next time * Repeat And if I put my fingers here, and if I say 'I love you, dear' And if I play the same three chords, Will you just yawn and say * Repeat Alone and bored on a 30th century night. Will I see you on the price is right? Will I cry? Will I smile? As you run down the aisle. * Repeat |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
I met you before the fall of Rome
And I begged you to let me take you home You were wrong, I was right You said "Goodbye" I said "Goodnight" It's all been done, It's all been done, It's all been done before. I knew you before the west was won And I heard you say the past was much more fun You go your way, I go mine But I'll see you next time It's all been done, It's all been done, It's all been done before. If I put my fingers here And if I say "I love you, dear" And if I play the same three chords Will you just yawn and say It's all been done, It's all been done, It's all been done before. Alone and bored on a thirtieth century night Will I see you on "The Price is Right" Will I cry Will I smile As you run down the aisle It's all been done, It's all been done, It's all been done before It's all been done, It's all been done, It's all been done It's all been done, It's all been done, It's all been done before |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
I've informed you to leave
'Cause I can't afford to lose more sleep I get ill when I get tired So I'll try to rest if you'll stand guard Do do do do do do do do Whoa Do do do do do do do I've informed you to leave 'Cause I can't stand to hear you breathe I chew up and I choke down The scraps you choose to leave around Do do do do do do do do Whoa Do do do do do do do Apparitions still won't leave me alone It's as if you never left How am I supposed to remember you When you won't let me forget? I've informed you to leave 'Cause I can't afford to lose more sleep There's your shoes, and there's the door Please don't come here anymore Do do do do do do do do Whoa Do do do do do do do |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
I've informed you to leave
'Cause I can't afford to lose more sleep I get ill when I get tired So I'll try to rest if you'll stand guard Do do do do do do do do Whoa Do do do do do do do I've informed you to leave 'Cause I can't stand to hear you breathe I chew up and I choke down The scraps you choose to leave around Do do do do do do do do Whoa Do do do do do do do Apparitions still won't leave me alone It's as if you never left How am I supposed to remember you When you won't let me forget? I've informed you to leave 'Cause I can't afford to lose more sleep There's your shoes, and there's the door Please don't come here anymore Do do do do do do do do Whoa Do do do do do do do |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood
Somehow that always just made me feel good I can put a spare bulb in my hand And light up my yard Late at night when the wires in the walls Sing in tune with the din of the falls I'm conducting it all while I sleep To light this whole town If you question what I would do To get over and be with you Lift you up over everything To light up my room There's a shopping cart in the ravine The foam on the creek is like pop and ice cream A field full of tires that is always on fire To light my way home There are luxuries we can't afford But in our house we never get bored We can dance to the radio station That plays in our teeth If you question what I would do To get over and be with you Lift you up over everything To light up my room A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood Somehow that always just made me feel good I can put a spare bulb in my hand And light up my yard Light up my yard Lights in my yard Light up my yard |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Light Up My Room
A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood Somehow that always just made me feel good I can put a spare bulb in my hand And light up my yard Late at night when the wires in the walls Sing in tune with the din of the falls I'm conducting it all while I sleep To light this whole town If you question what I would do To get over and be with you Lift you up over everything To light up my room There's a shopping cart in the ravine The foam on the creek is like pop and ice cream A field full of tires that is always on fire To light my way home There are luxuries we can't afford But in our house we never get bored We can dance to the radio station That plays in our teeth If you question what I would do To get over and be with you Lift you up over everything To light up my room A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood Somehow that always just made me feel good I can put a spare bulb in my hand And light up my yard Light up my yard Lights in my yard Light up my yard |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
It's a long way back home
to pack up and leave again Together alone You without me again It's a long way back home and a long way back here again I should have known That you would just bleed again For the first time I knew what to do The first time it's just me and you and then the worst timing I ever knew I have to go I already know It's a long way back home To feel like I'm far away How should I know What goes on here anyway? For the first time I knew what to do The first time it's just me and you and then the worst timing I ever knew I have to go I already know Why not spend a week on a star No time, he can't get there by car When we get some time on our own We'll plan our next year alone It's a long way back home from just about anywhere 'Cause once through the door I'm not even halfway there For the first time I knew what to do The first time it's just me and you and then the worst timing I ever knew I have to go I already know It's a long way back home |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Never is Enough
What, am I to wake up suddenly and then enroll at the local college and earn me a degree And I could work weekends? if I've worked real hard I could mow your back yard I can go to Europe travel with my friends I can blow a thousand deutsche marks to get drunk in a pub with some Australians. Buy a giant backpack sew a flag on the back I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) I never have to do that stuff I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) You never have to do that stuff I never had to spend a summer planting trees I never worked my way through a forest inch by inch doubled over on my hands and knees. I never spent a single day in retail telling people what they want to hear telling people anything to make a sale. Eating in the food court with the old and the bored I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) I never have to do that stuff I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) You never have to do that stuff The worlds your oyster shell So what's that funny smell You eat the bivalve anyway And you're sick with salmonella You get your Ph.D. How happy you will be When you get a job at Wendy's And are honored with employee of the month I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) I never have to do that stuff I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) You never have to do that stuff |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
What, am I to wake up suddenly and then
enroll at the local college and earn me a degree And I could work weekends? if I've worked real hard I could mow your back yard I can go to Europe travel with my friends I can blow a thousand deutsche marks to get drunk in a pub with some Australians. Buy a giant backpack sew a flag on the back I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) I never have to do that stuff I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) You never have to do that stuff I never had to spend a summer planting trees I never worked my way through a forest inch by inch doubled over on my hands and knees. I never spent a single day in retail telling people what they want to hear telling people anything to make a sale. Eating in the food court with the old and the bored I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) I never have to do that stuff I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) You never have to do that stuff The worlds your oyster shell So what's that funny smell You eat the bivalve anyway And you're sick with salmonella You get your Ph.D. How happy you will be When you get a job at Wendy's And are honored with employee of the month I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) I never have to do that stuff I think never is enough (Yeah never is enough) You never have to do that stuff |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Its been one week since you looked at me
Cocked your head to one side and said "im angry" Five days since you laughed at me saying "Get that together, come back and see me" Three days since the living room I realized its all my fault, but couldnt tell you Yesterday you'd forgien me But it'll still be two days till I say im sorry Hold it now and watch the Hoodwink As I make you stop, think. You'll think you're lookin' at Aquaman I summon fish to the dish, Although i like the Chalet Swiss I like the sushi'cause its ever touched a frying pan Hot like Wasabe when I bust rhymes Big like LeAnn Rimes Becasue im all about value Bert Kaempfort's got the mad hits You try to match wits, you try to hold me But i bust through. Gonna make a break and take a fake, I'd like a stinkin' achin' shake I like vanilla, its the finest of the flavours Gotta see the show, 'cause then you'll know The vertigo is gonna grow 'Cause its so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver How can I help if I think you're funny when you're mad Tryin' hard not to smile though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? Well, you soon will I have the tendancy to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of taking off my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Threw your arms inthe air and said "you're crazy" Five days since you tackled me, I've still got the rug burns on both my knees It's been three days since the afternoon You realized its not my fault, not a moment too soon Yesterday you'd forgiven me, And now I sit back and wait till you say you're sorry Chickity China the Chinese chicken Have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin' Watchin X-Files with no lights on We're dans la maison I hope the Smoking Man's in this one Like Harrison Ford I'm gettin frantic Like Sting, I'm tantric Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy Like Kurasswa, I make mad films Okay I dont make films, But if I did, they'd have a Samurai Gonna get a set a' better clubs Gonna find the kind with the tiny nubs, Just so my irons aren't always flying off the back-swing Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon 'Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes That make me think the wrong thing How can I help if I think you're funny when you're mad Tryin' hard not to smile though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? Well, you soon will I have the tendancy to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of losing my shirt Its been one week since you looked at me Dropped your arms to the sides and said "I'm sorry" Five days since I laughed at you and said "You just did just what I thought you were gonna do" Three days since the living room, We realized we were both to blame, but what could we do? Yesterday you just smiled at me 'Cause we still got two days till we say we're sorry It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry, It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry, Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
One Week
It's been one week since you looked at me cocked your head to the side and said I'm angry. Five days since you laughed at me saying get that together come back and see me. Three days since the living room I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you Yesterday you'd forgiven me but it'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry Hold it now and watch the hoodwink As I make you stop, think You'll think you're looking at Aquaman I summon fish to the dish, although I like the Chalet Swiss I like the sushi 'cause it's never touched a frying pan Hot like wasabe when I bust rhymes Big like Leann Rimes Because I'm all about value Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits You try to match wits You try to hold me but I bust through Gonna make a break and take a fake I'd like a stinkin achin shake I like vanilla, it's the finest of the flavours Gotta see the show, cause then you'll know The vertigo is gonna grow Cause it's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? Well, you soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of taking off my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Threw your arms in the air and said you're crazy Five days since you tackled me I've still got the rug burns on both my knees It's been three days since the afternoon You realized it's not my fault not a moment too soon Yesterday you'd forgiven me And now I sit back and wait till you say you're sorry Chickity China the Chinese chicken You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin' Watchin X-Files with no lights on, we're dans la maison I hope the Smoking Man's in this one Like Harrison Ford I'm getting Frantic Like Sting I'm Tantric Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy Like Kurasawa I make mad films Okay I don't make films But if I did they'd have a samurai Gonna get a set of better clubs Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs just so my irons aren't always flying off the back-swing Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes that make me think the wrong thing How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? You soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of losing my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Dropped your arms to your sides and said I'm sorry Five days since I laughed at you and said You just did just what I thought you were gonna do Three days since the living room We realized we're both to blame, but what could we do? Yesterday you just smiled at me Cause it'll still be two days till we say we're sorry It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Woke up, I was on top of the world
There was a beautiful girl in the bed beside me Rolled over, got a kiss on the ear, She said,"Listen up, dear, there's a change inside me." Can't say how frightened I am, how unenlightened I am As I run for cover Can't say how happy I am to be wrong.. She's on time, She's on time She's on time, She's on time She's on time Halleluyah! She's on time! It's the safest time of the month, they say, for love We move in a mysterious way, Cause when some holiday, I'd say we work harder Not happy with a hug and a kiss, Although most stop at this, we go much, much farther We can't stop fooling around, on the bed, on the ground, on the bathroom counter. We can't stop when all our systems are go. She's on time, She's on time She's on time, She's on time She's on time Halleluyah! She's on time! It's the safest time of the month, they say, for love She's on time, She's on time She's on time, She's on time She's on time Halleluyah! She's on time! It's the safest time of the month, they say, for love Between you and me, how happy we'll be Repeating this cycle permanently But where will we be when baby makes three? I know that in a couple of years I might lay down my fears and get psyched about it Give in without an ounce of regret trying not to forget what I liked about it One day I might look like a fool with a yard and a pool and a station wagon Till then I get down on my knees every day and pray She's on time She's on time She's on time She's on time She's on time Halleluyah! She's on time! It's the safest time of the month, they say, for love |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Some Fantastic
One day I will build a fountain Drink and never grow old Then I'll market an elixir that will eliminate the common cold Find your sickness on my list Pay up front and make a wish One day I will work with animals All the tests I'm gonna do All my stuff's completely natural And when we're done we'll boil 'em down for glue that we can use to re-adhere your lips to mine if you were here There's a lot I will never do Some fantastic, I know it's true But none as much as my want to be with you I can't stand to wait in line long So I built a new machine It just measures up the distance and then eliminates the folks between One day I'll construct a satellite and I'll name it after you 'Cause you were the greatest friend of all except for when you split my lip in two To see the look upon your face as I launch you into space There's a lot I will never do Some fantastic, I know it's true But none as much as my want to be with you Bye-bye self-respect I haven't had much of it since you left I missed out on the best of you Some day I will find the secret to your social chemistry Then I'll print it on a t-shirt and it'll make you want to be with me If I wear it past your work you'll see other guys are jerks Much like pheromones for flies you will not avoid my eyes There's a lot I will never do Some fantastic, I know it's true But none as much as my want to be with you Bye-bye self-respect I haven't had much of it since you left I missed out on the best of you |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
One day I will build a fountain
Drink and never grow old Then I'll market an elixir that will eliminate the common cold Find your sickness on my list Pay up front and make a wish One day I will work with animals All the tests I'm gonna do All my stuff's completely natural And when we're done we'll boil 'em down for glue that we can use to re-adhere your lips to mine if you were here There's a lot I will never do Some fantastic, I know it's true But none as much as my want to be with you I can't stand to wait in line long So I built a new machine It just measures up the distance and then eliminates the folks between One day I'll construct a satellite and I'll name it after you 'Cause you were the greatest friend of all except for when you split my lip in two To see the look upon your face as I launch you into space There's a lot I will never do Some fantastic, I know it's true But none as much as my want to be with you Bye-bye self-respect I haven't had much of it since you left I missed out on the best of you Some day I will find the secret to your social chemistry Then I'll print it on a t-shirt and it'll make you want to be with me If I wear it past your work you'll see other guys are jerks Much like pheromones for flies you will not avoid my eyes There's a lot I will never do Some fantastic, I know it's true But none as much as my want to be with you Bye-bye self-respect I haven't had much of it since you left I missed out on the best of you |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
I never jumpted in and rescued you,
but I wanted to I didn't tell you which way to go, 'cause I thought you'd know You had a problem with your new found wealth, you brought it on yourself I never told you I told you so, but I told you so Have to let it go it's time to let it go Now I can't believe It took so long to leave Perhaps one day I'll grieve Or I never will I never told you I agreed with you I don't think I do I wasn't sure quite what the whole thing meant, but I'm glad you went I never thought that it could be painless, but it is I guess I had myself fooled into needing you, did I fool you too? Have to let it go it's time to let it go Now I can't believe It took so long to leave Perhaps one day I'll grieve Or I never will A viral infection that can incubate for years Caused by affection fallen deep into arrears No medication to procure Makes me pure, there's no cure, I am sure I never mentioned how I've prayed for you, and now I've paid for you I never said that I would wait for you, it's too late for you Have to let it go it's time to let it go Now I can't believe It took so long to leave Perhaps one day I'll grieve Or I never will |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Told You So
I never jumpted in and rescued you, but I wanted to I didn't tell you which way to go, 'cause I thought you'd know You had a problem with your new found wealth, you brought it on yourself I never told you I told you so, but I told you so Have to let it go it's time to let it go Now I can't believe It took so long to leave Perhaps one day I'll grieve Or I never will I never told you I agreed with you I don't think I do I wasn't sure quite what the whole thing meant, but I'm glad you went I never thought that it could be painless, but it is I guess I had myself fooled into needing you, did I fool you too? Have to let it go it's time to let it go Now I can't believe It took so long to leave Perhaps one day I'll grieve Or I never will A viral infection that can incubate for years Caused by affection fallen deep into arrears No medication to procure Makes me pure, there's no cure, I am sure I never mentioned how I've prayed for you, and now I've paid for you I never said that I would wait for you, it's too late for you Have to let it go it's time to let it go Now I can't believe It took so long to leave Perhaps one day I'll grieve Or I never will |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
When You Dream
With life just begun, my sleeping new son has eyes that roll back in his head They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart and pictures a world past his bed It's hard to believe As I watch you breathe Your mind drifts and weaves When you dream, what do you dream about? When you dream, what do you dream about? Do you dream about music or mathematics or planets too far for the eye? Do you dream about Jesus or quantum mechanics or angels who sing lullabies? His fontanelle pulses with lives that he's lived With memories he'll learn to ignore And when it is closed, he already knows he's forgotten all he knew before But when sleep sets in history begins But the future will win When you dream, what do you dream about? When you dream, what do you dream about? Are they colour or black and white, Yiddish or English or languages not yet conceived? Are they silent or boisterous? Do you hear noises just loud enough to be perceived? Do you hear Del Shannon's "Runaway" playing on transistor radio waves? With so little experience, your mind not yet cognizant Are you wise beyond your few days? When you dream, what do you dream about? When you dream, what do you dream about? |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
With life just begun, my sleeping new son
has eyes that roll back in his head They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart and pictures a world past his bed It's hard to believe As I watch you breathe Your mind drifts and weaves When you dream, what do you dream about? When you dream, what do you dream about? Do you dream about music or mathematics or planets too far for the eye? Do you dream about Jesus or quantum mechanics or angels who sing lullabies? His fontanelle pulses with lives that he's lived With memories he'll learn to ignore And when it is closed, he already knows he's forgotten all he knew before But when sleep sets in history begins But the future will win When you dream, what do you dream about? When you dream, what do you dream about? Are they colour or black and white, Yiddish or English or languages not yet conceived? Are they silent or boisterous? Do you hear noises just loud enough to be perceived? Do you hear Del Shannon's "Runaway" playing on transistor radio waves? With so little experience, your mind not yet cognizant Are you wise beyond your few days? When you dream, what do you dream about? When you dream, what do you dream about? |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Words & Music by Steven Page & Ed Robertson
Now I lay me down not to sleep I just get tangled in the sheets I swim in sweat three inches deep I just lay back and claim defeat Chapter read and lesson learned I turned the lights off while she burned So while she's three hundred degrees I throw the sheets off and I freeze Lids down, I count sheep I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I countdown, I look around Who needs sleep? (well you're never gonna get it) Who needs sleep? (tell me what's that for) Who needs sleep? (be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War) My hands are locked up tight in fists My mind is racing filled with lists of things to do and things I've done Another sleepless night's begun Lids down, I count sheep I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I countdown, I look around Who needs sleep? (well you're never gonna get it) Who needs sleep? (tell me what's that for) Who needs sleep? (be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War) Who needs sleep? (well you're never gonna get it) Who needs sleep? (tell me what's that for) Who needs sleep? (be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War) There's so much joy in life, so many pleasures all around But the pleasure of insomnia is one I've never found With all life has to offer, There's so much to be enjoyed But the pleasures of insomnia are ones I can't avoid Lids down, I count sheep I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I countdown, I look around Hala Hala Hala... Who needs sleep? (well you're never gonna get it) Who needs sleep? (tell me what's that for) Who needs sleep? (be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War) |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Stunt (1998)
Who Needs Sleep?
Now I lay me down not to sleep I just get tangled in the sheets I swim in sweat three inches deep I just lay back and claim defeat Chapter read and lesson learned I turned the lights off while she burned So while she's three hundred degrees I throw the sheets off and I freeze Lids down, I count sheep I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I countdown, I look around Who needs sleep? (well you're never gonna get it) Who needs sleep? (tell me what's that for) Who needs sleep? (be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War) My hands are locked up tight in fists My mind is racing filled with lists of things to do and things I've done Another sleepless night's begun Lids down, I count sheep I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I countdown, I look around Who needs sleep? (well you're never gonna get it) Who needs sleep? (tell me what's that for) Who needs sleep? (be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War) Who needs sleep? (well you're never gonna get it) Who needs sleep? (tell me what's that for) Who needs sleep? (be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War) There's so much joy in life, so many pleasures all around But the pleasure of insomnia is one I've never found With all life has to offer, There's so much to be enjoyed But the pleasures of insomnia are ones I can't avoid Lids down, I count sheep I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I countdown, I look around Hala Hala Hala... Who needs sleep? (well you're never gonna get it) Who needs sleep? (tell me what's that for) Who needs sleep? (be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War) |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Shoe Box E.P (2000)
Shoe Box
A key in the door, a step on the floor A note on the table, and a meal in the micro Note says "I'm in bed, please make sure that you're fed if you're taking a shower, you can borrow my bathrobe When I'm asleep I dream you move in next week" I crumple the note and save it to put inside Chorus: My shoe box Shoe box of lies Shoe box Shoe box of lies it's under my bed, it's never been read it's in with my school stuff and my mom never cleans there From my first little fib, when I still wore a bib To my latest attempt at pretending I'm someone Who's not seventeen, doesn't know what you mean When talk turns to single malts, or stilton, or Chorus Did somebody tell you This is how it's supposed to be? Or did you just find it And you don't want any more from me? Chorus Was it something I said, or was it something you read That's making me think that I should never have come here I can offer you lies, I can tell you good-bye. I can tell you I'm sorry, But I can't tell you the truth, dear And what if I could -- would it do any good? You'll still never get to see the contents of Chorus You're so nineteen-ninety And it's nineteen-ninety-four Leave this world behind me 'Cause you don't want me anymore. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Shoe Box E.P (2000)
Shoe Box
A key in the door, a step on the floor A note on the table, and a meal in the micro Note says "I'm in bed, please make sure that you're fed if you're taking a shower, you can borrow my bathrobe When I'm asleep I dream you move in next week" I crumple the note and save it to put inside Chorus: My shoe box Shoe box of lies Shoe box Shoe box of lies it's under my bed, it's never been read it's in with my school stuff and my mom never cleans there From my first little fib, when I still wore a bib To my latest attempt at pretending I'm someone Who's not seventeen, doesn't know what you mean When talk turns to single malts, or stilton, or Chorus Did somebody tell you This is how it's supposed to be? Or did you just find it And you don't want any more from me? Chorus Was it something I said, or was it something you read That's making me think that I should never have come here I can offer you lies, I can tell you good-bye. I can tell you I'm sorry, But I can't tell you the truth, dear And what if I could -- would it do any good? You'll still never get to see the contents of Chorus You're so nineteen-ninety And it's nineteen-ninety-four Leave this world behind me 'Cause you don't want me anymore. |
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from Barenaked Ladies - Shoe Box E.P (2000)
One, two..
I was surprised at how incredibly fast you were to come up and ask for a light I was amazed at just how matter of fact you were in taking me back for the night I only crave the sugar on the pill I hope that you will Trust me, trust me To let you down, You know that somebody got there first Trust me, trust me To let you down, My fingers crossed while my lips are pursed Trust me, I don't know where I'm going, you can drop me there Don't understand how the roles are reversed and now it's me that's freaked out by the chase The holy trinity are there in your purse: a condom, Obsession, and mace It's easier if I'm on my way So anyway you'll.. Trust me, trust me to let you down, You know that somebody got there first Trust me, trust me to let you down, My fingers crossed while my lips are pursed Trust me, I don't know where I'm going, you can drop me there I want you, you want me I want you not to want me I need you to need me To leave me Needing you to leave Trust me, trust me to let you down, You know that somebody got there first Trust me, trust me to let you down, My fingers crossed while my lips are pursed Trust me, I don't know where I'm going, you can drop me there Trust me, Trust me to let you down Trust me to let you down Trust me to let you down |
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