Canada Dry lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
We were shining like Aurora Borealis
Like Sid sipping from the Stanley chalice
Balling in a bus across the USA
Dumb enough to think that it would stay that way
Lounging in the living room in long johns
More distant than Victoria to St. John's
Trying to use a record to repair my heart
I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to start again
My friend
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
I'm out of your head and I'm losing my mind
Listening to Neil is making me cry
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
Sinking like a Saskatoon sunset
Thinking that we had it from the outset
Tommy said that life was a highway, dear
But I became the road kill when you oversteered
Oh why, oh why?
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
I'm out of your head and I'm losing my mind
Now listening to Joni's making me cry
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
High
You fled the snow, while I stayed here
I'll let you know, I'll make it clear
How happy I appear
High and Canada Dry
I'm out of your head and I'm losing my mind
Listening to Gordie is making me cry
You're leaving me high
You're leaving me high
You're leaving me high
And Canada dry
High and Canada dry
Bringing It Home lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
It's not a Cinderella story
It's not an overnight success
Where everybody expects unlikely outcomes
And I'm just somewhere in the mess
It's not an underdog sensation
Or a movie of the week
Anybody involved from the beginning
Knows it's not just a lucky streak
I'm bringin it home
Forever After
It's in our bones. Hey!
Stay at the house
'Cause we're bringing it home. Oh!
We raised the rafters
We made Rome. Hey!
We bagged it up and we're bringin it home
It's not a simple right of passage
Where you just follow every step
Somebody took every single roadmap
And there just wasn't any left
So we found our own direction
Made our way to everyone
And now we look back on every misstep
And wonder how we got it done
I'm bringin it home
Forever After
It's in our bones. Hey!
Stay at the house 'cause we're bringing it home. Oh!
We raised the rafters
We made Rome. Hey!
We bagged it up and we're bringin it home
I'm the quickest of the fast draws
Stick it making slack jaws
Last of the last straws
Slippin til the ice thaws
Swimming when it's ice cold
Brimmin' with the big bowl
Flavor never waiver
Put the life in the Lifesaver
Never ever let down
Good to get down
Freaky like antiquey-d?
I'm gonna make you my clown
All's well that ends well
Glad like in Gladwell
Days after Days Inn
I put my 10k's in (Yep!)
Forever After
It's in our bones. Hey!
Stay at the house
'Cause we're bringin it home. Oh!
We raised the rafters
We made Rome. Hey!
We bagged it up and we're bringin it home. Oh!
Forever After
It's in our bones. Hey!
Stay at the house
'Cause we're bringin it home. Oh!
We raised the rafters
We made Rome. Hey!
We bagged it up and we're bringin it home
We bagged it up and we're bringin it home
Invisible Fence lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
I heard you built an invisible fence
What about us, what about your friends
Its difficult not to take offence
When you're running intonan invisible fence
An invisible (invisible fence)
An invisible fence (an invisible fence)
An invisible (invisible fence)
Invisible, invisible
Some people just wanna build more walls
Thinking there's no hope, no peace at all
But building them comes at a great expense
Whether it is in your mind or wet cement
An invisible (invisible fence)
An invisible fence (an invisible fence)
An invisible (invisible fence)
Invisible, invisible
Invisible (invisible fence)
An invisible fence (an invisible fence)
Invisible (invisible fence)
I'll listen to that bird
I'll listen to that song bird
I'll listen to that bird
That sings for the peace of world
That sings for the peace of world
Yeah sure that we may have variance
Like colour of skin or the way we dance
And at end of the day we're not different
And we gotta break down the invisible fence
An invisible (invisible fence)
An invisible fence (an invisible fence)
An invisible (invisible fence)
Invisible, invisible
Lookin' Up lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Some people wanna take a high dive into a drink
Some people wanna watch the world swirl into the sink
Why would you argue is the glass half full? It's a mess
I drank the first half; you can drink the rest
Hey!
One foot on the pedal
One hand on the wheel
Don't know where I'm headed
But it starts right here
Everywhere I go is home
Every town and every road
Every song I've ever known
Carried in my bones
I feel like a lightening strike
Every time I rock the mic
You can join me if you'd like
Or I'll go on my own
I'm lookin' up
I'm lookin' up
All the way up
I'm lookin' up
All the way
Look at me now. I think you'd find it hard to believe
Back in my yearbook voted least likely to succeed
You go and worry 'bout the things you can't control
I'ma see the doughnut; you can see the hole
Everywhere I go is home
Every town and every road
Every song I've ever known
Carried in my bones
I feel like a lightening strike
Every time I rock the mic
You can join me if you'd like
Or I'll go on my own
I'm lookin' up
I'm lookin' up
All the way up
I'm lookin' up
All the way up
Everywhere I go is home
Every town and every road
Every song I've ever known
Carried in my bones
I feel like a lightening strike
Every time I rock the mic
You can join me if you'd like
Or I'll go on my own
I'm lookin' up
I'm lookin' up
All the way up
I'm lookin' up
All the way up
Sunshine lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Most of us, have learned to trust
What we see with our own eyes
But with blinders on you hardly realize
That out of view, it's still true
Even when no one's around
We can stumble and fall down
Sunshine burns your skin
Sometimes the things we love so much just eat us up from the outside in
Oceans blue will drown
I could find a way to live with your ghost but I won't be happy till I leave this town.
It's just as well, It's hard to tell
Cause my hindsight's crystal clear
But the view from then's not like the view from here
If you are passed through a looking glass
The important parts appear
But the details start to smear
Sunshine burns your skin
Sometimes the things we love so much just eat us up from the outside in
Oceans blue will drown
I could find a way to live with your ghost but I won't be happy till I leave this town.
When I leave this town, I move the point of view I found
Sun seems to go down, but it just burns while we all spin around
I ran fast, but I came last
'Cause although I set the pace
It was rigged from the start that I'd lose this race
Gone and done
Before it had begun
Seems the cup's half full till its overflowed
Then you run and run till your heart explodes
Sunshine burns your skin
Sometimes the things we love so much just eat us up from the outside in
Oceans blue will drown
I could find a way to live with your ghost but I won't be happy till I leave this town.
(Sunshine)
I won't be happy till I leave this town (Sunshine)
Won't be happy till I leave this town
Dusty Rooms lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
I spend too much time
In these dirty, dusty rooms
Places with the flickering signs
And the dirty, dusty rooms
Is it unfair
To want fresh air?
Is it such a crime?
The window is locked
The bed is wrapped
I feel like I'm doing time
Dial 9 for an outside line
In a dirty, dusty room
I found an old wedge of lime
In a dirty, dusty room
On TV
Hey it's Mr. T
Man, his jewelry shines
He's so cool
And he pities the fools
Who waste their precious time
Wasting precious time
In a dirty, dusty room
There's a loud and leaking fan
In a dirty, dusty room
And all of the rock and roll bands
In their dirty, dusty rooms
Hey there Jim
Where have you been?
How do you make the time fly?
Down at the gym
Stretching my limbs
Like a tree by the riverside
Like a tree by the riverside
Not a dirty, dusty room
Dial 8 for a really weird time
In a dirty, dusty room
I gave in
I went for a spin
And know what did I find?
A little tin
Full of tarantula skin
And a house full of butterflies
A house full of butterflies
Not a dirty, dusty room
Allons-y mes amis
We're making it out alive
Allons-y mes amis
It's checkout time
It's time to say goodbye
To our dirty, dusty rooms
We all spend too much time
In these dirty, dusty rooms
I spend too much time
In these dirty, dusty rooms
We Took The Night lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
We took the night
We chased the moon
We watched the skylight
I chased you
Hanging on for a chance
Hanging out, hanging in
In a shadow, in a glance
My memory, spins
We took the night
I keep it still
In the blue light
Warm from the chill
And we were lost in time
It never mattered, it never will
Broken, scattered
We took the night
We chased the moon
We watched the skylight
I chased you
Run blind, run fast
Too far and you've gone
I watched as you passed
And you keep running on
We took the night
I keep it still
In the blue light
Warm from the chill
Warm from the chill
We chased the moon
I chased you
Navigate lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Can't get lost 'cause I can navigate by stars
I can build you a lean-to, keep you warm and dry till dawn
What's the cost, of trying to find out who we are
Maybe we didn't mean to but still we got it going on
Up north, well off the highway away from the noise and lights
Wild sounds, as hard as they try, they can't contain themselves for the night
Hold still, try to pretend that there's no reason we'd ever go back
It's home and I will defend it
Can't get lost 'cause I can navigate by stars
I can build you a lean-to, keep you warm and dry till dawn
What's the cost, trying to find out who we are
Maybe we didn't mean to but still we got it going on
Drift on, don't try to attach this, don't dare try to get it to stop
Deep blue is fading to blackness, sink, and the temperature drops
No ride on the horizon, feels like you're floating in space
No time, no hesitation
I can't get lost 'cause I can navigate by stars
I can build you a lean-to, keep you warm and dry till dawn
What's the cost, trying to find out who we are
Maybe we didn't mean to but still we got it going on, and on, and on
Flying Dreams lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
If you could walk, if you could talk
Where would you go, what would you say to me?
I love the sound of you movin' around
Laughin' and dreamin' next to me
But I'll never know what you see
I hope it's a flying dream
Over fields, houses and hills
Over hospitals, shopping malls and ravines
Over walls, transcending it all
Love finds itself right where it longs to be
And I'll never know what you see
I hope it's a flying dream
You center me, you help me to see
What is important and what I should just let be
To blow away on garbage day
With candy rappers and cigarette packages
Through the dark days, the hard careens
Longing for flying dreams
There's no more leaves, the raindrops freeze
And glisten like teardrops in the the trees
Sink or swim, still sinking in
I've been swimming deep in the blues these days
Ever since fate intervened
And took away my flying dreams
Flying dreams
Flying dreams
Nobody Better lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Tryin' to make amends
Not just making friends
It means politely ends
And we make a mess
I try to comprehend
Not broken but well bent
I swear I did my best
Don't believe I know
Don't believe I've fallen in line
Tell me does it show
Wherever I go you'll be on my mind
There's nobody better, forever and ever
I'll weather this with you
Hiding all the wrong, trying to carry on
Make believe the song can make it work
Wanting to belong, I knew it all along
See it wasn't worth it
Don't believe I know
Don't believe I've fallen in line
Tell me does it show
Wherever I go you'll be on my mind
There's nobody better, forever and ever
I'll weather this with you
If I close my eyes, I see it every time
If I close my eyes, I see it every time
I don't believe I know
Don't believe I've fallen in line
Sp tell me does it show
Wherever I go you'll be on my mind
There's nobody better, forever and ever
I'll weather this with you
There's nobody better
Bag Of Bones lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Big dogs, barking dogs
Biting dogs, big dogs
Barking dogs, biting dogs
Now I know and now I can see
It was a joke, it was our mean
Up in smoke and lost in a fog
And everything has gone to the dust
Big dogs, barking dogs, biting dogs
Big dogs, barking dogs, biting dogs
Hey Mrs Jones, I saw you last week
Walking your dog way down the street
You said you feel, lost I know what it's like
When the blind lead the blind into the night
Memories of scenery are floating in my head
All I want is everything to be alright again and then
I'll bring back my bag of bones
Rain falling down, I walk to the park
I still hear the dogs but it's getting dark
Up in smoke and lost in a fog
And everything has gone to the dust
Big dogs
Big dogs
Big dogs
Big dogs
Memories of scenery are floating in my head
All I want is everything to be alright again and then
I'll bring back my bag of bones
Bag of bones (bring back)
Bag of bones (bring back)
My bag of bones (bring back)
In a back road (bring back)
Bring it back (bring back)
Bring it back
You + Me Vs The World lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
If I was stuck inside a burning building
I'd wanna be there with you
The final seconds of a thrilling ending
Know we'd Macguyver it through
Cause when I'm with you
I've got no need to be afraid
Despite what they do
You know we always get away
Throw us in any compromised position
Stand back and watch what we do
It's you and me against The World
There's no white flags when you're my girl
It's you and me against The World
And it won't stand a chance
No matter what the circumstance
If I was blown out of the airlock with you
Into the vacuum of space
A gravity assisted slingshot
We'd do an interstellar embrace
So, bring on the fire swamp
We're never giving up
I'll be your Wesley, you'll be my Buttercup
It's you and me against The World
There's no white flags when you're my girl
It's you and me against The World
And it won't stand a chance
No matter what the circumstance
The World looks in our eyes
Can't help but realize
This is not a it's gonna win
It's throwing in the towel and giving in
It's you and me against The World
There's no white flags when you're my girl
It's you and me against The World
There's no white flags when you're my girl
Just you and me against The World
You and me against The World
And it won't stand a chance
No matter what the circumstance
20/20 Hindsight lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
If you don't mind, it won't take long
I'm gonna stand up here and sing my song
I wanna dedicate it to my friends
From the very beginning to the end
I'm not a hostage to regret
But so many times I can't forget
If I could get back to those days
I know what to do, I know what to say
I barely knew my up from down
Or my left from right
Everything is clearer now
In hindsight
Twenty-twenty hindsight
Me and Sylvie and Silent Sam
We were sittin' so long, it never ends
I wish we could get together again
And we could laugh and play like we did back then
Sometimes I wander to that road
That I turned off of so long ago
I sit and wonder where it goes
And what different story might've been told
If I never said "I love you"
Then I'm saying it tonight
Everything is clearer now
In hindsight
Twenty-twenty hindsight
Twenty-twenty hindsight
Twenty-twenty hindsight
(Here's to the good friends in my life)
Twenty-twenty hindsight
Twenty-twenty
The Township Of King lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
She's lived alone in a little home
By the Township of King
In the morning she'd feed the birds
And listen to them sing
From the words they flock to her
Knowing she would do no harm
Flying over the patchwork quilt
Of the fields and the farms
Of the fields and farms, oh yeah
Then one day a yellow bird
Landed on her hand
Devoted, it sang to her
So that she could understand
It warned of the trucks coming up the road
Full of concrete and steel
Come to cut down all the trees
And pave over the field
Oh oh oh
Come come, the sky is grey
Come come, we'll find a way
They were building an amusement park
Where the forest once did stand
With gypsum built a mountain
And they'll call it Wonderland
I will feed you and care for you
Until you are strong and tall
And I will climb upon your back
And we'll fly away in the fall
We'll fly away, fly away
Come come, the sky is grey
Come come, we'll find a way
Then one day they flew away
And it was the strangest thing
To watch them all fly as she waved goodbye
To the Township of King
To the Township of King, oh yeah
Silverball (2015)
- Get Back Up
- Here Before
- Matter Of Time
- Duct Tape Heart
- Say What You Want
- Passcode
- Hold My Hand
- Narrow Streets
- Toe To Toe
- Piece Of Cake
- Globetrot
- Silverball
- Tired Of Fighting With You
- Counting Down (Best Buy Exclusive Bonus Track)
- Fall Back On (Best Buy Exclusive Bonus Track)
Get Back Up lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
I'm a little bit worse for wear
Got a little bit more grey hair
I'm not gonna be the next big thing
But I'm getting fitted for a new brass ring
I've been dunked, I've been kicked around
Now I'm ready for the big rebound
I know you can't win them all
But I'm swingin' like Pitt gettin' hits in Moneyball
Get back, get back up
You gotta get back, get back up
You got a whole stadium on their feet
It's not about a victory or a defeat
See you gotta get back, get back up
You gotta get back, get back up
Not everything is sink or swim
You can't fly if the air's too thin
The best part of the ride is the free fall
Better keep your arms and legs in the vehicle
Standing eight and I'm on the ropes
Knees givin' but I won't lose hope
Not the second coming of Muhammad Ali
But can I get a "WOOT" for the boxing imagery?
Get back, get back up
You gotta get back, get back up
You got a whole stadium on their feet
It's not about a victory or a defeat
See you gotta get back, get back up
You gotta get back, get back up
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Get back, get back up
You gotta get back, get back up
You got a whole stadium on their feet
It's not about a victory or a defeat
See you gotta get back, get back up
You gotta get back, get back up
Everybody's up on their feet
It's not about a victory or a defeat
See you gotta get back, get back up
You gotta get back, get back up
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Gotta get back, gotta get back
Here Before lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Try putting on a brave face,
While everything is giving way,
Night can undercut riverbank knowing that you might go swimming,
But it doesn't matter anyway.
Try to look at my reflection,
You see it's getting bigger fast,
By the time it looks lifesize I'll be soaking wet wondering how
I ended up on my ass.
And I've been here before,
I don't need to go back anymore,
I've been here before
And I don't need to go back anymore.
I'm thought of moving on the wrong side
But maybe it's the wrong bed
You can get tangled up and be arrested trying landing on your feet
And still wind up landing on your head.
So when you try to make it look good,
Like it was what you wanted all along.
Never thought you would wind up finding out nothing was quite
As you took for granted all along.
I've been here before,
And I don't mean to go back anymore,
I've been here before,
And I don't need to go back anymore.
Why would I fall back into this shit-storm?
I mean, what went wrong?
Why would I get it all over me?
Maybe I'll squeeze back into this suit I paid way too much for.
'Cos you can feel bad these days for free!
(Middle Eight)
I've been here before,
And I don't mean to go back anymore,
I've been here before,
And I don't need to go back anymore.
I've been here before.
I've been here before.
I've been here before.
Don't need to go back anymore.
I've been here before,
I've been here before,
And I don't need to go back anymore,
'Cos I've been here before.
Matter Of Time lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Time heals when both wheels
Slide off the shoulder
The car flips, your heart skips
And I'm sad and sober
I forfeit
To you for the moment
Swore this
Wasn't gonna go bent
More fits
Guess it was a matter of time
At war with anything and anyone
That you're with
I really got to hand it to you
For this
I guess it was a matter of time
I guess it was a matter of time
Time flies
And goodbyes
Pile up behind you
You release
You make peace
They come back to find you
I forfeit
To you for the moment
Swore this
Wasn't gonna go bent
More fits
Guess it was a matter of time
At war with anything and anyone
That you're with
I really got to hand it to you
For this
I guess it was a matter of time
I guess it was a matter of time
Was it just a matter of time? (time, time, time)
Maybe it was all in your mind (time, time, time)
Tell me was that over the line? (time)
'Cause everybody's doin' just fine (time, time)
I forfeit
To you for the moment
Swore this
Wasn't gonna go bent
More fits
Guess it was a matter of time
We're at war with anything and anyone
That you're with
I really got to hand it to you
For this
I guess it was a matter of time
I guess it was a matter of time
I guess it was a matter of time
I guess it was a matter of time
(More fits)
(Swore this)
(Forfeit, time)
I guess it was a matter of time
(Forfeit)
(You're this)
(For this time, time)
I guess it was a matter of time
Duct Tape Heart lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
It was in pieces 'til this adhesive
Stuck it together, now it beats again
It's working alright, and it looks tight
A little miracle I recommend
I could use another roll, another roll
I could use another roll right now
Stop messing with my Duct Tape Heart
Your best won't make it fall apart
Because I'll always have enough, enough
For when I gotta tape it up, it up
Stop messing with my Duct Tape Heart
‘Cause no one's ever gonna tear that thing apart
A million uses, you know the truth is
There isn't any heart that it can't fix
When you wear through one, just make a new one
And make a wallet out of extra bits
I could use another roll, another roll
I could use another roll right now
Stop messing with my Duct Tape Heart
Your best won't make it fall apart
Because I'll always have enough, enough
For when I gotta tape it up, it up
Stop messing with my Duct Tape Heart
‘Cause no one's ever gonna tear that thing apart
Woo-ooh hoo, woo-ooh hoo!
Woo-ooh hoo, woo-ooh hoo!
Woo-ooh hoo, woo-ooh hoo!
Woo-ooh hoo, woo-ooh!
Polyethylene coated pressure-sensitive tape
It's tried, it's true, nothing it can't do
Fixed the fender on the rover that was left on the moon
It's good enough for you
Stop messing with my Duct Tape Heart
Your best won't make it fall apart
Because I'll always have enough, enough
For when I gotta tape it up, it up
Stop messing with my Duct Tape Heart
Your best won't make it fall apart
Because I'll always have enough, enough
For when I gotta tape it up, it up
Stop messing with my Duct Tape Heart
You know you're never gonna tear that thing apart
Woo-ooh hoo, woo-ooh hoo!
Woo-ooh hoo, woo-ooh hoo!
Woo-ooh hoo, woo-ooh hoo!
Woo-ooh!
Say What You Want lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Say what you want
'Cause I can't hear you anyway
Go where you will
I won't steer you or lead you either way
Did you just fail to mention
That maybe I can make you smile again?
Make you smile and after a while, say
Did I just get your attention?
Did you notice that I changed my style and then
Made me smile, but it's not my style
Still say what you want
'Cause I can't hear you anyway
Go where you will
I won't steer you or lead you either way
Did you lose your medication
Or did you just want to be with me again?
I'll set you free, now let me be
This has been an education
Every bit of its reminding me of them
Reminding me there is no "we"
Now say what you want
'Cause I can't hear you anyway
Go where you will
I won't steer you or lead you either way
I've been running through the timelines
Picturing the headlines, but from memory
You weren't even in the room then
Is it safe to just assume then
You won't make an ass of me, well
Say what you want
'Cause I can't hear you anyway
Go where you will
I won't steer you or lead you either way (I won't lead you either way)
(I won't lead you either way)
I won't steer you or lead you either way (I won't lead you either way)
Passcode lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
You know the passcode to my heart
You push the buttons that make it start, beating (beating)
When ever we are far apart
You send a message that makes me so happy, happy
Happy, just to be alive
With you on my side, hey
You are the love of my life
You turn the key that makes me drive
You make me feel alive inside, thank you, yea thank you
Cause you know the passcode to my heart
You push the buttons that make it start beating, beating
Beating, like a carnival drum
Like the midday sun, hey
You are the love of my life
As the days go by (as the days go by)
All problems disolve (all problems disolve)
But when you're around they all disolve, disolve, disolve, disolve, disolve, disolve, disolve
Happy, just to be alive
With you on my side, hey
You are the love of my life
You know the passcode to my heart
You push the buttons that make it start, beating, beating, beating...
Hold My Hand lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Why don't you hold my hand?
We're taking one step forward but we're always going back to the start.
Why don't you hold my hand?
Maybe we got much better at looking at the other's heart.
When you go down, when you go down,
I'll be right there with you.
And when you come round, when you come round,
I'll let you know how I missed you.
Why don't you hold my hand?
We've got a lot more keeping us together then keeping us apart.
Why don't you hold my hand?
It's just a simple question it's not meant to be conceptual art.
When you go down, when you go down,
I'll be right there with you.
And when you come round, when you come round,
I'll let you know how I was missing you.
Sometimes I don't know what to do,
But I'm still right here next you.
I don't know what to do
But I'll be coming through.
When you go down, when you go down,
I'll be right there with you.
And when you come round, when you come round,
I'll let you know how I was missing you.
Sometimes I don't know what to do,
But I'm still right here next you.
I don't know what to do
But I'll be coming through.
Narrow Streets lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Narrow streets
Houses all in rows
Front porch seats
Watchin' people go
Woah-oh-oh, woah-oh-ohhhhh wah-oh
And in between
Dundas and Queen
Get off that strong
Spread the blankets on the lawn
Woah-oh-oh, woah-oh-ohhhhh wah-oh
Woah-oh-oh, woah-oh-ohhhhh
I think that we
Could do better if we weren't apart
I think that we couldn't find a better place to start
Than in this downtown neighborhood
Held together by nails and wood
Where the old folks take their time, I wanna make good time with you
And in the lane
Rusty garage doors
There's a hockey game
And that kid's freaking out 'cause he scored
Woah-oh-oh, oh-oh-ohhhhh, oh-oh-ohhhhh
Woah-oh-oh, oh-oh-ohhhhh
I think that we
Could do better if we weren't apart
I think that we couldn't find a better place to start
Than in this downtown neighborhood
Held together by nails and wood
Where the old folks take their time, I wanna make good time with you
I wanna climb the roof with you
I wanna walk the laaaaaaane with you
Toe To Toe lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
I'm convinced that I am stronger when standing in one place
Just sometimes I don't have the choice
There are instances when I no longer see your face
But I can plainly hear your voice
So we go
Toe to toe
Never knowing what our cards were
Even though
Blow by blow
We can not let down our guard
We should know
That if we show
Just a small amount of kindness
Then we won't go
Toe to toe
Anymore
Love's a gamble they say you can win the lottery
It depends on what you bet
There's a body of water dividing you and me
I'm not afraid of getting wet
So we go
Toe to toe
Never knowing what our cards were
Even though
Blow by blow
We can not let down our guard
We should know
That if we show
Just a small amount of kindness
Then we won't go
Toe to toe
Anymore
More than half a life away
It's gotta amount to something
We're still standing here today
It's not a hit and run thing
It's gotta count for something
So we go
Toe to toe
Never knowing what our cards were
Even though
Blow by blow
We can not let down our guard
We should know
That if we show
Just a small amount of kindness
Then we won't go
Toe to toe
Anymore
Yeah, we won't go
Toe to toe
Anymore
We won't go
Toe to toe
Anymore
Piece Of Cake lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Trying to get away
From banging on the tabletops, screaming at the top of my lungs
Did it in a day
When any other person would have taken off for most of a month
Then I had to pay
I was shaking from the aftershocks, never thought I’d steady again
Now I’m going grey
J. Jonah’s got a doppelganger playing in his own rock band
It was piece of cake
But making cake’s not easy
Sometimes the one you take
Can make a mess as we’ll see
Never wanted out
I was leaning on the door when the whole thing fell to the ground
Thought I was about
To make it go away and maybe tuck it where it’s safe and sound
If ever you’re in doubt
You never want to cut twice never having measured at all
Had to leave it out
‘Cause whether I had wanted to never really mattered in the freefall
It was piece of cake
But making cake’s not easy
Sometimes the one you take
Can make a mess as we’ll see
Everybody knows, but no one knows what went wrong
So the story grows; you never let truth get in the way of a good song
It was piece of cake
But making cake’s not easy
Sometimes the one you take
Can make a mess as we’ll see
It was piece of cake
But making cake’s not easy
Sometimes the one you take
Can make a mess as we’ll see
Globetrot lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Doesn't matter any of it happened before;
Maybe it was locked, but you still opened the door.
Kinda got held up mindin' the store.
So you had your head down, moppin the floor.
If you were gonna wreck it next, then what was it for?
I guess it doesn't matter much, not any more.
Globetrot. If that's what you've gotta do.
Don't stop, till you make the best of you.
Globetrot. Cause I'm getting used to you.
Globetrot. I did what I had to do.
We wanna hear from you if you are feelin' alone,
We're gonna open up the lines, so stay by the phone.
Cause maybe this loneliness is bred in the bone.
Anyone with half a mind would probably have known,
It's like I'm lookin' down from this spectacular drone,
Whispering secrets into megaphones.
I want more than ever before.
I want way beyond satisfaction.
In this case, you know that less isn't more.
And I can't wait to see your reaction.
I can't wait to see your reaction.
I suppose your memory is not as before.
Might a got your head caught, slammed in the door.
Either way your memory is not as before.
Guess that I could give the benefit of the doubt,
If I didn't know just what you were about.
Don't have to be a genius to figure it out.
Globetrot. If that's what you've gotta do.
Don't stop, till you make the best of you.
Globetrot. Cause I'm getting used to you.
Bad cop. I did what I had to do.
Globetrot. If that's what you've gotta do.
Don't stop, till you make the best of you.
Globetrot. Cause I'm getting used to you.
Bad cop. I did what I had to do.
Silverball lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Roll around, and I stare at you
Your lights and sound, am I scared of you?
You could take me down like you're set to do
But hear me now, I'll take care of you
Light me up, and knock me down
I'm free game whenever you're around
So lock me in, we're special bound
'Cause you're my silverball
Had it all, there and back again
I destroyed the ring on the attack again
The multi-ball was on track again
But I watched it fall through the center drain
Light me up, and knock me down
I'm free game whenever you're around
So lock me in, we're special bound
'Cause you're my silverball
Silence is fine, but you won't play me blind
Drops in a line reset every time
I'll change your mind if I nudge you oh-so carefully
Settin' up, hittin' shots again
Gettin' tough, making locks again
If you've seen one, then they're all the same
Just shoot the lights, and avoid out lanes
Light me up, and knock me down
I'm free game whenever you're around
So lock me in, we're special bound
'Cause you're my silverball
Light me up, and knock me down
I'm free game whenever you're around
So lock me in, we're special bound
'Cause you're my silverball
Tired Of Fighting With You lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
I'm tired of fighting with you
I'm tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
Sitting in my chair
It's like you're not even there
I shout into the air
But I know that you care
You don't hear a word I say
Never listened anyway
There's no amount I wouldn't pay
To make you go away
I'm tired of fighting with you
I'm tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
You never wait
For the hearts that you will break
For the dreams that you will take
Why don't you go jump in the lake
Why can't we have peace
Or quiet at least
Between west and east
Between man and beast
I'm tired of fighting with you
I'm tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
Leaning on the sink
Too tired to even think
I know you're waiting there
At the bottom of the stair
And I think of my little girl
The biggest love in the world
I know I'll thank someone
I know what I'm fighting for
Coming 'round the bend
Here's to things that mend
Here's to friends
And the helping hands they lend
I'm tired of fighting with you
I'm tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
I'm so tired of fighting with you
Counting Down lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Counting down is easy
It comes down to what are you prepared to do
The sound is teasing
It's different at eight than when it gets to two
Just hold your breath and
Take one big step over the precipice and
Fall back down
Take a breath
The writing's on the wall
The temporary outcome
Your paper tigers fall
You made a mess
Okay, you shit the bed
But now you have to lie there
'Cause it's all in your head
Counting down is easy
It comes down to what are you prepared to do
The sound is teasing
It's different at eight than when it gets to two
Just hold your breath and
Take one big step over the precipice and
Fall back down
Take a breath
Your heart won't settle down
The disappearing options
'Cause you can't turn around
Phone a friend
You might have made that call
But you lost all your lifelines
There's no one left at all
Counting down is easy
It comes down to what are you prepared to do
The sound is teasing
It's different at eight than when it gets to two
Just hold your breath and
Take one big step over the precipice and
Fall back down
Fall back down (fall back down)
Fall back down (fall back down)
Best thing about going up
You know that it's gonna come back around
(Stand up) stand back up
(Stand back up) stand back up
Why you crying 'bout a glass half empty
When you know it was you that drank half the cup
Counting down is easy
It comes down to what are you prepared to do
The sound is teasing
It's different at eight than when it gets to two
Just hold your breath and
Take one big step over the precipice and
Fall back down
Fall back down
Fall back down (fall back down) fall back down
Fall back down (fall back down) fall back down
Fall back down (fall back down) fall back down
Fall back down (fall back down) fall back down
Fall Back On lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Lying weak in emptiness
Flying helpless to renew the emptiness
You can never get the rest
All you needed was to have done what was best
I never wanted anyone and never wanted anything
To fall back on, fall back on
I never wanted anything and never wanted anyone
To call back on, call back on
You know the silly part of this
Is there is no one else that I would rather kiss
Tried to rearrange the rules
Made myself look like the king of all the fools
I never wanted anyone and never wanted anything
To fall back on, fall back on
I never wanted anything and never wanted anyone
To call back on, call back on
I never wanted anyone and never wanted anything
To fall back on, fall back on
I never wanted anything and never wanted anyone
To call back on, call back on
After all’s said and done
Maybe I’d just make one
Maybe I’d just make one fall apart
After all’s said and done
It made us look like fools
I never wanted anyone and never wanted anything
To fall back on, fall back on (fall back on)
I never wanted anything and never wanted anyone
To call back on, call back on (call back on)
I never wanted anyone and never wanted anything
To fall back on, fall back on (fall back on)
I never wanted anything and never wanted anyone
To call back on, call back on (call back on)
Grinning Streak (2013)
- Limits
- Boomerang
- Off His Head
- Gonna Walk
- Odds Are
- Keepin' It Real
- Give It Back To You
- Best Damn Friend
- Did I Say That Out Loud?
- Daydreamin'
- Smile
- Crawl
- Blacking Out (iTunes Bonus Track)
- Fog Of Writing (iTunes Bonus Track)
- Who Knew? (iTunes Bonus Track)
Limits lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Today, is not the day
To get it done, or not to get it done
Today, I heard you say
That maybe it's OK
If everything looks grey
Hold on to your armrest
Don't be alarmed I'm gonna do my best
Cause it's a long haul and I'm in this
Once in a while I exceed the posted limits
Did you hear?
Was there a cheer?
Did it still make a sound, though I was not around?
Despite the tears, we made it here
But maybe that's the fear
Did it seem insincere?
Hold on to your armrest
Don't be alarmed I'm gonna do my best
Cause it's a long haul and I'm in this
Once in a while I exceed the posted limits
You do your best to deal with everything life throws
But diving in blind headfirst is a great way to break your nose
Everybody says, "everybody knows"
But knowing won't amount to much when pushing comes to blows
Hold on to your armrest
Don't be alarmed I'm gonna do my best
Cause it's a long haul and I'm in this
Once in a while I exceed the posted limits
Boomerang lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Moving at the speed of sound
You'd think I'd be slowing down
But I'm not losing my momentum
There are ways to turn around
So I don't crash into the ground
I wish someone would invent them
Despite the pretty dress and curls
You don't throw like other girls
You follow through
But I'll come on back
Cause I know
Though you meant to let me go
I could always be your boomerang
I'll come on back
You will see
That all you said got through to me
And I would like to be your boomerang
Going down but no one knew
I was losing altitude
Should have landed and I tried to
I never took my eyes off you
But I got dizzy and you
threw me you were right to
But I'll come on back
Cause I know
Though you meant to let me go
I could always be your boomerang
I'll come on back
You will see
That all you said got through to me
And I would like to be your boomerang
I flew apart but they reattached me
I'm coming in hot, hope you'll catch me
I'll come on back
Cause I know
Though you meant to let me go
I could always be your boomerang
I'll come on back
You will see
That all you said got through to me
And I would like to be your boomerang
I'll come on back
Cause I know
Though you meant to let me go
I could always be your boomerang
I'll come on back
You will see
That all you said got through to me
And I would like to be your boomerang
Yeah, I would like to be your boomerang
Let me be your boomerang
I would like to be your boomerang
Off His Head lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Any other night, I could leave you alone
Anybody might just believe I had flown
Maybe they were right when they said that
Everybody makes mistakes
But not everyone breaks hearts
Should have been a new start
Save me
When you don't know what to say
And you won't have any sway
You hold your own
And do it anyway
When you meet your match,
you can bow down or stand
Always there's a catch,
and it's soon out of hand
As you make a mess, make your best guess
Could it all end the same?
When you pour gas on a bonfire
Everything goes up in flames
What a shame
When you don't know what to say
And you won't have any sway
You hold your own
And do it anyway
And your Daddy's off his head
'Cause he just heard what you said
You're out of hope
And wishin' you were dead
It all gets lost in the translation
It's all in the details
What's the cost of the temptation?
You're gonna pay retail
Fingers crossed for a salvation
Or retaliation at least
And your Daddy's off his head
'Cause he just heard what you said
You're out of hope
And wishin' you were dead
When you don't know what to say
And you won't have any sway
You hold your own
And do it anyway
You hold your own
And do it anyway
Gonna Walk lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Verse 1:]
I've been sitting at the border of love,
When dots connect and there's an order above,
And there is no one that can touch me,
When it's the same thing coming again,
I feel I gotta say.
[Chorus:]
I'm gonna walk,
I won't quit,
Until I get,
To the bottom of your heart.
I'm gonna walk,
I won't quit,
Until I get,
To the bottom of your heart.
Woah-oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
To the bottom of your hea-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-art.
[Verse 2:]
Walking hour after hour, if I could,
Use a walking superpower, I would,
Use it just to come and find you,
Then it's the slow and steady again,
Never going away.
[Chorus]
Woah-oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
To the bottom of your hea-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-art,
To the bottom of your hea-a-aa-arrrt, aa-arrrt, aa-arrrt.
[Bridge]
If It's a puzzle I can solve, I'll find a way,
To find you, I wouldn't mind to,
I will muscle my resolve and every day,
I'm walking away, I'm never gonna stray.
Odds Are lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Struck by lightning
Sounds pretty frightening
But you know the chances are so small
Stuck by a bee sting, nothing but a bee thing
Better chance you're gonna buy it at the mall
But it's 23 or 4 to 1 that you could fall in love by the end of this song
So, get up, get up
Tell the bookie "put a bet up"
Not a damn thing will go wrong
The odds are that we will probably be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright, odds are we're gonna be alright tonight
The odds are that we will probably be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright for another night
Hit by the A-Train, crashed in an airplane
I wouldn't recommend either one
Killed by a Great White or a meteorite
I guess there ain't no way to go that's fun
But somewhere in the world someone is gonna fall in love by the end of this song
So, get up, get up
No it's never gonna let up
So you might as well sing along
The odds are that we will probably be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright, odds are we're gonna be alright tonight
The odds are that we will probably be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright for another night
Sure, things go wrong, but I'll take my chances
Odds are long, so why not play?
Struck by lightning, sounds pretty frightening
But you know the chances are so small
Hit by the A-Train, crashed in an airplane
Better chance you're gonna buy it at the mall
But it's 23 or 4 to 1 that you could fall in love by the end of this song
So, get up, get up
No I'm never gonna let up
So, you might as well sing along
The odds are that we will probably be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright, odds are we're gonna be alright tonight
The odds are that we will probably be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright, odds are we're gonna be alright tonight
The odds are that we will probably be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright, odds are we're gonna be alright tonight
The odds are that we will probably be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright
Odds are we're gonna be alright for another night
Keepin' It Real lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Verse 1:]
Everyone who sees it puts their face in the ground
And when nobody's watching, they can tear it all down
Friend or foe? Cause I can be either one
But if they come at me, then they better all run
[Chorus:]
The wood's all soaking, so fire won't burn
Now I'd keep talking, but you never learn
The cut's too deep, and so the wound won't heal
You won't keep nothing, you don't keep nothing by keepin' it real
[Verse 2:]
Long-toothed time is marching on as I sing
Just cut me down the middle and count my rings
Can't keep nothing; best to leave it alone
You die naked and they burn up your bones
[Chorus]
[Verse 3:]
What's the point in wishing there was somewhere to go
If when you get there, you can't let anyone know
When my time comes, I won't be leaving this Earth
And what I've done for people will determine my worth
[Chorus (x2)]
Give It Back To You lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Chorus:]
I don't care how long it takes,
I will atone for my mistakes,
I will hold your heart when it breaks,
And give it back to you,
I'll give it back to you.
[Verse 1:]
Out of everyone,
I should have known how,
Knots can come undone,
I should grown but,
I was on the run,
And the walls were crumbling,
And I was tumbling.
[Verse 2:]
Should have just fell down,
Instead of making,
Such a hole in the ground,
There's no mistaking,
I will wear the crown,
I'm the lord and master,
Of this disaster.
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
Anyone can walk on water,
Just before they drown,
Anyone can talk but they got
their story upside-down.
[Verse 3:]
Dust coats the floor,
With every move we,
Seem to find more.
I'm out to prove that,
What we're working for,
Is worth defending,
And all this mending.
[Chorus]
I'll give it back to you,
I'll give it back to you,
I'll give it back to you.
Best Damn Friend lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Talk was cheap
'Till I started talking to professionals
Not my first leap
This atheist could have used confessional
Sown, so reap
Allow me to lead you in devotional
While you weep
Imagine a man who's more emotional
And we'll go
I'll be your hero
I'll be your man
I'll be your best damn friend 'till the end
Sixty to zero
Get up and then
I'll be your best damn friend again
Actions speak louder, but only when they're spoken to
It's not weak to remake amends the way I've chosen to
Hide and seek
And somewhere ahead we'll find a way to trust
It may look bleak
So I'll just imagine for the both of us
And we'll go
I'll be your hero
I'll be your man
I'll be your best damn friend 'till the end
Sixty to zero
Get up and then
I'll be your best damn friend again
I'll be your hero
I'll be your man
I'll be your best damn friend 'till the end
Sixty to zero
Get up and then
I'll be your best damn friend again
And we'll go
I'll be your hero
I'll be your man
I'll be your best damn friend 'till the end
Sixty to zero
Never again
I'll be your best damn friend
I am your hero
I'll be your man
I'll be your best damn friend 'til the end
Sixty to zero
Never again
I'll be your best damn friend
Sixty to zero
Never again
Sixty to zero
Never again
Did I Say That Out Loud? lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Verse 1:]
I know you're not to kiss and tell,
But maybe nobody has ever kissed as well as you do,
Don't know what's got a hold of me,
Alcohol or alchemy,
I know you're not to kiss and tell - oh well.
[Chorus:]
Anywhere you're gonna be, that's where I wanna be,
Right now, did I say that out loud,
Put your hands up in the air,
Wave 'em like you care and I'll be there,
Anywhere you're gonna be, that's where I wanna be,
Right now; did I say that out loud,
Woah-oh woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
Woah-oh woah-oh--oh--oh--oh--oh.
[Verse 2:]
They tell you not to plan too far,
But I'm already miles ahead, and I intend to be wherever you are,
Don't know what's got a hold of me,
It's greater than gravity,
They tell you not to plan too far, but we are.
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
When you get close,
And my heart goes,
Boom-boom-pow!
Did I say that out loud?
When you kiss me,
And it hits me,
If I try to write about it,
Someone's gonna diss me,
Miss me miss me,
Now we got a history,
Is it such a mystery,
How I fell for you?
How I fell for you.
[Chorus]
I know you're not to kiss and tell, oh well.
Daydreamin' lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Verse 1:]
I might be a doctor
I might be a leader
Pilot a helicopter
Or be a beekeeper
All I wanna do
Is make it come true
All I'm trying to do
Is make it come true
[Chorus:]
I'm gonna get it right one day
And you'll be out of excuses
For telling me that there is no way;
That it's pointless, it's useless
That I'm dreamin'
I'm dreamin'
I'm dreamin'
I'm dreamin'
Daydreamin'
[Verse 2:]
Hold the phone
Turn off the fax machines
All I wanna do
Is make it come true
Yeah, all I'm trying to do
Is make it come true
[Chorus:]
I'm gonna get it right one day
And you'll be out of excuses
For telling me that there is no way;
That it's pointless, hopeless, useless
That I'm dreamin'
I'm dreamin'
I'm dreamin'
I'm dreamin'
Daydreamin'
Daydreamin'
Daydreamin'
Daydreamin'
Daydreamin'
Smile lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Verse 1]
When we were young, we got too old
Never did what we were told
I can have and I can hold
But I can't buy what I just sold
[Chorus]
Smile, won't you, won't you smile?
Haven't seen it for a while
Stay, won't you, won't you stay?
I don't mean that that way
[Verse 2]
We had fun, so time went fast
You don't hop on; it goes right past
The water's high; it's overcast
You're a rotten egg if you're in last
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Love, tell me that I'm wrong
And I'll leave you with this song
But please do come along
And bring your smile with you
[Verse 3]
So raise a glass to all that's good
To everything that we withstood
And there'll be walls, but I think we could
knock 'em down, and for firewood
[Chorus (x2)]
I don't mean that that way
I don't mean that that way
I don't mean that that way
Crawl lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
It's harder than it looks to move through water
First you've got to paddle like a pup
You see yourself, you're sure you're lamb to slaughter
So you take what was pure and muck it up
But I'll throw my hands up and drag myself through
And I'll kick my feet cause I've learned to crawl
It's really impressive, when I was just drowning
I'll crawl, might as well be a butterfly
I could hold my breath and just stay under
But now there's rings of fire on the lake
Lookin' back from here I have to wonder
Just how much did I think that I could take
So I'll throw my hands up and drag myself through
And I'll kick my feet cause I've learned to crawl
It's really impressive, when I was just drowning
I'll crawl, might as well be a butterfly
I'll crawl, it's really impressive, when I was just drowning
I'll crawl, might as well be a butterfly
Hand over hand over hand
Hand over hand 'til I believe that I can stand
I'll crawl
I'll crawl, it's really impressive, when I was just drowning
I'll crawl, might as well be a butterfly
I'll crawl, it's really impressive, when I was just drowning
I'll crawl, might as well be a butterfly
I'll crawl
Blacking Out lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
I'd be kidding myself to think that I'd be any use to you at all
Tell me something I don't know
Just another notch in your belt is all that I would end up being so
Tell me something I don't know
Any lesson you learn
Is gone in a moment
You know you'll probly get burned
But here you go like you own it
And you give it all that you're worth
Make it loud in hopes that you're heard
With your deepest guts just strewn and spilling out
With a little finesse I might have wound up somewhere better than the floor
Tell me something I don't know
I'm a bit of a mess but tucked in brushed off I look somewhat like before
Tell me something I don't know
Any lesson you learn
Is gone again with the moment
You call her name as she turns
You know you've already blown it
Still you give it all that you're worth
Say it loud in hopes that you're heard
With your deepest guts just strewn and spilling out
And you know that you'll never win
So you take your lumps on the chin
And you're still smilin' as you're blacking out
And you give it all that you're worth
Make it loud in hopes that you're heard
With your deepest guts just strewn and spilling out
Cause you know that you'll never win
So you drop your hands and you grin
And you're still smilin' as you're blacking out
Fog Of Writing lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
The fog of writing is like the fog war
You lie to yourself and you pretend you can do it so you can do it more
You make things right, you make some sense
You change the names to protect the guilty and you change the tense
Can I change your mind?
This song could be the one
To help you understand everything I’ve done
Maybe it’ll move you and you could see
I’ve been taking all my time to make the best of me
The proper lighting can make or break a room
So let’s bring a wall of LEDs in to illuminate the doom and gloom
We’ll let the sun brighten up the space
We’ll take time to make sure that every single thing is in its place
Then I’ll change your mind
This song could be the one
To help you understand everything I’ve done
Maybe it’ll move you and make you dance
Maybe if I take my time I’ll get one more chance to hold your heart
A chance to hold your heart
Not just stop and start
A chance to hold your heart
History’s written by the side that wins
They set the scene, tell the story, and determine all the outs and ins
But what goes down when both sides lose?
How will you be represented? Does it matter? Do you get to choose?
I want to change your mind
This song could be the one
To help you understand everything I’ve done
Maybe It’ll move you and you could see
I’ve been taking all my time to make the best of me
Yeah I’ve been taking all my time to make the best of me
I’ve been taking all my time, all my time, all my time
Yeah I’ve been taking all my time, all my time, all my time
Yeah I’ve been taking all my time, all my time, all my time,
all my time, all my time, all my time, all my time
Who Knew? lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
I could have changed my mind, but tried to change you
What do I have to do, what do I have to do?
I should have seen it coming, should have seen it through
What do I have to do, what do I have to do?
Who knew, did you have a clue?
That we'd be the ones to stand in the sun
Who knew, what we could do?
Carved out our names, close to the flame
I tried to land, I tried my hand at something new
What do I have to do, what do I have to do?
I'd rather turn away than sit and wait my turn
Will you return, will you return?
Who knew, a lot to prove
Without a doubt, dig our way out
Who knew, never talked it through
Remember the day, parting ways
How did I get enrolled?
Played my part, played along
With it all, all to lose
Here I stand, by you
Who knew, the best we could do
Let out the door, nothin' said nothin' more
Who knew, left with no clue
We were the ones to stand in the sun (We were the ones)
We were the ones to stand in the sun (We were the ones)
We were the ones to stand in the sun
I Don't Get It Anymore lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Chorus]
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore.
[Verse 1]
It's a long way down,
From the airplane cabin to the ground.
Then my heart would pound,
As the earth spun round and round and round.
[Chorus]
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore.
[Verse 2]
I used to be afraid,
Doubted each decision that I made.
Whenever I went out,
I had a feeling I was talked about.
[Chorus]
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore.
[Bridge]
I ran into a friend of mine,
No one you would know.
It wasn't how the stars aligned,
I at once was lost, she told me where to go.
[Verse 3]
I used to get upset,
I would lose it every chance I'd get.
Until you called my bluff,
I had a feeling I wasn't good enough.
[Chorus]
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore.
[Outro]
I get aroused whenever you're around.
I once was lost in her lost and found.
I get aroused whenever you're around.
I once was lost in her lost and found.
Yes! Yes!! Yes!!! lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Verse 1:]
Enough is enough is enough is enough is
Enough is enough is enough again
I called your bluff 'cause you think you're so tough
Because you can make enemies out of friends
I am getting sleepy, I'm in your command
Yes yes yes I understand
Yes yes yes I understand
[Verse 2:]
Over and over and over and over and
Over and over and over again
The experts concur so we're sure it occurred
We infer the sword is mightier than the pen
You are in Atlanta; I am in a band
Yes yes yes I'm in a band
Yes yes yes I understand
[Verse 3:]
A fact is a fact is a fact is a fact is
A fact is a fact to misunderstand
And all the detractors who question the cracks
Have been asked to retract or face reprimand
You are always lying
I am on the lam
Yes yes yes I understand
[Chorus:]
Repetition of suspicion
Takes a lie and makes it true
[Verse 4:]
Nearer and nearer and nearer and nearer and
Nearer and nearer to our demise
The fear we adhere to appears to be steering
Our ears to where we're only hearing lies
With us or against us, the line is in the sand
Yes yes yes I understand
[Chorus:]
Repetition of suspicion
Takes a lie and makes it true
Half A Heart lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
Drunk on wine, I'm amazing
Bitter Pill; it's my raising
News at five and at midnight
Caught on tape; serves me right
The crowd around me starts to grow
I can feel the undertow
Anyone with a half a heart would help me out
Before they ever let the other half find out
But if they could see how far I've let you down
Anyone with half a heart would let me drown
Flashing lights couldn't warn her
Paint myself in a corner
Bracing now for the impact
Losing hope, keeping track
Standing on a crumbling wall
Tethered to a cannonball
Anyone with half a heart would help me out
Before they ever let the other half find out
But if they could see how high I've built this wall
Anyone with half a heart would let me fall
In the space between sleep and sleeplessness
We redress all our wounds
If we replace all this hopeless hopelessness
Then we could rest
Anyone with half a heart would let me drown
Anyone with half a heart would pull me down
Anyone with half a heart would let me fall
Anyone with half a heart wouldn't care at all
Anyone with half a heart would help me out
Before they ever let the other half find out
But if they could see how far I've let you down
Anyone with half a heart would let me drown
The Old Apartment (Demo) lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Verse 1]
Broke into the old apartment
This is where we used to live
Broken windows, broke and hungry
Broken hearts and broken bones
This is where we used to live
[Chorus]
Why did you paint the walls?
Why did you paint the floors?
Why did you plaster over the hole I made in the door?
Where we used to live
[Verse 2]
Why did you steal the dish rack?
Why did you steal the mousetrap?
These things used to be mine
I guess they still are, I want them back
[Verse 3]
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
[Outro]
Broke into the old apartment
Shake Your Rump lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Verse 1]
Now I rock the house party at the drop of a hat,
Yeah, I beat a biter down with an aluminum bat,
A lot of people may be Jonesin' 'cause they hear me rock the mic,
They'll be staring at the radio,
Staying up all night.
Like a pimp I'm pimpin',
Got a boat to eat shrimp in,
Nothing wrong with my leg just B-boy limpin'.
Got arrested at the Mardi Gras for jumping on a float,
My man MCA's got a beard like a billy goat.
"Oowah-oowah" is my disco call,
MCA hu-huh, get tough y'all.
Routines I bust rhymes I write,
I've been busting routines and rhymes all night.
Like eating burgers or chicken or you'll be picking your nose,
I'm on time homie that's how it goes.
You heard the style I think you missed the point,
It's the joint.
[Verse 2]
Mike D? Yeah? With your bad self running things,
What's up with your bad breath, onion rings?
Well I'm Mike D and I'm back from the dead,
And I'm chillin' at the beaches down at Club Med.
Make another record 'cause the people they want more of this,
Consumers they be saying they can find out David Horovitz.
Hurricane, you got clout.
Other DJ's, he'll put your head out.
A puppet on a string I'm paid to sing and rhyme,
I do my thing I'm,
In the lava lamp inside the brain hotel,
I might be freakin' or peakin' but I rock well.
The Patty Duke the wrench and then I bust the tango,
Got more rhymes than Jamaica's got Mangos.
I got the peg leg at the end of a stump-ah!
Shake your rump-ah!
[Bridge]
Full Clout y'all,
Full Clout y'all,
And when the mic is in my mouth I turn it out y'all,
A full Clout.
[Verse 3]
Never been dumped because I'm the most mackinest,
Never been jumped 'cause I'm known the most packinest.
Yeah we've got beef chief,
We're knocking out teeth chief,
And if you don't believe us you should question your belief Keith.
Like Sam the butcher bringing Alice the meat,
Like Fred Flintstone driving around with bald feet,
Should I have another sip? Nah, skip it.
In the back of the ride and bust with the whippet,
Rope a dope dookies all around the neck,
Whoo ha got them all in check-ah!
Cause I'm running from the law the press and the parents.
Is your name Michael Diamond?
No man, my name's Clarence.
From downtown Manhattan the village,
My style is wild and you know that it still is,
Disco bag schlepping and you're doing the bump,
Shake your rump-ah!
Ahhhh, oohhhhhh,
Disco bag schlepping,
Disco bag schlepping,
Disco bag schlepping,
Disco bag schlepping.
Same Thing lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
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
One Week (Pull's Break Remix) lyrics - Barenaked Ladies
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 1]
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
[Bridge 1]
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
[Chorus]
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 til you say you're sorry
[Interlude]
Boom anime babes that make you think the wrong thing
Boom anime babes that make you think the wrong thing
Boom anime babes that make you think the wrong thing
Boom anime babes that make you think the wrong thing
[Verse 2]
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 a' 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 the cartoon has got the boom anime babes
That make me think the wrong thing
[Bridge 2]
How can I help it 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 a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of losing my shirt
[Chorus]
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 wasabi
Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie
[Outro]
Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry [x8]
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