Barenaked Ladies Lyrics: 2024

Grinning Streak (2013)

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.

[Chorus (x2)]gonna stray. [Chorus (x2)]

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

compilation: Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before (2012)

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]

Teenage Wasteland lyrics - Barenaked Ladies

[Imrov Intro:]

[Ed:] No, we're gonna do a bunch of new stuff tonight. And, uh... But I'm gonna have to warn you, most of it's in German. So, I hope you've all attended your German classes in high school, because you're required to take, I think, it's at least two languages, aren't you?

[Steve:] In high school?

[Ed:] Yeah.

[Steve:] Yes.

[Ed:] Yes, two languages, and typing. That's all you need. And you get a high school diploma.

[Steve:] Is woodshop a language?

[Ed:] No, woodshop falls under typing.

[Steve: (Laughing)] Oh, okay. This next song is called "99 Luftballons".

[Ed:] Ah 1, 2, a 1, 2, 3...

[Verse 1:]

I first met Millie in art class in high school,

With her short brown bob, she was better than Bateman's best.

I never thought I'd ever see a miracle,

And who'd have thought it would be in an arcade?

[Chorus:]

Well she moved like an angel,

And she spoke like a memory,

And she smoked like a chimney,

And she completed Dragon's Lair on just one quarter,

On just one quarter,

On just one quarter,

On just one quarter.

[Verse 2:]

I called her up, but she wasn't home,

I knew she was downstairs, but her dad didn't like me.

I never thought I'd see a miracle,

I called her back in 10 minutes and disguised my voice.

[Chorus:]

I spoke like an actor,

And I moved like a burglar,

Then I lied like a carpet,

And I did a phony survey on her whole family,

On her whole family,

On her whole family,

On her whole family.

[Bridge:]

Nobody at school knew what I was trying to do,

But right after art class, I made history,

'Cause when you love someone,

Yeah, and you don't even know no one,

[Instrumental]

[Chorus/Outro:]

She moved like an angel,

She spoke like a memory,

Then she moved to Alberta,

I'm gonna visit her at grandma's,

Well, maybe next week,

Yeah, maybe next week,

Okay, maybe not next week,

Maybe never,

Maybe it doesn't matter,

Maybe it never did,

It didn't matter at all.

Long While (Demo) lyrics - Barenaked Ladies

[Chorus]

It's gonna be a long while

It's gonna be a long, long while

Gonna be a long while, living

[Verse 1]

A sad, sad day

When he finally goes away

There's gonna be a deli tray

And some tears

But it could be years

[Verse 2]

Everybody's lining up

To get a piece of grandpa's stuff

If you think that living's tough

Dying's worse

[Chorus]

It's gonna be a long while

It's gonna be a long, long while

It's gonna be a long while, living

[Verse 3]

It only takes a little slip

For him to fall and break his hip

And then it's just a downhill trip

To his grave

Embalmed and shaved

[Verse 4]

Sister wants the figurines

Brother wants the fax machine

Mother thinks it's all obscene

'Cause she'll be next

[Chorus]

But it's gonna be a long while

It's gonna be a long, long while

It's gonna be a long while, living

[Bridge]

Beneath the chatter no one heard

The old man's final dying words

He lay alone so pale and small

And whispered, "How I hate you all"

His life is not what I would call living

[Verse 5]

Wait until

The lawyer finally reads the will

Circling above their kill

Everyone will be stunned

[Verse 6]

He gave it all to charity

Dangled like a carrot, he

Decided not to share it, we

Should have known

[Chorus]

Grandpa's gonna be a long while

Gonna be a long, long while

Gonna be a long while, living

Grandpa's gonna be long while

Gonna be a long, long while

It's gonna be a long while, living

Long while,

Gonna be a long, long while, living

Long while,

Oh he's gonna be a long, long while,

Gonna be a long while, living.

Second Best (Demo) lyrics - Barenaked Ladies

[Verse 1]

Everything's a lie

We're all gonna die

Before we say goodbye, let's attack

[Verse 2]

I admit it's bleak

But I give it a week

Until our friends the meek give it back

[Chorus]

Is it true? Well it's true enough I guess

It's good to see you in this wilderness

[Verse 3]

What's left of you that's real

A mutated ideal

With limited appeal, I suggest

[Verse 4]

There's a sale on body parts

You're filling up your cart

Is that still your own heart?

Meet that chest.

[Chorus]

Is it you? Well it's you enough I guess

You're a statue of Los Angeles

Is it true, yes it's true enough I guess

Sometimes it's better to be second best

Second best [x7]

[Verse 5]

Perhaps it's just as well

That I still look like hell

At least the world can tell us apart

[Chorus]

Is it true? Yes it's true enough I guess

Morning often finds me unimpressed

Is it true, yes it's true enough I guess

Sometimes it's better to be second best

Second best [x15]

I Can, I Will, I Do lyrics - Barenaked Ladies

[Verse 1]

Friend, this shouldn't be the way things end

But then, a break is just around the bend.

And when you tell me as I leave

You're scared you'll never see my face again

Well, I'm not sure it's the truth

[Pre-Chorus]

You don't think I can love you

You don't think I can love you

You don't think I can love you

[Chorus]

But I can, and I will, and I do

[Verse 2]

You write, I read your letters every night

All right, I skim them just to be polite.

I fight embarrassment and shame

The mention of your name makes me turn white

But guilt still makes me refrain

[Pre-Chorus]

You don't think I can love you

You don't think I can love you

You don't think I can love you

[Chorus]

But I can, and I will, and I do

[Bridge]

I imagine you think I don't think of you

You know you couldn't be more wrong

If good intentions paved the road that gets me through

Then I've got a six-lane highway

And I intend to someday

Do all the things I say

[Chorus]

I can, and I will, and I do

[Verse 3]

Hey - it's hard for me to go away

Okay, I know it's not adult

It's just as difficult for me to stay

And anyway you say

You don't think I can love you, mmm

You don't think I can love you, oohh

You don't think I can love you, love you, love you, love you

[Chorus]

I can, and I will, and I do

I can, and I will, and I do

A do do do do do do do do

Do do do

Adrift (Outtake) lyrics - Barenaked Ladies

[Verse 1]

Ever since we said our goodbyes

The onion rings, the phone makes me cry

Something isn't right

Like the Deep Blue without the Great White

[Verse 2]

In the morning open your eyes

The waterfalls, the fire flies

You're an abacus

And my heart was counting on us

[Chorus]

Your mind's got a heavy load

There's still a long way to go

Keep your eyes on the road

[Verse 3]

Crescent moon sings me to sleep

The birches bark, the willows weep

But I lie awake

I'm adrift without a snowflake

[Chorus]

Your heart's got a heavy load

There's still a long way to go

Keep your eyes on the road

Your heart's got a heavy load

There's still a long way to go

Keep your eyes on the road

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