-------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- Be My Yoko Ono -------- And if there's someone you can live without Then do so And if there's someone you can just shove out Well, do so [Chorus] You can be my Yoko Ono You can follow me wherever I go Be my, be my, be my Be my Yoko Ono, whoa-oh Isn't it beautiful to see two people So much in love? Barenaked as two virgins hand in hand And hand and hand in glove Now that I'm far away it doesn't seem To me to be such a pain To have you hanging off my ankle Like some kind of ball and chain (If you like) [Chorus] You can be my Yoko Ono You can follow me wherever I go Be my, be my, be my Be my Yoko Ono, whoa-oh Be my Yoko-- Oh no, here we go Our life is one big pun Oh no, here we go As Yoko sings: "OLOLOLOLOLOLOLO" I know that when I say this I may be stepping on pins and needles But I don't like all these people Slagging her for breaking up The Beatles Don't blame it on Yokey! I mean, if I was John and you were Yoko I would gladly give up music genius Just to have you as my very own personal Venus (Hit it!) [Chorus] You can be my Yoko Ono You can follow me wherever I go Be my, be my, be my Be my Yoko Ono, whoa-oh Be my, be my, be my, be my Be my Yoko Ono, oh Be my, be my, be my, be my Be my Yoko Ono, oh Be my, be my, be my, be my Be my Yoko Ono, whoa-oh -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- Blame It On Me -------- [Verse 1] Here we are again And we're looking at each other as if each other were to blame You think you're so smart, but I've seen you naked And I'll probably see you naked again Milli Vanilli told you to Blame it on the Rain But if you blame it on the rain tell me What can be gained so, if all else fails you can blame it on me [Chorus] If all else fails you can blame it on me If all else fails you can blame it on me If all else fails blame it on me Oh, if all else fails you can blame it on me [Verse 2] Then you smile again But you're looking at me like there's something I'm supposed to say Forgive me Father But I'm falling in love and that's all I have for confession today Maybe if you'd ask me on any other given day I wouldn't have time for you or anything that you say But it's alright now, you can blame it on me [Chorus] [Verse 3] Yes dear I love you But sometimes I think that love's not enough for you So you want to play mind games Well that's fine, go ahead, la la la I can't hear you Well here you are And you're a hundred thousand miles away, yeah They say that absence makes the heart grow fungus I wax poetic as you're waxing your legs You say you think there's a traitor among us [Chorus] -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- Box Set -------- [Verse 1] I never thought that you would love me the way that you do I never thought that you would love me half as much as I do You say you wanna know everything about me - well here you go You say you couldn't live your life without me, I don't know But if you want it girl, you've got it; It's all right here, in my box set I never thought that words like product could ever leave my lips But something happened to me somewhere that made me lose my grip Maybe it's a lack of inspiration that makes me stoop Or maybe it's a lack of remuneration; I can't recoup But if you want it folks, you got it; It's all right here in my box set [Chorus 1] Disc One: It's where we've begun, it's all of greatest hits And if you are a fan then you know that you've already got 'em Disc Two: It was all brand new, an album's worth of songs But we had to leave the whole disc blank cause Some other label bought 'em Disc Three: This is really me in a grade school play; I had about a hundred thousand lines but of course I forgot 'em [Verse 2] I never thought there'd be days like this, there was always someone at my door I never thought I would ever miss, and the crowd would always holler for more But now it seems all that people want is what I used to be And every time I try to do something new All they want is 1973 I never thought I'd be regretful of all my past success But some stupid number one hit single has got me in this mess You can put it on every compilation - that's alright You can hear it on the oldies radio station every night And if you want it again, you got it- It's right here in my box set [Chorus 2] Disc Four: Never released before, and you can tell why It's just some demos I recorded in my basement Disc Five: I was barely alive, I was hacking up a lung So they had to use a special computer as my replacement Disc Six: A dance remix, so I can catch the latest trend And it'll make you scratch your head and wonder Where my taste went [Verse 3] So now my fans are crying sellout They say that I've lost my touch They say I should just get the hell out before I do too much Hear my songs in an ad for a bathroom cleanser - They say it's greed And now I'm wondering where my friends are in this time of need But if you change your mind and buy it I hope you enjoy my new box [Outro] I hope you enjoy my new box I hope you enjoy my new box set -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- Brian Wilson -------- [Verse 1] Drove downtown in the rain Nine-thirty on a Tuesday night Just to check out the late-night record shop Call it impulsive Call it compulsive Call it insane But when I'm surrounded I just can't stop [Verse 2] It's a matter of instinct It's a matter of conditioning A matter of fact You can call me Pavlov's dog Ring a bell and I'll salivate How'd you like that? Dr. Landy tell me You're not just a pedagogue Because right now I'm [Chorus] Lying in bed Just like Brian Wilson did Well I am Lying in bed Just like Brian Wilson did [Verse 3] So I'm lying here Just staring at the ceiling tiles And I'm thinking about Oh, what to think about Just listening and re-listening To Smiley Smile And wondering if this is some kind of creative drought Because I'm [Chorus] Lying in bed Just like Brian Wilson did Well I am Lying in bed Just like Brian Wilson did [Verse 4] And if you want to find me I'll be out in the sandbox Wondering where the hell all the Love has gone I'm playing my guitar and Building castles in the sun (whoa-oh) And singing "Fun, Fun, Fun" [Chorus] Lying in bed Just like Brian Wilson did Well I am Lying in bed Just like Brian Wilson did [Bridge] I had a dream That I was three hundred pounds And though I was very heavy I floated 'til I couldn't see the ground I floated 'til I couldn't see the ground (whoa-oh) Somebody help me I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me Because I'm [Chorus] Lying in bed Just like Brian Wilson did Well I am Lying in bed Just like Brian Wilson did [Verse 1 repeats] Drove downtown in the rain Nine-thirty on a Tuesday night Just to check out the late-night record shop Call it impulsive Call it compulsive Call it insane But when I'm surrounded I just can't stop -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- Crazy -------- [Verse 1] I climb the walls of my mind just like I'm climbing on a jungle gym I am more than content with the State of mind I am in [Chorus] Cause I am crazy just like you I am crazy just like you [Verse 2] I don't think I need a rubber room But hey, that might be nice I'm not a manic depressive paranoid or schizophrenic So I don't need your advice [Chorus] [Verse 3] x2 The lights are on but nobody's home My elevator doesn't go to the top I'm not playing with a full deck I've lost my marbles [Verse 4] I'm a few bricks short of a load But a full load always hurt my back I flew over the cuckoo's nest and I'm never ever coming back because [Chorus] I am crazy [Outro] (???) (You wanna get out of here don't you?) (???) (Don't answer that. Bring that helicopter back down will ya?) (??? was proud of his new harmonica, he decided to become an expert.) (???) Crazy (He was a quiet long-legged skinny man with a dignified beard and mustache) (???) (Tell me this, Eddie, I've got to know, is there a house for me?) (You wanna get out of here don't you?) (???) (Don't answer that. Bring that helicopter back down will ya?) [Outtake] (Ed) We're rollin' man! (Ed/Steve) Found my locker... (???) That is the take As I prepare a suit that's made with monkey... (Jim) Bad (Steve) Just cheese you know Ah! *Beatboxing* (???) (Ed) And if I phoned my friends in Ireland (Steve) I'd have my own radio show and I'd talk to myself (Ed) And if I filmed my sister walking (Steve)I'd yell stuff like hey get off the road (???) Gordon. Gordon? Yeah Gordon--King Gordon -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- Enid -------- (The silence, the pain, the terror, the horror As your mom comes downstairs) [Intro] Enid, we never really knew each other anyway Enid, we never really knew each other anyway [Bridge] It took me a year to believe it was over And it took me two more to get over the loss I took a beating when you wrote me those letters And every time I remembered the taste of your lip gloss [Chorus] Enid, we never really knew each other anyway Enid, we never really knew each other anyway Maybe we always saw right through each other anyway But Enid, we never really knew each other anyway [Verse 1] There were times when I wanted to hurt you And there were times when I know that I did (whoa-oh) There were times when I thought I would kill you But can you blame me? I was only a kid Now, tell me why we never really respected each other And tell me why I never believed That you were a person too I always thought that you fancied my brother I may not have liked it, oh but Memory is a strange thing, oh, and Enid? Enid, I remember you [Chorus] [Bridge] [Verse 2] Now it's not fair to say that it's cause I was three inches shorter then And it's not fair to say that it's cause I was only fifteen years old But maybe it's fair to say it was a lack of communication I took a phone message, oh and speaking of communication Oh, and Enid? Enid you got a cold [Bridge] I can get a job I can pay the phone bills I can cut the lawn, cut my hair, cut out my cholesterol I can work overtime I can work in a mine I can do it all for you But I don't want to [Chorus] [Outro] I can teach you how to dance, how to sing, how to knit How to make things that you never ever made before Enid, I can teach you how to use cookie cutters To make crazy things out of Play-Doh Little houses, little farms, little accessories for your mom For your Barbie set, for your friends and your family Enid, I can teach you how to snowmobile, cross-country ski, snowshoe But I don't want to! [Chorus] -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- Grade 9 -------- [Verse 1] I found my locker and I found my classes I lost my lunch and I broke my glasses That guy is huge! That girl is wailin'! First day of school and I'm already failing [Chorus] This is me in grade nine, baby This is me in grade nine (this is me in grade nine) This is me in grade nine, baby This is me in grade nine [Verse 2] I've got a blue-and-red Adidas bag and a humongous binder I'm trying my best not to look like a minor niner I went out for the football team to prove that I'm a man I guess I shouldn't tell them that I like Duran Duran [Chorus] [Verse 3] Well, half my friends are crazy and the others are depressed And none of them can help me study for my math test I got into the classroom and my knowledge was gone Guess I should've studied instead of watching Wrath of Khan [Chorus] [Bridge] They called me chicken legs! They called me four-eyes! They called me fatso! They called me Buckwheat! They called me Eddie [Chorus] [Verse 4] I've got a red leather tie and a pair of rugger pants I put them on and I went to the high school dance But Dad said I have to be home by eleven Aw man, I'm gonna miss "Stairway to Heaven"! [Chorus] -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- Hello City -------- [Verse 1] Another night at the palace Cause there is nothing else to do Oh-oh, ah-ha The same people, the same drinks and The same music, the same quicksand I think this harbor town is waist-deep And sinking fast [Chorus] Hello city You've found an enemy in me Whoa-oh, whoa-oh (ba-do-do-dobie-oh-oh) Hello city (hello city) Hello city, hey [Verse 2] Second night at the warehouse And my mock turtleneck just reeks From the liquor room To the change room To the doom and gloom Of the hotel room I think this seaside beer hall Should sink into the bay [Chorus] Hello city You've found an enemy in me Whoa-oh, whoa-oh (ba-do-do-dobie-oh-oh) Hello city (hello city) Hello city, hey [Bridge] Maybe I caught you at a bad time Maybe I should call you back next week Maybe half the fault is mine that The sun didn't shine on Barrington Street [Verse 3] It's three o'clock in the morning And I'm hungry so lets eat Whoa-oh, whoa-oh Climb down three flights to the streetlights And the bar fights, we're just taking in the sights I hope tomorrow that I wake up in my own bed [Chorus] Hello city You've found an enemy in me Whoa-oh, whoa-oh (ba-do-do-dobie-oh-oh) Hello city (hello city) Hello city, hey [Outro] "What a good place to be" Don't believe them Cause they speak a different language And it's never been happy for me (It's Happy Hour again) Whoa-oh, whoa-oh It's Happy Hour again Whoa-oh, whoa-oh Hello city, hey Whoa-oh, whoa-oh Hello city, hey -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- I Love You -------- [Chorus] I love you And you love me I love you So let's make a family tree [Verse 1] I like soup, and I like ice cream Sandwiches too I like fish sticks But I love you You don't believe me, you say all I Think about's myself Let me explain, don't walk away [Chorus 2] I love me You love you I love me So what are we to do? [Verse 2] How would you know that I love you so? I don't say too much Why are you blue whenever I'm in town? I guess life was fine till I came 'round You've given me a start I ain't no doctor but just take a look at the chart For my heart like a dart from the start I'm coming down with something good It ain't no fever or flu, doctor says it Had to be someone With brown hair and blue eyes I'm lovesick for you I realize [Chorus 3] I's loves you And you's loves me I's loves you So let's make a family tree [Outro] How did you know that I loved you so? I don't say too much Why are you blue whenever I'm in town? I guess life was fine till I came 'round -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- If I Had $1000000 -------- [Verse 1] If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) Well, I'd buy you a house (I would buy you a house) And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) I'd buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman) And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) Well, I'd buy you a K-Car (A nice reliant automobile) [Chorus] And if I had a million dollars, I'd buy your love If I had a million dollars (I'd build a tree-fort in our yard) If I had a million dollars (You could help it wouldn't be that hard) If I had a million dollars (Maybe we could put a little tiny fridge In there somewhere) [Post-Chorus] We could just go up there and hang out (Like open the fridge and stuff And there'd all be foods laid out for us Like little pre-wrapped sausages and things They have pre-wrapped sausages But they don't have pre-wrapped bacon) Well, can you blame them? (Yeah!) [Verse 2] If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) Well, I'd buy you a fur a coat (But not a real fur coat, that's cruel) And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) Well, I'd buy you an exotic pet (Yep, like a llama or an emu) And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) Well, I'd buy you John Merrick's remains (Ooh all them crazy elephant bones) [Chorus 2] And if I had a million dollars I'd buy your love If I had a million dollars (We wouldn't have to walk to the store) If I had a million dollars (We'd take a Limousine 'cause it costs more) If I had a million dollars (We wouldn't have to eat Kraft dinner) [Post-Chorus] But we would eat Kraft dinner (Of course we would, we'd just eat more) And buy really expensive ketchups with it (That's right, all the fanciest - Dijon ketchups) [Verse 3] If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) Well, I'd buy you a green dress (But not a real green dress, that's cruel) And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) Well, I'd buy you some art (A Picasso or a Garfunkel) If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) Well, I'd buy you a monkey (Haven't you always wanted a monkey?) [Chorus 3] If I had a million dollars, I'd buy your love If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) If I had a million dollars I'd be rich -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- New Kid (On The Block) -------- I didn't ask to be famous, but I'm not sore Cause you can see my face in the window of every store You can buy my lunch box, and you can wear my clothes You can remember my name just as plain as the face under your nose I'm a new kid on the block 'though I may not be Johann Sebastian Bach So we may not write the songs we sing But look at Elvis, he sold his soul and You crowned him king I didn't ask to be famous, but I'm not sad You see, I've got everything that I always wished I had I thank my manager and I thank the screaming girls I thank my hairdresser for giving me such beautiful curls Now I'm a new kid on the block Well I'm twenty-three and they won't let me grow up I went down to register for the draft Well I got up to the counter, and the lady there just laughed She said you're a new kid on the block Young girls scream and old boys mock Well you broke my youngest daughter's heart Well I knew you kids were trouble from the start I didn't ask to be famous, but I'm not sure That we're as apple pie as you always thought we were I can stay up all night and I can have a blast I can breakdance, I can fight, I can kick your sorry ass I'm a new kid on the block And 'though I may not be Johann Sebastian Bach There's no need to be afraid of us 'though it just might be your daughter on our bus I'm a new kid on the block And 'though I may not be Johann Sebastian Bach There's no need to be afraid of us 'though it just might be your daughter on our bus -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- The Flag -------- The phone rings, it's early, it's seven o'clock He says sorry I woke you, but I just had to talk You know last night, remember when I tried to choke you? I didn't mean it, I was drunk, it was only a joke You should know that by now When the checkered flag comes down No one, no one, no one has won the race The next night he's over and over and under And after he's finished she lies there and wonders Just why does she need him and why does she stay here And then in the darkness she'll quietly say Dear You've never really known that when the white flag is flown No one no one no one has won the war They're complicated people Leading complicated lives And he complicates their problems By telling complicated lies He tells her he's sorry, she tells him it's over He tells her he's sorry, she says over and over You've never really known that when the white flag is flown No one no one no one has won the war There goes a forest and there goes a bluebird There goes a partridge and there goes a GO train There goes an angel and there goes a steeple There goes a cop car and there goes an eagle There goes a raven and there go the ribbons There goes a raven and there go the ribbons There goes a raven and there go The ribbons the ribbons the ribbons The ribbons of the flag -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- The King of Bedside Manor -------- [Verse 1] You know he's not the kind of man who likes to see the world around him Crumble to a ball around his feet So he's always ready, he's always set, he's always well prepared He's the most peculiar man you'll ever meet [Chorus] You know he's not the king of Bedside Manor He's not the Tom Jones that lives next door He's not the king of Bedside Manor He hardly even lives there anymore [Verse 2] He says excuse me, I hope you don't mind That I followed you into this shop But I couldn't help but notice that riding crop Sticking out of your haversack Um, I wouldn't mind riding you bareback He's subtle on the dance floor and he's suave around the bar He's a quickdraw with a lighter, he's a pseudo movie star You know he was quite a singer, quite an actor Quite some time ago He had quite a famous program, late night bedtime tv show [Chorus] [Verse 3] Well he opens up the curtains at the crack of dawn Just to see the lovely ladies who have come and gone From the house next door to his house on the lane He consoles himself that he's got his health and he knows he can't complain [Chorus] [Outro] He's not the King of Bedside Manor He's not the King of Bedside Manor Hardly even lives there anymore Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto He's not the king, he's not the king, he's not the king of Bedside Manor -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- What a Good Boy -------- [Verse 1] When I was born, they looked at me and said "What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy" And when you were born, they looked at you and said "What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl" [Bridge] We've got these chains hanging around our necks People want to strangle us with them Before we take our first breath Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same When temptation calls We just look away [Chorus] This name is the hair shirt I wear And this hair shirt is woven from your brown hair This song is the cross that I bear Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me Be with me tonight I know that it isn't right Be with me tonight [Verse 2] I go to school, I write exams If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out Does anyone give a damn? And if they do They'll soon forget 'Cause it won't take much for me To show my life ain't over yet I wake up scared, I wake up strange I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change I wake up scared, I wake up strange And everything around me stays the same [Chorus] [Verse 3] I couldn't tell you that I was wrong Chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper Sat down and I wrote this song I couldn't tell you that you were right So instead I looked in the mirror And I watched TV, laid awake all night [Bridge] [Chorus] [Verse 1 repeats] -------- 1992 Gordon -------- -------- Wrap Your Arms Around Me -------- [Verse 1] I concede you were right about this place I can make a perfect likeness of your body if I trace I can hold you 'til you turn out the light And I can't see [Verse 2] Do you believe we are all innately good? Do you think that you would love me 'Til tomorrow if you could? Would you please turn down the radio So we can speak? [Bridge] I put my hands around your neck You wrap your arms around me Put my hands around your neck You wrap your arms around me I put my hands around your neck You wrap your arms around me [Verse 3] I regret every time I raised my voice And it wouldn't be that bright of me to say I had no choice I can kiss your eyes, your hair, your neck Until we forget [Verse 1 repeats] I can't see -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- A -------- [Verse 1] A is for angry, which is what you are at me A is for adult, which is what I'll never be A is for applesauce, my favorite meal A is for Adam, which is how I sometimes feel; Like I'm the only man on Earth, and I've forgotten what that's worth A is for Arthur, he's a lovable drunk A-M and Azing, like Thelonious Monk A is for argument, A is for apparent A is for antagonism that's not even there and It's just you begging for attention or something I won't even mention [Chorus] And I don't even know why you keep on trying Like I don't even know why I keep on lying There are millions of people in worlds of their own And two of them can't let go [Verse 2] A is for algebra, I learned it in school A is what Fonzie said, cause he was very cool A is for adversary, A is for affection A is arousal, you are giving me an erection Come on I'm trying to show affection for longer than a half an hour [Chorus] [Verse 3] I met a woman I used to know Long before you, long ago All I could say, after hello Was "are you still single?" A is for attitude I can't help but wield A is for arrogance; emotional shield A is for acting, A is for abhorrently A is for asshole, which is what I am, how rude of me I owe you an apology I'm sorry [Chorus] -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- Alternative Girlfriend -------- [Verse 1] You're in an all-girl band Your futon's second hand Your parents understand but you don't care I have a job in a shop I'm an undercover cop I make sure the customers aren't thieves Old at being young Young at being old Everything's on hold within our evolution [Chorus] You're my alternative girlfriend I love you, now you cannot pretend There's nothing left that won't cross over [Verse 2] Last night we slept on the lawn You woke up and I was gone Back to the dream I dream to leave My life with her is a bore A worn-out metaphor No more surprises up it's sleeve We're old at being young Young at being old Everything's been sold to other's revolutions [Chorus] [Verse 3] You live above your dad's four-car garage With your vinyl and imaginary entourage If I pull up in a U-Haul, pack up quick So we can get out of this town cause it makes me sick [Chorus] -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- Am I The Only One? -------- Am I the only one who gets to make you laugh Laugh until you cry? Am I the only one who asks you to go Go on without me? Am I the only one who loves when you leave Your hair down in front of your eyes? And who do you think I am? And who do you think I'll be without you? Am I the only one who had to dress you up To see how you fell down? Am I the only one who needs you to go Go on about me? Am I the only one who loves when you leave Your hair down in front of your eyes? And who do you think I am? And who do you think I'll be without you? -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- Everything Old Is New Again -------- [Stephen Page] Learn to lose, it's easier that way We've paid our dues, but we can't make life pay All across the world, people going mad In their mother's cars, the kids are feeling sad That's how it is, and I'll see you later Everything old is new again Everything under the sun Now that I'm back with you again We hug and we kiss We sit and make lists We drink and I bandage your wrists Wasted youth, there wasn't much to waste Down to the bone, and still losing weight With all the wishing in the world glistening in her eyes But when I say I love her, she thinks I'm telling lies Is it all lost? No, we never had it Everything old is new again Everything under the sun All of our fears come true again Recycle reuse Resent and refuse Our parent's ideals and views [Ed Robertson] She thinks the afterlife might just be where the action is With high schools built like prisons, she can't find a way to live [Page] Moved back home to fill the empty nest Afraid to roam, in love with second best While somewhere in the world, she's hosting her own show And everyone she questions never seems to know Just who they are and where they are going Everything old is new again Everything under the sun Now that I'm without you again I wake up and eat I go back to sleep And let all my nightmares repeat All across the world, people going mad -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- Great Provider -------- [Verse 1] You and I have been through this before I owe you my whole life, nothing more I never said that I liked you the most You're my father, I'm your son Who's the Holy Ghost? [Hook] Where does the time go When it's not around here? [Verse 2] Here we stand at the edge of the drive I'm just waiting for my ride to arrive I wait to see if you've any last words We pulled away, I called your name I don't think you heard [Hook]x2 [Verse 3] You and I never shared all that much When I leave, I'll be all right, I'll keep in touch As your road narrows, so mine grows wider As I leave I turn and wave to the great provider -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- Intermittently -------- [Verse 1] Someone somewhere has unglued our epoxy Someone somewhere has unglued our epoxy And now I'm kissing you by proxy Hope you don't mind Somewhere someone is dreaming of me Tries to love me, hope you don't mind [Chorus] I love you Intermittently I love you intermittently [Verse 2] She's a lot like you but she don't look like you Okay, she's not you But she'll do fine I put my life on hold to avoid confrontation But should I tell you to your face and Risk my hide? [Chorus] I love you Intermittently I love you intermittently [Verse 3] When immeasurably Turns to intermittently There's no use in going on Except for fear of being wrong Every morning I just hit the ground yawning... Stick around if you enjoy disaster Cause if you can't see what I'm after You must be blind [Chorus] I love you Intermittently I love you (woo!) intermittently I love you Intermittently I love you, love you, love Intermittently [Verse 4] Didn't have the heart to say goodbye So I continued in my charlatan ways Did I say heart? I meant to say guts So now I'm on my own and I'm sorry that you've gone -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- Jane -------- [Verse 1] The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair Was dazzled by her smile while I shopped there It wasn't long before I lived with her I sang her songs while she dyed my hair [Chorus 1] Jane, divided, but I can't decide which side I'm on Jane, decided only cowards stay, while traitors run Jane, Jane [Verse 2] I'd bring her gold and frankincense and myrrh She thought that I was making fun of her She made me feel I was fourteen again That's why she thinks it's cooler if we'd just stay friends [Chorus 2] Jane, doesn't think a man could ever be faithful Jane, isn't giving me a chance to be shameful Jane, Jane [Bridge] I wrote a letter, she should have got it yesterday That life could be better by being together Is what I cannot explain to Jane [Verse 3] The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair Still dazzled by her smile while I shoplift there No promises as vague as heaven No Juliana next to my Evan [Chorus 3] Jane, desired by the people at her school and work Jane, is tired cause every man becomes a lovesick jerk Jane, Jane -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- Life, In A Nutshell -------- [Verse 1] When she was three Her Barbies always did it on the first date Now she's with me There's never any need for them to demonstrate She's like a baby, I'm like a cat; When we are happy, we both get fat and still It's never enough, It's never enough It's never enough [Chorus] But I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter All that matters to me is she [Bridge] Her life in a nutshell No way would she want it to change me It's not that easy cause My time is often decided for me For me [Verse 2] She memorized every pencil crayon color in the box Her blue-green eyes complement the burnt sienna in her locks She's at the movies, I'm on the phone; When we're separated, we're never alone, but still It's never enough, It's never enough No it's never enough [Chorus] [Bridge] [Verse 3] I fell down with no one there to catch me from falling Then she came 'round And only her tenderness stopped me from bawling my eyes out I'm OK, and that's why [Bridge] [Chorus] -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- Little Tiny Song -------- Hey I'm a cow, I'm curious Hey watch me now, I'm furious Hey I'm a cow, I'm full of hate Hey watch me now, I'm on your plate -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- The Wrong Man Was Convicted -------- [Verse 1] Who's lonely now? Which one of us is suffering? Who's in his cups? Which one of us recovering? Who likes to look at pictures and cries, but way too late? Who doesn't want to change a thing, accepting it was fate? [Chorus] The wrong man was convicted You know I did the deed I thought that you would wait for me Your wants I needn't heed The wrong man lies beside you And waits for you to wake And all because I lacked conviction The judgment's my mistake [Verse 2] Who's breathless now? Who only hyperventilates? Who'd die for you? Who's dying inside anyway? Which one of us is sunshine and which one's growing dim? When two men dream of you at night, do you just dream of him? [Chorus] [Verse 3] Who's lonely now? Who's reaching out to no one? Who's lonely now? It takes one to know one I changed my mind; you said that I could change it back I wanted space, and now change has fallen through the cracks If I'm again beside your body, don't tell me where it's been It's cruel, unusual punishment to kiss fingerprinted skin [Chorus] It's my mistake -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- These Apples -------- [Verse 1] A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs But I've never been good with plants Her next presentation, a new dictionary She'd circled the word "romance" So enthusiastic, a little bit drastic I shaved her name in my head As she beheld it, she said I misspelled it; Need more be said? [Chorus] These apples are delicious! "As a matter of fact they are," she said Can all this fruit be free? [Verse 2] She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book I've never been big on mail I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge And wondered if it still went by rail I've never been frightened of being enlightened But some things can go too far Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar You get what my meanings are [Chorus] These apples are delicious! "As a matter of fact they are," she said Can all this fruit be free? [Verse 3] I'm not trying to sing a love song, I'm trying to sing in tune I know I am sometimes headstrong Falling in love, catching fire, I want to be consumed Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire? [Chorus] These apples are delicious! "As a matter of fact they are," she said Can all this fruit be free? -------- 1994 Maybe You Should Drive -------- -------- You Will Be Waiting -------- [Verse 1] As we walk together through the autumn, nearing winter Through the dying leaves and trees we call our home and native land You say you don't believe a thing I say, I say you don't believe a thing You say you can't believe how I don't understand [Chorus] But I Know That you will be waiting Oh I know That you will be waiting Oh I know You will be waiting Waiting there for me [Verse 2] You say you cannot live with me, you need your own identity And now we air our laundry on national TV And so you hate my arrogance, my smothering and sitting on the fence But I'm afraid of the hard permanence of letting you go free [Chorus] [Verse 3] I'm so sick of fighting and that effigy you're lighting looks An awful lot like someone whose name I just can't quite place And though you say it's not supposed to be me or any entity Still through the flames and smoke I see I recognize that face [Chorus] [Verse 4] You were someone who would Always tell me things I don't know And tell me where to go But there I'll always go Whether or not you're waiting I don't care if you'll be waiting But please say that you will be waiting there for me Don't you ever ever leave me Don't leave -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- Break Your Heart -------- The bravest thing I've ever done Was to run away and hide But not this time, not this time And the weakest thing I've ever done Was to stay right by your side Just like this time, and every time I couldn't tell you I was happy when you were gone So I lied and said that I missed you when we were apart I couldn't tell you, so I had to lead you on But I didn't mean to break your heart And if I always seem distracted Like my minds somewhere else That's because it's true, yes it's true It's this stupid pride that makes me feel Like I have to follow through Even half-assedly, loving you Why must I always speak in terms of cowardice? When I guess I should have just come out and told you right from the start Why must I always tell you all I want is this? I guess cause I didn't want to break your heart And you said What'd you think that I was gonna do Curl up and die just because of you? I'm not that weak, you know What'd you think that I was gonna do Try to make you love me as much as I love you? How could you be so low? You arrogant man What do you think that I am? My heart will be fine Just stop wasting my time And now I'm over you, I'll be OK And that I've got what I want And that's rid of you Bye And it's not cause I'll be missing you That makes me fall apart It's just that I didn't mean to break No I didn't mean to break No I didn't mean to break Your heart -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- Call Me Calmly -------- [Verse 1] You and I were meant to be Even though you don't know me I don't even know your name And do you think that you know mine? You were lonely, I was bored I may be more than you can afford But I'm sure we'll meet halfway [Chorus] And I've got this crazy feeling You've been trying to get to me When all you have to do is calmly Call me, call me [Verse 2] Basic service, sixty bucks I'll deal the hand, you try your luck A pair gets me a week in rent And a straight gets even more I'm no good at playing cards I hold my dates in high regard Pay up front and ye shall receive [Chorus 2] Love is never in-between If it isn't one thing, then It's always something else I don't even know what I mean I thought that it was nothing Now I can't find nothing else Oh, you can't hide But at least you tried to Call me, call me, calmly call me [Verse 3] Are you ashamed of what you've done? All we did was have some fun I won't judge and I won't tell And I'll forget you when you've gone I pity all you working stiffs Living wondering "what if?" "What if someday I was free?" [Chorus] -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- I Know -------- [Chorus 1] I know why I like you It's cause of your clothing and your haircut And cause you're racist I have a match; your face My asking you questions you can't answer You want to box me? [Verse 1] Our world works in a weird way I've heard them say a man with a beard may Frighten children or dogs but a mustache scares me more [Chorus 2] I know why you bite me It's cause of your instincts and your canines And cause I kicked you I have a bone to pick; Please go on the paper and fetch me my slippers And stop meowing [Verse 2] Man's best friend wags his tail and Bares his teeth at the man with the mail and Though he's frightened of thunder he never goes to war [Bridge] Tell me what's the circumstance of circumcision? And what goes in my daughter's pants is whose decision? I've seen the facts of inter-race relations Of see-through slacks, of cyber-masturbation; If a hundred monkeys each could get their own show Perhaps one day a chimp might say "And you have faith, you just need to use it sayeth the Lord" [Chorus 3] I know why I like you It's cause of your sandals and your supper And cause you're Jesus I have a match; your dad, my dad has Your picture right next to your mother's And one of Charo [Verse 3] They hold hands up in heaven And they say that their son's name is Kevin But I read in a book somewhere that his name is Jack -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- I Live With It Every Day -------- [Verse 1] On August first, nineteen eighty one I cycled to Scott's house with a BB gun We were almost twelve, but we looked thirteen He had baby-blue eyes that I shot him between Nature provides for us a safety net Whatever we do, we can never forget [Chorus] I live with it every day Even though we moved away Our yesterdays are on a loop; A marathon of heartbreaking moments I live with it every day For every step I have to pay The only thing that they can't take: The guilt that spirals in my wake [Verse 2] The day they found me asleep on the floor Engine running, closed garage door Was the day the For Sale sign arrived on the lawn Two weeks later, and we were gone Everyone falls through time and the funnel it makes But I'm staying here inside my biggest mistake [Chorus] [Verse 3] The love I put away Like games that children play The hearts you choose to break Like cars dumped in the lake The laugh lines on your face The life I won't embrace The cold house I won't leave The guests I won't receive [Chorus] -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- In the Drink -------- [Chorus] I'm in the drink for love And want to drink your love Swimmin' a swim in the suds I want to drink your blood [Verse 1] Up like a rocket, down like the rain Back and forth like a choo-choo train I have a secret that just won't keep All I wanna do is brush your teeth Butterfly kisses And the taste of delicious I'd like to sip the sap from your tree And the honey in the tea Dripping amber drips Patiently [Chorus] I'm in the drink for love And want to drink your love Squishin' toes in the mud I want to drink your blood [Verse 2] Caught a snowflake on my tongue A feathery crystal in the flavour of gum Dropping clouds fallin' fast Are you going to try some while they last? Once the birds have migrated Come Spring twitter painted Up the river, I journey on Cause this salmon is ready to spawn If you have some swimming lessons It would make it easier [Chorus] I'm in the drink for love And want to drink your love Squishin' toes in the mud I want to drink your blood -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- Just A Toy -------- [Verse 1] Look at my mouth, a thin painted line Look at my limbs, bent up and bundled in twine Forever, ever mine Form of a tree, shape of a child I wish I could cry, stuck in a permanent smile Forever, ever mine [Chorus] I know you must have loved me sometime But now I'm just a toy I know you must have loved me sometime But now I'm just a toy [Verse 2] First there was me, nothing but time Till he came along, you told me you'd always be mine Forever, ever mine Look at his face, somewhat like mine But look at his nose, you can always be sure that he's lying Forever, ever mine [Chorus] [Bridge] Who needs you A boy-to-be who Needs to be [Verse 3] Better than him, worthy of you Given the chance that he had, I know what I'd do Forever, ever mine I call him liar, you call him son If I could move, I'd set him on fire and I'd run Forever [Chorus] -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- Same Thing -------- What does it mean to wake out of a dream and be Wearing some else's shorts? I've been around the block, at least on my bike I was prepared for the news but not for a full scale 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 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 Same thing 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 -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- Shoebox -------- [Verse 1] A key in the door, a step on the floor A note on the table, and a meal in the micro Note says "I'm in bed, please make sure that you're fed If you're taking a shower, you can borrow my bathrobe When I'm asleep I dream you move in next week" I crumple the note and save it to put inside [Chorus] My shoe box Shoe box of lies Shoe box Shoe box of lies [Verse 2] It's under my bed, it's never been read It's in with my school stuff and my mom never cleans there From my first little fib, when I still wore a bib To my latest attempt at pretending I'm someone Who's not seventeen, doesn't know what you mean When talk turns to single malts, or stilton, or [Chorus] [Verse 3] Did somebody tell you This is how it's supposed to be? Or did you just find it And you don't want any more from me? [Chorus] [Verse 4] Was it something I said, or was it something you read That's making me think that I should never have come here I can offer you lies, I can tell you good-bye I can tell you I'm sorry, But I can't tell you the truth, dear And what if I could - would it do any good? You'll still never get to see the contents of [Chorus] [Verse 5] You're so nineteen-ninety And it's nineteen-ninety-four Leave this world behind me Cause you don't want me anymore -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- Spider In My Room -------- There's a spider in my room There's a spider in my room Then a voice above my head Said if that spider were made dead I'd better grow some fins cause It would make it, easier to swim I don't like spiders and snakes The way they crawl, the way they shake If spider gets killed how does that make it rain How could I be the one to blame A whisper drizzled down from the ice in its eyes It said, "Try pickin' on your own damn size" But the hoover was quick, termination complete In its bedroom, home got a chance to eat In the corner beside my bed Very busy spinning thread Eight legs and a little head I hear the thunder from outside And the waters gettin' high I don't like moths and bugs They buzz, they get in the rugs But where's a guy find some room In a life raft home, a little rubber tomb In the corner beside my bed Very busy spinning thread Eight legs and a little head There's a spider in my room There's a spider in my room Spider, spider Spider in my Spider in my Spider in my -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- Stomach vs. Heart -------- [Verse 1] In through my veins Without brains I involuntarily take what I need Then I bleed And it comes right back to me [Chorus 1] But guts only eat and sometimes they repeat on you Keeping you on your toes or crouched above the loo That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart Well that's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart [Verse 2] Blood turns from blue into red Cause of oxygen that it's fed And I turn back to blue Cause I'm losing you [Chorus 2] But tummy just growls not real words, mostly vowels And I always forget sometimes why Gratification can cause constipation if organs are left to die That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart Well that's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart [Verse 3] I gained all this weight out of love, not hate I've got so much love to give, give me a break I'd love to sleep in late, but that dessert looks great Was it something I said or was it something I ate? Heart beats in sync, beat in time Beat in bodies likes hers and mine But I fed only one and look what it's done [Chorus 3] Cause I've run out of blood and I'm chewing my cud and My gastrointestinal festival's best of all Cardiovascular questions they ask you are Less than the answers they give you like cancer and That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank -------- [Verse 1] I tend the wheat field that makes your bread I bind the sweet veal, pluck the hens that make your bed Mother Nature & Mother Earth Are two of three women who dictate what I'm worth [Chorus] I'm the farmer I work in the fields all day Don't mean to alarm her But I know it was meant to be this way [Verse 2] You cried a tear, I wiped it dry I put you up upon a pedestal so high If you should waiver, if you should sway I'd catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away You signed your picture with an O and X I bet you don't write "love" each time you sign your checks [Chorus] I'm the farmer I work in the fields all day Don't mean to alarm her But I know we were meant to be this way [Bridge] All of this corn I grow, I grow it all for you I took a hatchet to the radio, I did it all for you Well you could have written back And you could have said "thank you" (But) I guess you've got better things [3x] Better things to do Better things to do Better things to do Better things to do-oo-oo [4x] [Verse 3] You say you love me, is that the truth? Although they've heard the songs, my friends need living proof I know your address, I ring the bell I bring you flowers and a .22 with shells [Chorus 3] I'm the farmer I work in the fields all day It wasn't to harm her But I know it was meant to be this way But I know it was meant to be this way But I know it was meant to be this way -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- The Old Apartment -------- Broke into the old apartment This is where we used to live Broken glass, broke and hungry Broken hearts and broken bones This is where we used to live Why did you paint the walls? Why did you clean the floor? Why did you plaster over the hole I punched in the door? This is where we used to live Why did you keep the mousetrap? Why did you keep the dish rack? These things used to be mine I guess they still are, I want them back Broke into the old apartment Forty-two steps from the street Crooked landing, crooked landlord Narrow laneway filled with crooks This is where we used to live Why did they pave the lawn? Why did they change the locks? Why did I have to break in, I only came here to talk This is where we used to live How is the neighbour downstairs? How is her temper this year? I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun I know we don't live here anymore We bought an old house on the Danforth She loves me and her body keeps me warm I'm happy there But this is where we used to live Broke into the old apartment Tore the phone out of the wall Only memories, fading memories Blending into dull tableaux I want them back -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- This is Where it Ends -------- [Verse 1] I don't buy everything I read I haven't even read everything I've bought I don't cry every time I bleed My eyes are dry, but they're bloodshot I have faith in medication I believe in the Prozac Nation You play doctor, but I've lost patience [Chorus] But this is where it ends This is where it ends Call the police and call the press But please, dear God, don't tell my friends This is where it ends This is where it ends [Verse 2] Where's my pride? Where's my self-esteem? Does it show in the drinks I've bought? I don't hide every time I'm seen, but I try not to get caught Make excuses for behavior Can my illness be my savior? Hid my heart while you still gave yours [Chorus] [Verse 3] She says she wants to live in a movie I say I want someone else to stand behind me And write it all down Cause I can't be bothered Doing it myself And I don't want the responsibility of Proving it's importance I have loved and I have waited Been picked up and been sedated Mental health is overrated [Chorus] -------- 1996 Born on a Pirate Ship -------- -------- When I Fall -------- I look straight in the window, try not to look below Pretend I'm not up here, try counting sheep But the sheep seem to shower off this office tower Nine-point-eight straight down I can't stop my knees I wish I could fly From this building, from this wall And if I should try Would you catch me if I fall? My hands clench the squeegee, my secular rosary Hang on to your wallet, hang on to your rings Can't look below me, or something will throw me I curse at the windstorms that October brings I look in the boardroom; a modern pharaoh's tomb I'd gladly swap places, if they care to dive They're lined up at the window, peer down into limbo They're frightened of jumping, in case they survive I wish I could step from this scaffold Onto soft green pastures, shopping malls, or bed With my family and my pastor and my grandfather who's dead Look straight in the mirror, watch it come clearer I look like a painter, behind all the grease But paintings creating, and I'm just erasing A crystal-clear canvas is my masterpiece I wish I could fly From this building, from this wall And if I should try Would you catch me if I fall? When I fall When I fall When I fall When I fall -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Alcohol -------- [Verse 1] Alcohol, my permanent accessory Alcohol, a party-time necessity Alcohol, alternative to feeling like yourself O Alcohol, I still drink to your health [Chorus] I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol (That's small talk) [Verse 2] Forget the cafe latte Screw the raspberry iced tea A Malibu and Coke for you, a G&T for me Alcohol, Your songs resolve like My life never will When someone else is picking up the bill [Chorus] I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol O Alcohol, would you please forgive me? For while I cannot love myself I'll use something else [Bridge] I thought that Alcohol was just for those with Nothing else to do I thought that drinking just to get drunk Was a waste of precious booze But now I know that there's a time And there's a place where I can choose To walk the fine line between Self-control and self-abuse [Chorus] I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol Would you please ignore that you Found me on the floor Trying on your camisole? O Alcohol, would you please forgive me? For while I cannot love myself I'll use something else [Outro] Would you please forgive me? Would you please forgive me? -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Brian Wilson (2000) -------- Drove downtown in the rain, 9:30 on a Tuesday night Just to check out the late-night record shop Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane But when I'm surrounded I just can't stop It's a matter of instinct, it's a matter of conditioning, a matter of fact You can call me Pavlov's dog Ring a bell and I'll salivate, now how'd you like that? Dr. Landy, tell me you're not just a pedagogue 'Cause right now I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well, I-I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did, whoa So I'm a-lying here just staring at the ceiling tiles And I'm thinking about, oh, what to think about Just listening and relistening to Smiley Smile And I'm wondering if this is some kind of creative drought Because I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well, I-I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did, whoa And if you want to find me, I'll be out in the sandbox Just wondering where the hell all the love is gone A-playing my guitar and building castles in the sun, whoa, whoa, whoa And singing "Fun, Fun, Fun" I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well, I-I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did, whoa I had a dream That I was 300 pounds And though I was very heavy I floated till I couldn't see the ground I floated till I couldn't see the ground, oh Somebody help me, I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me, I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me Because I'm Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well, I-I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did, ooh, yeah Drove downtown in the rain, 9:30 on a Tuesday night Just to check out the late-night record shop (late-night record shop) Call it impulsive, you can call it compulsive, you can call it insane, oh But when I'm surrounded I just can't stop -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Call and Answer -------- [Verse 1] I think it's getting to the point Where I can be myself again I think it's getting to the point Where we have almost made amends I think it's the getting to the point That is the hardest part [Chorus] And if you call, I will answer And if you fall, I'll pick you up And if you court this disaster I'll point you home [Verse 2] You think I only think about you When we're both in the same room You think I'm only here to witness The remains of love exhumed You think we're here to play A game of who loves more than whom [Chorus] And if you call, I will answer And if you fall, I'll pick you up And if you court this disaster I'll point you home [Verse 3] You think it's only fair to do what's Best for you and you alone You think it's only fair to do the same to me when you're not home I think it's time to make this something that is More than only fair [Chorus] And if you call, I will answer And if you fall, I'll pick you up And if you court this disaster I'll point you home [Outro] But I'm warning you, don't ever do Those crazy, messed-up things that you do If you ever do I promise you I'll be the first to crucify you Now it's time to prove that you've come back Here to rebuild Rebulid... -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- I'll Be That Girl -------- [Verse 1] If I were you (and I wish that I were you) All the things I'd do to make myself turn blue I suppose I'd start by removing all my clothes Tie my pantyhose around my neck [Chorus] I'll be that girl and you would be right over If I were a field, you would be in clover If I were the sun, you would be in shadow And if I had a gun, there'd be no tomorrow [Verse 2] If you will not have me as myself Perhaps as someone else Perhaps as you I'll be worth noticing Then even a eunuch won't resist The magic of a kiss from such as me [Chorus] [Bridge] It's time to kick off your shoes Learn how to choose sadness It's time to throw off those chains Addle our brains with madness Cause we've got plenty of time To grow old and die But when at last your beauty's faded You'll be glad that I have waited for you [Verse 3] When you're done With being beautiful and young When that course is run, then come to me [Chorus] [Outro] There'd be no tomorrow There'd be no tomorrow There'd be no tomorrow There'd be no tomorrow -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- In The Car -------- [Verse 1] She fed me strawberries And freezer-burned ice cream I said "Goodbye, I guess" She lifted up her dress And so I must confess We made out one more Time before I left for good She thought I'd come back but I Wouldn't want to seem like other guys [Verse 2] A book-and-record love We sat and read our books Between those longing looks Compounded by our fear My tongue inside her ear My tongue inside her In the basement of her mother's House where she once taped the First three sides of Sandanista! for my car [Chorus] We were looking for ourselves And found each other In the Car It was rare to do much more Than simply mess around In the Car It was mostly mutual masturbation And though we spoke of penetration I'd have to wait for someone else to try it out [Verse 3] Once I had this dream Where I slept with her mom Unless I've got this wrong, a secret all along Unless she hears this song Unless she hears it On a tape inside her car With her new husband and she Turns to him and says "I think that's me" [Chorus] In the car We were looking for ourselves And found each other In the Car We were groping for excuses Not to be alone anymore In the car We were waiting for our lives To start their endings [Outro] In the car We were never making love [x3] -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- It's All Been Done -------- [Verse 1] I met you before the fall of Rome And I begged you to let me take you home You were wrong, I was right You said goodbye, I said goodnight [Chorus] It's all been done It's all been done It's all been done before [Verse 2] I knew you before the west was won And I heard you say the past Was much more fun You go your way, I go mine But I'll see you next time [Chorus] [Bridge] And if I put my fingers here, and if I say "I love you, dear" And if I play the same three chords Will you just yawn and say 'Ah, I hate it.' [Chorus] [Verse 4] Alone and bored on a thirtieth-century night Will I see you on The Price Is Right? Will I cry? Will I smile? As you run down the aisle? [Chorus] -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Leave -------- [Bridge 1] I've informed you to leave Cause I can't afford to lose more sleep I get ill when I get tired So I'll try to rest if you'll stand guard [Chorus] Do do do do do do do do whoa Do do do do do do do [Bridge 2] I've informed you to leave Cause I can't stand to hear you breathe I chew up and I choke down The scraps you choose to leave around [Chorus] [Verse 1] Apparitions still won't leave me alone It's as if you never left How am I supposed to remember you When you won't let me forget? [Bridge 3] I've informed you to leave Cause I can't afford to lose more sleep There's your shoes, and there's the door Please don't come here anymore [Chorus] -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Light Up My Room -------- [Verse 1] A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood Somehow that always just made me feel good I can put a spare bulb in my hand And light up my yard Late at night when the wires in the walls Sing in tune with the din of the falls I'm conducting it all while I sleep To light this whole town [Chorus] If you question what I would do To get over and be with you Lift you up over everything To light up my room [Verse 2] There's a shopping cart in the ravine The foam on the creek is like pop and ice cream A field full of tires that is always on fire To light my way home There are luxuries we can't afford But in our house we never get bored We can dance to the radio station That plays in our teeth [Chorus] If you question what I would do To get over and be with you Lift you up over everything To light up my room [Verse 3] A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood Somehow that always just made me feel good I can put a spare bulb in my hand And light up my yard [Outro] Light up my yard Lights in my yard Light up my yard -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Long Way Back Home -------- [Verse 1] It's a long way back home To pack up and leave again Together alone You without me again It's a long way back home And a long way back here again I should have known That you would just bleed again [Chorus] For the first time I knew what to do The first time it's just me and you Then the worst timing I ever knew I have to go I already know [Verse 2] It's a long way back home To feel like I'm far away And how should I know What goes on here anyway? [Chorus] [Verse 3] Why not spend a week on a star No time, he can't get there by car When we get some time on our own We'll plan out our next year alone [Bridge] It's a long way back home To just about anywhere 'Cause once through the door I'm not even halfway there For the first time I knew what to do The first time it's just me and you Then the worst timing I ever knew I have to go You already know [Outro] It's a long way back home It's a long way back home -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Never Is Enough -------- [Verse 1] What, am I to wake up suddenly and then Enroll at the local college, earn me a degree And I could work weekends? If I've worked real hard I could mow your back yard I can go to Europe, travel with my friends I can blow a thousand deutsche marks To get drunk in a pub with some Australians Buy a giant backpack Sew a flag on the back [Chorus] I think never is enough (yeah never is enough) I never want to do that stuff I think never is enough (yeah never is enough) You never have to do that stuff [Verse 2] I never had to spend a summer planting trees I never worked my way through a forest inch by inch Doubled over on my hands and knees I never spent a single day in retail Telling people what they want to hear Telling people anything to make a sale Eating in the food court With the old and the bored [Chorus] [Verse 3] The worlds your oyster shell But what's that funny smell You eat the bivalve anyway You're sick with salmonella You get your Ph.D How happy you will be When you get a job at Wendy's And are honored with employee of the month [Chorus] -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- One Week -------- [Chorus 1] 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 your act 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 'til I say I'm sorry [Verse 1: Ed Robertson] 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 wasabi 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 stinking aching 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 [Pre-Chorus] 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 2] 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 [Verse 2: Ed Robertson] Chickity China, the Chinese chicken You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin' Watching 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 Kurosawa, I make mad films, 'kay, I don't make films But if I did they'd have a Samurai Gonna get a set of better clubs Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs Just so my irons aren't always flying off the back-swing Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon 'Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes That make me think the wrong thing [Pre-Chorus] How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad? Trying hard not to smile, though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? You soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of losing my shirt [Chorus 3] It's been one week since you looked at me Dropped your arms to the sides and said, "I'm sorry" Five days since I laughed at you and said "You just did just what I thought you were gonna do" Three days since the living room We realized we're both to blame but what could we do? Yesterday, you just smiled at me 'Cause it'll still be two days 'til we say we're sorry [Outro] It'll still be two days 'til we say we're sorry It'll still be two days 'til we say "Wasabi" Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- She's On Time -------- [Verse 1] Woke up I was on top of the world There was a beautiful girl in bed beside me Rolled over, got a kiss on the ear She said, "Listen up, dear There's a change inside me" Can't say how frightened I am How unenlightened I am As I run for cover Can't say how happy I am To be wrong [Chorus 1] She's on time (She's on time) She's on time (She's on time) She's on time Hallelujah, she's on time And it's the safest time of the month They say for love [Verse 2] We move in a mysterious way Cause like some holiday, we work harder Not happy with a hug and a kiss (Although most offered this) We go much, much farther We can't stop foolin' around On the bed, on the ground On the bathroom counter We can't stop When all of our systems are go [Chorus 1] [Chorus 2] She's on time (She's on time) She's on time (She's on time) She's on time Hallelujah, she's on time And it's the greatest time of the month For making love [Verse 3] Between you and me How happy we'll be Repeating the cycle permanently But where will we be When baby makes three? I know that in a couple of years I might lay down my fears And get psyched about it Jump in without an ounce of regret Trying not to forget what I liked about it One day I might look like a fool With a yard and a pool And a station wagon Till then I get down on my knees And I pray [Chorus 1 & Chorus 2] -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Some Fantastic (Ivory and Ivory) -------- [Verse 1: Ed Robertson] One day I will build a fountain Drink and never grow old Then I'll market an elixir That will eliminate the common cold Find your sickness on my list Pay up front and make a wish [Verse 2: Steven Page] One day I will work with animals All the tests I'm gonna do All my stuff's completely natural And when we're done we'll boil 'em down for glue We can use to re-adhere Your lips to mine if you were here [Chorus: Steven Page] There's a lot I will never do (There's a lot) Some fantastic, I know it's true But none as much as my want to be with you [Verse 3: Ed Robertson] I can't stand to wait in line long So I built a new machine It just measures up the distance And then eliminates the folks between [Verse 4: Steven Page] One day I'll construct a satellite And I'll name it after you Cause you were the greatest friend of all Except for when you split my lip in two To see the look upon your face As I launch you into space [Chorus: Steven Page] There's a lot I will never do (There's a lot) Some fantastic, I know it's true But none as much as my want to be with you [Bridge: Ed Robertson] Bye-bye, self-respect I haven't had much of it since you left I missed out on the best of you [Verse 5: Steven Page] Some day I will find the secret To your social chemistry Then I'll print it on a t-shirt And it'll make you want to be with me If I wear it past your work You'll see other guys are jerks [Ed Robertson] Much like pheromones for flies You will not avoid my eyes [Chorus: Steven Page] There's a lot I will never do (There's a lot) Some fantastic, I know it's true But none as much as my want to be with you [Bridge: Ed Robertson] Bye-bye, self-respect I haven't had much of it since you left I missed out on the best of you Bye-bye, self-respect I haven't had much of it since you left I missed out on the best of you [Outro: Ed Robertson] Bye-bye Bye-bye Bye-bye -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Told You So -------- [Verse 1] I never jumped in and rescued you But I wanted to I didn't tell you which way to go Cause I thought you'd know You had a problem with your new found wealth You brought it on yourself I never told you I told you so, but I told you so [Chorus] Have to let it go It's time to let it go Now I can't believe It took so long to leave Perhaps one day I'll grieve Or I never will [Verse 2] I never told you I agreed with you I don't think I do I wasn't sure quite what the whole thing meant But I'm glad you went I never thought that it could be painless But it is I guess I had myself fooled into needing you Did I fool you too? [Chorus] [Verse 3] A viral infection that can incubate for years Caused by affection fallen deep into arrears No medication to procure Makes me pure, there's no cure, I am sure I never mentioned how I've prayed for you And now I've paid for you I never said that I would wait for you It's too late for you [Chorus] -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- When You Dream -------- [Verse 1] With life just begun, my sleeping new son Has eyes that roll back in his head They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart And pictures a world past his bed It's hard to believe, as I watch you breathe Your mind drifts and weaves [Chorus 1] When you dream What do you dream about? When you dream What do you dream about? Do you dream about music or mathematics Or planets too far for the eye? Do you dream about Jesus or quantum mechanics Or angels who sing lullabies? [Verse 2] His fontanelle pulses with lives that he's lived With memories he'll learn to ignore And when it is closed, he already knows He's forgotten all he knew before But when sleep sets in History begins But the future will win [Chorus 2] When you dream What do you dream about? When you dream What do you dream about? Are they color or black and white, Yiddish or English Or languages not yet conceived? Are they silent or boisterous? Do you hear noises just loud enough to be perceived? Do you hear Del Shannon's 'Runaway' playing On transistor radio waves? With so little experience your mind not yet cognizant Are you wise beyond your few days? [Outro] When you dream What do you dream about? When you dream What do you dream about? When you dream What do you dream about? -------- 1998 Stunt -------- -------- Who Needs Sleep? -------- [Verse 1] Now I lay me down not to sleep I just get tangled in the sheets I swim in sweat three inches deep I just lay back and claim defeat Chapter read and lesson learned I turned the lights off while she burned So while she's three hundred degrees I throw the sheets off and I freeze [Bridge] Lids down, I count sheep I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is That I won't sleep I countdown, I look around [Chorus] Who needs sleep? Well you're never gonna get it Who needs sleep? Tell me what's that for Who needs sleep? Be happy with what you're getting There's a guy who's been awake Since the Second World War [Verse 2] My hands are locked up tight in fists My mind is racing, filled with lists Of things to do and things I've done Another sleepless night's begun [Bridge] [Chorus]x2 [Verse 3] There's so much joy in life So many pleasures all around But the pleasure of insomnia Is one I've never found With all life has to offer There's so much to be enjoyed But the pleasures of insomnia Are ones I can't avoid [Bridge] Hala Hala Hala [Chorus]x2 -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Baby Seat -------- [Verse 1] You left Billy with the kid And all the selfless things you did with Billy You left your home town in the spring And turned your back on everything You thought your life would just go by Without a pause to wonder, don't be silly [Chorus] But you can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own Don't admit defeat [Verse 2] He came down from his retreat She saw him later on the street He said "You are the only one To recognize that I'm the son" So she bent down and kissed his feet And then that night, between the sheets she told him [Chorus] You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own Don't admit defeat You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own Don't admit defeat [Bridge] 40 days at sea Then she turned and said to me "If we make it back I'll renounce Jack Kerouac And all that romantic crap Like I'm an artist don't look back" [Verse 3] Now we're living somewhere else We keep opinions to ourselves But still we seek a sneaky peek at heaven When the working week defeats us If you think growing up is tough Then you've just not grown enough, baby [Chorus] You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own Don't admit defeat You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own Don't admit defeat -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Conventioneers -------- [Verse 1] You walked into the room And the whole place stopped to notice Standing next to you, I feel hopeless and you know this I've never been ashamed of my attraction I'd be happy if you gave me just a fraction As we danced, I could see in your eyes You and me as senior citizens in love [Verse 2] I followed your perfume out away from all the rabble Right up to your room for a drink and travel Scrabble You, stationed in the warm glow of the TV Too patient as I'm playing L(1)O(1)V(4)E(1) And we laugh, and we laugh, and we laugh And we have to or we'll end up in the bath [Verse 3] Now we're in the bath, I'm already thinking marriage I know that in the past it was something I'd disparage You turned down all the lights, I lit the candles We rolled around in robes and hotel sandals Then you slept, and I dressed, and I left And I guess I'll see you Monday like before [Bridge] Before all the fireworks exploded Our conversations were so loaded, innuendo flying Now what can we say? Have a nice day Looks like rain today What'd you say? Doesn't matter anyway [Verse 4] Now I'm in a cab, heading back to my apartment Everything is drab, and I wish it never started Now I've landed in this awkward situation How can I just avoid a conversation? So I wait, come in late, it'd be great If you transferred out of state -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Falling For The First Time -------- [Verse 1] I'm so cool, too bad I'm a loser I'm so smart, too bad I can't get anything figured out I'm so brave, too bad I'm a baby I'm so fly, that's probably why it Feels just like I'm falling for the first time [Verse 2] I'm so green, it's really amazing I'm so clean, too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me I'm so sane, it's driving me crazy It's so strange, I can't believe it Feels just like I'm falling for the first time [Bridge] Anyone perfect must be lying, anything easy has its cost Anyone plain can be lovely, anyone loved can be lost What if I lost my direction? What if I lost sense of time? What if I nursed this infection? Maybe the worst is behind It feels just like I'm falling for the first time It feels just like I'm falling for the first time [Verse 3] I'm so chill, no wonder it's freezing I'm so still, I just can't keep my fingers out of anything I'm so thrilled to finally be failing I'm so done, turn me over cause it Feels just like I'm falling for the first time [Outro] Anything plain can be lovely, anything loved can be lost Maybe I lost my direction, what if our love is the cost? Anyone perfect must be lying, anything easy has its cost Anyone plain can be lovely, anyone loved can be lost What if I lost my direction? What if I lost sense of time? What if I nursed this infection? Maybe the worst is behind -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Go Home -------- [Verse 1] Well, let me tell you if you're feeling alone Instead of whining and moaning Just get on the phone Tell her you're coming home If you need her, you should be there And if you scream in your sleep Or collapse in a heap And spontaneously weep Then you know you're in deep If you need her, you should be there Go home There's nothing better than affairs of the heart To make you feel so good then tear you apart Make up your mind and stick it out or start again [Verse 2] You can't imagine what an effort it takes When you make a mistake And you know in the wake That a heart's going to break If you need her, you should be there Well, if you're flummoxed and flushed And your heartbeat is rushed Then get out of the slush Tell your dog team to mush If you need her, you should be there Go home If you think of her as Joan of Arc She's burning for you, get your car out of park And if you think of her as Catherine the Great Then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate If you need her, you should be there Go home [Bridge] You can't believe it, but it's true She's given everything to you Now take a moment to be sure Before you give it all to her [Verse 3] Well, now you're thinking that it's over at last All your woes in the past But you've got to be fast Put your foot on the gas If you need her, you should be there So now you're out from under the gun And it's over and done I won't spoil all the fun But if you ever wonder She'll be there if you need her Go home If you're lucky to be one of the few To find somebody who can tolerate you Then I shouldn't have to tell you again Just pack your bags and get yourself on a plane If you need her, you should be there Go home Come on, man If you need her, you should be there Go home (???) Yeah! -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Helicopters -------- [Intro] This is where the helicopters came to take me away This is where the children used to play [Verse 1] This is only half a mile away from the attack This is where my life changed in a day And then it changed back Buried in the din of rotor noise and close explosions I do my best to synthesize the sounds and my emotions This is where the allies bombed the school They say by mistake Here nobody takes me for a fool, just for a fake Later at the hotel bar, the journalists are waiting I hurry back to my guitar while they're commiserating [Chorus] And I'll be leaving soon I'll be leaving soon [Verse 2] Just as soon as we were on the ground We were back in the jet Just another three day foreign tour we'd never forget It's hard to sympathize with all this devastation Hopping 'round from site to site like tourists on vacation [Chorus] And I'll be leaving soon I'll be leaving soon [Bridge] I can't help anyone cause everyone's so cold Everyone's so skeptical of everything they're told And even I get sick of needing to be sold [Verse 3] Though it's only half a month away, the media's gone An entertaining scandal broke today, but I can't move on I'm haunted by a story and I do my best to tell it Can't even give this stuff away, why would I sell it? Everybody's laughing, while at me they point a finger A world that loves its irony must hate the protest singer [Chorus] So I'll be leaving soon I'll be leaving soon I'll be leaving soon I'll be leaving soon -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Hidden Sun -------- [Verse 1] Suddenly things become unsound Stumbling on the shaky ground Given arrows to shoot tornadoes down Shoot them down to the ground [Verse 2] Saw a falling leaf, good luck, jump to grab Much to our surprise, a butterfly And it sunk in this induration Induration in our lives [Hook] Inside ourselves, a hidden sun, that burns and burns But never does any harm to anyone [Verse 3] Shivering madly in the dark Like an animal abandoned in the car park And she held me, and then she showed me the Beauty of the human heart [Hook] Inside ourselves, a hidden sun, that burns and burns But never does any harm to anyone A hidden sun, that burns and burns But never does any harm to anyone [Outro] Anyone Ooh, anyone, hm... Hidden sun Hidden sun... -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Never Do Anything -------- [Verse 1] Wiped out down the stairs I'll bet you there's a song in there I'm not sure I'm prepared to write it down That guy should be me I'd look much better on TV Then the world would see That I can do anything [Chorus] I can be that But soon you'll see that I will never do anything [Verse 2] Let's play tic-tactoe I'll play X, you can be the O Thoughts of turning pro Have crossed my mind I could make a mint Fill my pockets with more than lint I'll give you a hint It involves the "internet" [Chorus]x2 [Verse 3] Don't write me off as an also ran Just mark me down as an angry man Got a big chip, you want a fat lip? How 'bout a mouthful of Chiclets? Life passed me by, but it's not my fault I'll lick my wounds, could you pass the salt? I can be that, but soon you'll see that I will never do anything If I were the king All my subjects they would dance and sing They could kiss my ring And kiss my ass When I'm old and grey I'll look back on my life and say "Give me one more day And I'll still never do anything." [Chorus]x4 -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Off The Hook -------- [Verse 1] All around the room your things are placed And next to you he fills the space And so it seems your saving grace is only saving face The pictures of the two of you on holiday, on honeymoon You thought that he was wanting you But he was only wanting you to Let him off the hook [Verse 2] He was your imaginary friend You were partners til the end Then something bends, and then it breaks, your worst mistake Accepting enemies on bended knees; a litany of tragedies You're vexed, it seems you're hexed and after sex he expects You'll let him off the hook til [Chorus 1] Something that you heard while you were sleeping left you Shaken while he stirred. When you awaken you will Make him eat his words right off the hook Hook and line, every time [Verse 3] The credit card receipts, the dirty sheets The souvenirs of men who cheat It all makes sense - with each offense You wanted to believe him He could get away with murder one And you would clean the smoking gun With every crime, you bought each line But not this time, you'll make him Eat his words cause [Chorus 2] Something that you heard while you were sleeping left you Shaken while he stirred When you awaken you will Make him eat his, make him eat his Words while he's alone Cause you won't be around and From now on the phone stays off the hook Hook and line, everytime Hook and line, everytime -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Pinch Me -------- [Verse 1] It's the perfect time of year Somewhere far away from here I feel fine enough, I guess Considering everything's a mess There's a restaurant down the street Where hungry people like to eat I could walk, but I'll just drive It's colder than it looks outside [Chorus] It's like a dream you try to remember but it's gone when ya Try to scream but it only comes out as a yawn when ya Try to see the world beyond your front door Take your time because the way I rhyme's gonna make you smile when ya Realize that with a guy my size it might take a while just to Try to figure out what all this is for [Verse 2] It's the perfect time of day To throw all your cares away Put the sprinkler on the lawn And run through with my gym shorts on Take a drink right from the hose And change into some drier clothes Climb the stairs up to my room Sleep away the afternoon [Chorus] It's like a dream you try to remember but it's gone when ya Try to scream but it only comes out as a yawn when ya Try to see the world beyond your front door Take your time because the way I rhyme's gonna make you smile when ya Realize that with a guy my size it might take a while just to Try to figure out what all this is for [Middle Eight] Pinch me Pinch me Because I'm still Asleep Please God Tell me That I'm still asleep [Verse 3] On an evening such as this It's hard to tell if I exist If I packed a car and leave this town Who'll notice that I'm not around? I could hide out under there I just made you say 'underwear' I could leave but I'll just stay All my stuff's here anyway [Chorus] It's like a dream you try to remember but it's gone when ya Try to scream but it only comes out as a yawn when ya Try to see the world beyond your front door Take your time because the way I rhyme's gonna make you smile when ya Realize that with a guy my size it might take a while just to Try to figure out what all this is for -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Sell, Sell, Sell -------- [Verse 1] The credits roll, the camera pans And in the mist our hero stands He starts to speak, then folds his hands in prayer An awkward pause, then what's my line? There's nothing left to say this time And what would you say to a bad guy who's not there? In terms of Roman numerals He's IV league with Roman Polanski He'd win an Oscar every time if he was only given the chance [Verse 2] He started on the Broadway stage A product of another age An offer and a pilot drew him west The series bombed, commercials came And though nobody knew his name They all recognized the potential he possessed Deodorants and dental floss And how much does that new car cost His acting was methodical in You Don't Need A Medical He's branded like a racing car He's like a movie star without movies The week of Independence Day The casting agent called to say Your smile could save our movie and the world [Chorus] Buy buy buy buy Sell sell sell How well you learn To not discern Who's foe and who is friend We'll own them all in the end [Verse 3] It goes like this, we have no choice; the minarets The wailing voice And vaguely Celtic music fills the air We choose a foreigner to hate The new Iraq gets more irate We really know nothing about them, and no one cares Aladdin and The Forty Thieves Enhanced by brand new special effects Saddam and his cow disease spiced up With some gratuitous sex A movie's made, a war is won A low-speed chase, a smoking gun Distracts us while the actor takes the stand [Chorus] Buy buy buy buy Sell sell sell How well you learn To not discern Who's foe and who is friend We'll own them all in the end -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- The Humour Of The Situation -------- [Verse 1] When you walked in, I said with a grin That we were just talking about you We all had to lie because you would cry If you knew we were laughing at you In the momentary lull before the band begins to play There's an overwhelming stench of alibi [Chorus] Come on now, now Come on now, now Enjoy the humour of the situation Come on now, now Come on now, now Enjoy the humour of the situation [Verse 2] I said on the phone "don't wait til I'm home" But I'm sure I could hear you crying I said where I was, but you doubt it because It's the caller I.D. you're buying In the hour that it took for me to drive up to the door You'd arranged all my belongings on the lawn [Chorus] [Bridge] Have you heard the one about the boy Who moved into the henhouse to sleep? He woke up with egg on his face When he found out all the hens had crossed the street [Chorus] [Verse 3] As I walked out, I thought about all I had left behind me I felt a chill because I was still Wearing the emperor's new clothes My mind was racing with each chance that I had missed While your next door neighbour soaked me with the hose I've never felt so small, I've never been so dissed As I shiver, dripping, while the chorus goes: [Chorus] -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel -------- [Verse 1] Driving home to be with you The highway's dividing, the city's in view As usual, I'm almost on time You're the last thing that's on my mind I wish I could tell you the way that I feel But tonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel [Verse 2] No commotion, no screaming brakes Most of it's over before I awake From the ceiling, my coffee cup drips While out my window, the horizon does flips The worst part was hitting the ground - Not the feeling so much as the sound Can't help but wonder if all this is real Cause tonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel [Verse 3] Rubberneck traffic and passersby And Slow Motion Walter the fire engine guy Stand around with their mouths open wide I heard some idiot ask if someone's inside With the Jaws of Life they tried and they tried Nobody here can know how I feel Cause tonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel [Bridge] I guess it's over now Cause I've never seen so much Never seen so much, never seen so much Never seen so much, never seen so much I guess it's over now Cause I've never seen so much Never seen so much, never seen so much Never seen so much, never seen so much So much blood [Verse 4] In all the confusion, there's something serene I'm just a posthumous part of the scene Now I'm floating above looking in As the radio blares and wheels spin I can see my face slump with a grin And you...you're the last thing on my mind You're the last thing on my mind You're the last thing on my mind You're the last thing on my mind -------- 2000 Maroon -------- -------- Too Little Too Late -------- [Verse 1] You say, "Why does everything revolve around you?" You say, "Why does everything I do confound you?" You say that I pulled the world from under you You can't go through it this time [Chorus] I could be good, and I would If I knew I was understood And it'll be great, just wait Or is it too little too late? (Whoo!) [Verse 2] One day, this embarrassment will fade behind me And that day I could think of things that won't remind me But these days it's unbearable for both of us We can't discuss it this way (this way) [Bridge 1] I'm gaining strength, tying to learn to pull my own weight But I'm gaining pounds at the precipice of too late Just wait [Chorus] [Bridge 2] Record and play, after years of endless rewind Yesterday wasn't half as tough as this time This time isn't Hell Last time, I couldn't tell This mind wasn't well Next time, hope I'm... [Chorus]x2 -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Aluminum -------- [Verse 1] How, in every visible way, you shine As if the stars in your wake align Almost impossible to malign But just below where you shine, you burn Although I know it, I never learn Just goes to show that I can't discern [Chorus] Aluminum to me Aluminium to some You can shine like silver all you want But you're just Aluminum [Verse 2] Illuminating just what you want to show You'd never rust, but I'd never know You can't be trusted, I can't let go [Chorus] [Verse 3] Every time you're here, I forget When you leave, you leave only regret Every time you're here, I forget Everything You're so lightweight, how can you survive? Recycling moments from others' lives You're not as precious as you contrive [Chorus] Yeah, you're just Aluminum -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Another Postcard -------- [Verse 1: Ed Robertson] You can't imagine so many monkeys in the daily mail All of them coming anonymously so they leave no trail I never thought I'd have an admirer from overseas But someone is sending me stationary filled with chimpanzees Some chimps in swimsuits, some chimps are swinging from a vine Some chimps in jackboots, some chimps that wish they could be mine Starsky and Hutch chimps, a chimp who's sitting on the can A pair of Dutch chimps who send their love from Amsterdam [Chorus: Steven Page] Another postcard with chimpanzees And every one is addressed to me Another postcard with chimpanzees And every one is addressed to me [Verse 2: Ed Robertson] If I had to guess, I'd say the monkey-sender thinks it's great He's sending me, maybe she's sending me just to see me get irate I'm losing sleep - and it's gonna be keeping me up all night I thought it was funny, but now I've got money on a monkey fight Some chimps in hard hats, chimps a-working on a chain gang Some chimps who love cats, burning rubber in a Mustang A birthday-wishing chimp, a chimp in black like a goth A goin' fishin' chimp, a British chimp in the bath [Chorus: Steven Page] Another postcard with chimpanzees And every one is addressed to me Another postcard with chimpanzees And every one is addressed to me [Verse 3: Ed Robertson] Somehow they followed me even though I packed and moved my home No matter what, they come and they come they won't leave me alone Another monkey in the mail could make me lose my mind But look at me shuffling through the stack until I finally find Some chimps in swimsuits Some chimps in Jackboots Some chimps in hard hats Some chimps who love cats I've got some shaved chimps; that's chimps devoid of any hair I've got depraved chimps dressed up in women's underwear [Chorus: Steven Page & (Ed Robertson)] Another postcard with chimpanzees And every one is addressed to me Every one is, every one is, every one is addressed to me Every one is, every one is, every one is addressed to me Another postcard with chimpanzees And every one is addressed to me Another postcard with chimpanzees And every one is addressed to me Another postcard with chimpanzees (Some chimps in swimsuits, Some chimps in Jackboots Some chimps in hard hats, Some chimps who love cats) And every one is addressed to me (I've got some shaved chimps; that's chimps devoid of any hair I've got depraved chimps dressed up in women's underwear) Another postcard with chimpanzees (Starsky and Hutch chimps, a chimp who's sitting on the can A pair of Dutch chimps who send their love from Amsterdam) And every one is addressed to me (Some chimps in Mustangs, Some chimps in chain gangs I got a birthday wishin' chimp and I got the goin' fishin' chimp) -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Celebrity -------- Don't call me a zero I'm gonna be a hero Like Phil Esposito or the Kennedys I'll be incorporated And I'll be imitated And overrated, but that doesn't bother me All the jaws will drop And all the girls will scream And there will be commotion when I show up on the scene All that you will see is a celebrity All that you will see is a celebrity When I'm riding in my limo I won't look out the window Might make me homesick for humanity There's nowhere that I can't go And there's nobody I don't know And there's an emptiness that's eating me All the clocks will stop And all the jeans will cream It has always been my one and only dream All that's left of me is my celebrity All that's left of me is my celebrity Leave your heart Lay down your art You're here for the party Smile and wave Try to behave Be happy that they've made you a celebrity I could disappear into the great unknown And it would wear my face as if it were its own And all that you will see is a celebrity All that's left of me is my celebrity I will get in first and I will get in free All that's left of me is my celebrity -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- For You -------- [Verse 1] I have set aside everything I love I have saved everything else for you I cannot decide what this doubt's made of Though I've thought over it through and through In a book in a box up on a shelf In a locked and guarded vault Are the things I keep only for myself Its your fate, but it's not your fault [Chorus] And for every useless reason I know There's a reason not to care If I hide myself wherever I go Am I ever really there? [Verse 2] There is nowhere I would rather be But I can't just be right here An enigma wrapped in a mystery Or a fool consumed by fear? [Chorus] [Verse 3] I will give you all I could ever give Though it's less than you'll need Could you just forget if you can't forgive All the things I cannot concede? -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Have You Seen My Love? -------- [Chorus] Have you seen my love? Have you seen my love? Have you seen my little girl? Oh, have you seen my love? [Verse 1] All that I want is to be your friend Cause you're the only friend I've ever known All I need is our love, we agreed That the two of us wouldn't be alone In these faded old photographs, you can see how we smiled I became a man in your arms, now I'm helpless as a child [Chorus] [Verse 2] There is a dream that we both used to share And we swore we would never wake Now the dream's a nightmare, and the truth to be fair Is that dreaming was the first mistake Though we share the same memories, and I swear that's her face Did you bury the woman I love, and fall asleep in her space? [Chorus] -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Maybe Katie -------- I'll set the metronome [Chorus] What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? [Verse 1] What's the use in hesitating? Can't you see that Katie's waiting? Just because her youth is fading Doesn't mean that she's not worth dating [Chorus] What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? [Verse 2] I don't know what the fuss is all about Just take it slow It's not like you can't live without her To and fro If you've got a shred of doubt then it's not worth it [Chorus] What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? [Verse 3] Can't you see her with her arms wide open She's everything that you've been hoping for Forever's not so long, stop moping She's got a daughter and you're just not coping Do you know everyone you ever swore you'd love for life I don't know them anymore I know their names I'd recognize them on the street and I don't love them [Chorus] What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Next Time -------- [Chorus] You can always get it right next time, next time You can always get it right next time You can always get it right next time, next time You can always get it right next time [Bridge] You can count on me to mess it up You can count on me to let you down again And in time you'll see that I'm your only friend [Chorus] [Verse 1] Comfort in community obliterated Given opportunity, I hesitated Even my humility's humiliated [Chorus] [Verse 2] Next time, next time When you die they make a list Of every love you never kissed Of each regret and each mistake Every choice you fail to make Oh well, oh well, oh well It's a shame I have to wait until the ending Everything I've yet to break is surely bending Every vow I ever take is just pretending That this mess I make is worth defending [Chorus]x2 -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Second Best -------- [Verse 1] Everything's a lie We're all gonna die Before we say goodbye, let's attack I admit it's bleak But I give it a week Until our friends the meek give it back [Bridge 1] Is it true? Well it's true enough I guess Join the chorus of the second best [Chorus] Second best [Verse 2] What's left of you that's real A mutated ideal With limited appeal, I suggest If winning is an art Then it's drawn us apart When you erased your heart and beat your chest [Bridge 2] Is it you? Well it's you enough I guess You're an angel in a see-through dress Is it true, yes it's true enough I guess [Chorus] [Verse 3] Perhaps it's just as well That I still look like hell At least the world can tell us apart [Bridge 3] Is it true? Yes it's true enough I guess Come join the chorus of the unimpressed Is it true, yes it's true enough I guess Sometimes it's better to be second best [Chorus] -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Shopping -------- [Chorus] Well you know that it's going to be alright I think it's gonna be alright Everything will always be alright When we go shopping [Verse 1] Well you know that it's going to be alright When we go shopping It's always lalalalala Shopping spree begin It's always lalalalala Everybody wins So shutup And never stop Let's shop Until we drop [Chorus] [Verse 2] It's always lalalalala Shopping never end It's always lalalalala Shopping with our friends Shopping once again [Bridge]x4 It's always lalalalala [Verse 3] It's never enough Until you've got all the stuff When the going gets rough Just shop with somebody tough [Chorus]x2 [Outro] It's always When we go shopping When we go shopping When we go shopping It's always lalalalala -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Take It Outside -------- [Verse 1] Oh I, I watch it all go down Closed eyes, pretend no one's around So I, I chose to play the clown Or blow by and never make a sound [Chorus] Any other guy would wanna take it outside But I'd never even try, who wants to get their lights knocked out? Any other guy would wanna stir it up some But I'd rather say goodbye [Verse 2] Turn 'round, say it to my face No sound, Everything's a race Lose ground, lost in your embrace Leave town, never leave a trace [Chorus] Any other guy would wanna take it outside But I'd never even try, who wants to get their lights knocked out? Any other guy would wanna stir it up some But I'd rather say goodbye [Verse 3] Hardly know what anything's for Just for show, I'm slamming the door Even so, my heart and my head are an open book [Chorus] Any other guy would wanna take it outside But I'd never even try, who wants to get their lights knocked out? Any other guy would wanna stir it up some But I'd rather say goodbye Any other guy would wanna take it outside But I'd never even try, who wants to get their lights knocked out? Any other guy would wanna stir it up some But I'd rather say goodbye I'd rather say goodbye -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Testing 1,2,3 -------- [Verse 1] Maybe it would be fun To get a new opinion Get a little work done And forget Maybe it would be cool If I rocked it old school Try to break a gold rule And a sweat Better than the first time Better than the worst time If I could just reverse time I'd be set [Chorus] Testing 1, 2, 3 Can anybody hear me? If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me? If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear? [Verse 2] She got a new apartment It's out on the escarpment And in her glove compartment Are my songs She hasn't even heard them Since she found out what the words meant She decided she preferred them All wrong Kind of like the last time With a bunch of really fast rhymes If we're living in the past I'm Soon gone [Chorus] Testing 1, 2, 3 Can anybody hear me? If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me? If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear? [Verse 3] We recognize the present Is half as pleasant As our nostalgia for The past'll be presented Recast and reinvented Until it's how we meant it [Chorus] Testing 1, 2, 3 Can anybody hear me? If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me? If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear? [Verse 4] He's everything that you need You wiped out on your ten speed And either he will succeed Or just suck [Chorus] Testing 1, 2, 3 Can anybody hear me? If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me? If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear? Begin the testing 1, 2, 3 Can anybody hear me? If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me? If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear, G? [Outro] Testing 1 ,2, 3 Testing 1, 2, 3 -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Unfinished -------- [Verse 1] I left a tip, but it was never a donation I took a trip, but it was never a vacation I took a seat, but I refuse to take a number And so, defeated, I proceeded unencumbered [Bridge] I'd say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of attention span [Verse 2] I took her hand, but it was not in matrimony I told my side, but it was never testimony I turned and ran after ignoring my Miranda I hid, she sought and caught me under the veranda [Bridge] I'd say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of attention span [Verse 3] Spanning all the ages Turning all the pages The history of me is incomplete [Chorus] Everything is Un- Everything is Unfin- Everything is Unfinished [Verse 4] I played along, but it was not for recreation I left my home, but it was not evacuation I made a pact that I would finish what I started I admit the fact I was distracted and outsmarted [Bridge] [Chorus] -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- Upside Down -------- I'm not surprised it's come to this Sooner or later there must be another's kiss Behind that kiss a promise of a life of bliss Yeah, great I won't be takin' the bait I'd rather drown And I will not turn my whole life upside down Imagine everything you've done Under a microscope on view for everyone And if the King of Circumspection's here He's come in vain I won't be sharing the blame I wear the crown And I will not turn my whole life upside down Nothing's good enough for me To shake me from complacency I make my mind up and I'll never be The kind of man who'd make a choice For if I hold my tongue I'll never lose my voice If each attempted act of sabotage destroys all hope I won't be needing a rope I'm gagged and bound And I will not turn my whole life upside down And if the genie were set free And by the laws of things like that, he's indebted to me I'd bury my three wishes Deep down in the ground So I will not turn my whole life upside down Though I appreciate the aim Tell Andy Warhol's ghost that he can keep his fame I'd only use it to make everything the same again So don't applaud till the end I'm not around Cause I will not turn my whole life upside down Nothing's good enough for me To shake me from complacency I've made my mind up I won't make a sound And I will not turn my whole life upside down -------- 2003 Everything to Everyone -------- -------- War On Drugs -------- [Verse 1] She likes to sleep with the radio on So she can dream of her favorite song The one that no one has ever sung since she was small She'll never know that she made it up She had a soul and we ate it up Thrown away like a paper cup The music falls The only flaw in her detailed plan Is where she wins back the love of her man Everyone knows that he's never coming back He took her heart and she took his name He couldn't stand taking all the blame He left her only with guilt and shame and then she cracked [Chorus] Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves Of all these demons haunting us To keep us company [Verse 2] In the dream I refuse to have She falls asleep in a lukewarm bath We're left to deal with the aftermath again On behalf of humanity I will fight for your sanity How profound such profanity can be [Chorus 2] Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves Of all these demons haunting us To keep us company Won't it be odd to be happy like we Always thought we're supposed to feel But never seem to be [Verse 3] Near where I live there's a viaduct Where people jump when they're out of luck Raining down on the cars and trucks below They've put a net there to catch their fall Like that'll stop anyone at all What they don't know is when nature calls, you go They say that Jesus and mental health Are just for those who can help themselves But what good is that when you live in hell on earth? For the very fear that makes you want to die Is just the same as what keeps you alive It's way more trouble than some suicide is worth [Chorus 2] Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves Of all these demons haunting us To keep us company Won't it be odd to be happy like we Always thought we're supposed to feel But never seem to be [Verse 4] Hard to admit I fought the war on drugs My hands were tied and the phone was bugged Another died and the world just shrugged it off -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Adrift -------- [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 In the morning open your eyes The waterfalls, the fire flies You're an abacus And my heart was counting on us [Chorus] Your heart's got a heavy load There's still a long way to go Keep your eyes on the road [Verse 2] Crescent moon sings me to sleep The birches bark, the willows weep But I lie awake I'm adrift without a snowflake [Chorus]x2 -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Bank Job -------- [Verse 1] It was an upset in two minutes flat We were back on the freeway, foot to the mat I can't understand it; we had it down pat It's very upsetting, could we leave it at that? We all had positions; we each had a role We'd over-rehearsed it; we had full control They can't teach you acting, it's there in your soul It's the same with a bank job, and each thing we stole [Chorus] So I don't need attitude Cause you knew just what to do We all did our best now We all need to rest now Leave me alone Wait by the phone [Verse 2] I was the driver; you ran the show You had the last word, the go or no go I knew every laneway in Ontario But it's not what you're sure of, it's what you don't know It should have been filled with the usual ones Throwing their cash into mutual funds We all had our ski masks and sawed-off shotguns But how do you plan for a bank full of nuns? Well, I guess we panicked - we all have taboos And they were like zebras; they had us confused We should be in condos with oceanfront views Instead we're most-wanted on the six o'clock news [Chorus] [Verse 3] Inside the police car you tried to explain Your crisis of conscience; the voice in your brain And now that the whole thing has gone down the drain I think we all know who should shoulder the blame Cause you made a choice there, almost sublime I'm all for compassion, just not on my dime You looked like an amateur, and that's the real crime So I'll take a walk now, and you do the time [Chorus] [Outro] We all did our best now We all need to rest now Leave me alone We all did our best now We all need to rest now Leave me alone Leave me alone -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Bull in a China Shop -------- I'm a kid in a candy store I'm a bull in a china shop I'm a tired old metaphor For everything you can't afford And everything you can't afford to be I'm a public embarrassment I'm a bottle of diet poison I'm a walking advertisement For everything I never meant And everything I never meant to be [Chorus] I'm the reason I don't go out I'm afraid I might tell me something I'm the shadow of every doubt I'm the product this song's about I'm the product this song's about to be [Chorus] x2 Every morning Since I was born It's been hard to look in the mirror And see my face for the horns All the fun that the law allows All the fun but with half the meaning Come on over, I'll show you how If you lived here you'd be home by now If you still lived here you'd be home now with me [Chorus] x2 -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Easy -------- What's a boy to do When you tell your tale And, it never fails I just end up feeling bad for you With your hangdog eyes You can bring me down Now I'm wrapped around your whole hand Stop looking so surprised [Chorus] x2 You make it easy I've been burned before You're not fooling me There's no mystery You've forgotten what you're hiding for Call it self-defense You can obfuscate And manipulate But it's only at your own expense [Chorus] x4 Easy to be with you Easy to obey Easy to forgive you at the end of the day Easy now to judge you Easy to betray Easy to adore you, though you want to run away It's easy Look what you have done I can do the same Two can play this game You'll no longer be the only one [Chorus] x3 -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Everything Had Changed -------- [Verse 1] On the path of life, I wish you well With urgent chariots, we will meet again in Hell I kept my head down and moved on 'Til every friend I'd known was gone [Chorus] Then one day, I was not alone Everything had changed Everything was strange Everything had changed Everything was strange [Verse 2] When in rags and when in wealth A solemn promise never to give too much of myself Despite the hopeful words I've said I've lived my life inside my head [Chorus] [Bridge] I hold my breath and count to ten I hate it now, hated it then Seen it all before A failure and a bore That's what friends are for [Verse 3] So it seems I must have won As I survey the ashes of the damage that I've done Everyone I've ever known Is just as closed off and alone [Chorus] -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Home -------- Side of the road, I stopped and Picked up the pieces of your car You were just standing, speechless Knowing you'd never travel far That's what you do when someone's given up on you And that's when I knew that I was giving up and giving in That's when I knew where I was That's when I knew that I was home Stuck in the middle of the road For better or worse, we compromise You may have won my hand, dear But it was the consolation prize That's when I knew that I was running out on you That's what you do when time is running out and running down That's when I knew where I was That's when I knew that I was home Where does the heart reside If not where I lay my head? I could run but I'm petrified And choose this instead Again and again End of the road I'm running And look back to survey where I'd been Someday I'll write and ask you If you could imagine what I'd seen How could you think that I could turn my back on you? How did you think this would be turning out? And turning 'round What could I do but you? What could I do to call this home? That's when I knew where I was That's when I knew that I was home -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Maybe You're Right -------- [Verse 1] It was often talked about It was often raised But nothing was ever done about it To hear the way they talked about it Noone could be saved But nothing was ever done about it [Bridge] Shall I take back everything I've ever said And live my whole life in silence instead? [Verse 2] It was oversimplified It was underthought And nothing was ever done to stop it Everything was fortified by All the lies we bought And nothing was ever done to stop it [Bridge] [Chorus] Shall I take back everything I've ever said Shall I take back all my attacks? All of my accusations? And live my whole life in silence instead? All my mistrust, we never discussed anyone's reservations [Verse 3] There was a time When a crime was a crime Now I think I'm losing my mind Or taking it all too hard Taking it all too hard Taking it all too hard [Bridge] [Chorus] x2 [Outro] x2 Maybe you're right Maybe you're right Maybe you're right But I don't think so -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Peterborough and the Kawarthas -------- I left you in the rain Peterborough and the Kawarthas Your reflection in the pane Peterborough and the Kawarthas Apples, pears, prunes, and plums His favorite food, I told his mum Wait for him at the end of the slide When he climbs the stairs, stay by his side I heard you got some rain Peterborough and the Kawarthas Looks like we're in for the same Peterborough and the Kawarthas I'm going early, won't wave good-bye Tell him I love him; look him in the eye I've learned how to mourn; I've learned how to miss Let me disappear with this kiss Tuesday A mix of sun and clouds With a forty percent chance of showers Early morning then sunny Wind west twenty kilometers an hour Gusting to 44 High of 22 UV index 50 and moderate Bird, book, and basketball Squirrel, dog, and learning how to crawl I found my heart when he came Let my leaving leave like rain I watched you from the train Peterborough and the Kawarthas When I come back I'll see you again Peterborough and the Kawarthas I'll listen for you every morning I'll listen for you every morning I'll listen for you every morning I'll listen for you every morning -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Rule the World With Love -------- [Verse 1] It couldn't happen to a better man It wouldn't happen with a better plan While we were napping someone else began To rule the world with love It didn't happen to us overnight Just cause it happened doesn't mean it's right To our embarrassment we lost the fight To rule the world with love [Chorus] Hearts are won, empires fall In love with love Love will conquer all for one One for all is fair in love and war Love and war are one [Verse 2] It couldn't happen to a nicer guy You shouldn't ever have to question why With just the power of suggestion I Could rule the world with love I need to love you with an iron fist I need to love you with a secret list I need to love you 'til you don't exist And rule the world with love [Bridge] Love Love Love as defined by who? [Chorus] [Verse 3] How could it happen when we couldn't lose? And now we're slapping makeup on the bruise Though it was handed to us, we refused To rule the world with love [Bridge] Love Love Love as defined by God [Chorus] -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Sound Of Your Voice -------- The moon is full but there is an incompleteness The days are beautiful but I feel a bitter sweetness If I had a wish, or even a choice I'd wake up to the sound of your voice How I miss waking up to the sound of your voice I let you down and fell right off of your good list I hope each day you'll find peace and forgiveness The alarm clock rings, What a lonely noise And I long for the sound of your voice Oh, how I miss waking up to the sound of your voice Take it from me, there's not much to see In this void The saying goes there will be other dances (don't give up) This little song is about second chances Just say the word and I will rejoice And wake up to the sound of your voice Oh, how I miss waking up to the sound To the sound To the sound To the sound Waking up to the sound of your voice Take it from me, there's not much to see In this void -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Take It Back -------- [Verse 1] It's hard enough to notice Harder still to react Just a stone's throw from the centre of our attention We all fade to black [Chorus] Save me from a villainous imagination Deliver me from my friends If I said something to make you mad I will take it back [Verse 2] It's hard enough to stomach But try to look away Is this a news report or a trailer for a motion picture? It all fades to grey [Chorus] [Verse 3] Long lines and warning signs Think of all the lives saved by plastic knives It's naive, but make-believe We will never lose if we remove our shoes It's hard to keep your mouth shut Harder still to make noise But we can't have the perfect 20/20 hindsight That our fate enjoys [Chorus] -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Vanishing -------- A rabbit and a top hat, a handkerchief and ring With the wave of a wand he'll pull your heartstrings He's a magician Hoping, wishing And you're the one vanishing Isn't that the necklace he found behind your ear? He's floating upside-down below a chandelier Wishing he had the power to make you reappear He's a magician Hoping, wishing And you're the one vanishing All the words of love he longs for you to hear He whispers them each night into a lion's ear Under the stage lights at the Bellagio He has got your card but you had to fly home He's a magician Hoping, wishing And you're the one vanishing You are vanishing You are vanishing You are vanishing You are vanishing He's a magician Hoping, wishing And you're the one You're the one You're the one vanishing You are vanishing You are vanishing You are vanishing A rabbit and a top hat, a handkerchief and ring You are vanishing, the wave of the wand -------- 2006 Barenaked Ladies Are Me -------- -------- Wind It Up -------- [Verse 1] Stop, drop and roll and I will tell you where I'm coming from You've done a lot of yelling pointed at my eardrum I'll offer all of me that you can lay your eyes on I'll get right back to you once I get my disguise on Hearts on fire, you'll learn End up with heartburn [Chorus] Wind me up, my dear Had it up to here Wind it up [Verse 2] I can't believe that you'd believe that I would fake it Wait - unless you count the things I said when we were naked Run, run away from everything we'd ever hoped for I can't believe that this is what people elope for Throw your sticks and stones Throw your mobile phone [Chorus] [Verse 3] If you are leaving then I wish you luck I hope someone can make your heart warm I was a baby when I learned to suck But you have raised it to an art form Yes I'm out of line But you're out of your mind [Chorus] x2 -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Angry People -------- That's the problem, dear, with angry people They try to go it alone Digging in and making cranky feeble pleas That other angries disown Angry people think a good solution Is getting others involved So they surround themselves with happy people And watch their smiles dissolve We just drag them down We just drag them down We just drag them down Until they're just like us Angry people get so sanctimonious Telling us what to do Hoping no one outs them all as phonies just cause We are all phonies too And those of us who once had wives and families Understand what I mean What was once a calm and peaceful refuge Is overtaken by spleen Cause we just drag them down We just drag them down We just drag them down Until they're just like us I am the singer in the band We're only trying to lend a hand And though it's not what we had planned We understand That we just drag you down We just drag you down We just drag you down Until you're just like us In a square a thousand angry people Are waving signs in the air While a million other happy people Are trying hard not to care You see, the happy people's biggest problem Is they're never fearing the worst While the rest of us will never sleep until Your happy bubbles all burst Yeah, we just drag them down Didn't I just drag you down Just watch me drag you down Until you're just like us Until you're just like us Oh, until you're just like us Until you're just like us -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Another Spin -------- I had time to kill One day in Alaska I walked around until I found the arts and crafts shop I bought you a card I don't know where to send it I wrote it from the heart I'm not sure how to end it I wonder, where have you been? Will I see you again I give the globe another spin All this time I'm wonderin' Give the globe another spin Are you in Berlin? Sweet potato pie Is what your mom would always make Your father smoked a pipe My hand crushed in his handshake They say you took a job Spying for the army And had to relocate With a new identity I wonder, where have you been? Will I see you again? I give the globe another spin All this time I'm wonderin' Give the globe another spin Are you in Afghanistan? Are you in... -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Beautiful -------- [Verse 1] What if you were not just for show? What if you were not good to go? What if you were simply not so Beautiful What if you were not thin and tall? What if you were done with it all? What if you were not baby-doll Beautiful [Chorus] Beautiful, isn't she? Beautiful, paid to be Beautiful, when I see Beautiful, shame on me [Verse 2] Hoping that it's deeper than skin Open to the beauty within Scoping out the room's not a sin Beautiful Beautiful And not much else Not much else going on No matter cause no one's as [Bridge] Beautiful Every time she walks in the room their heads all turn to find her Everything she says I simply say I never mind Everyone she sees seems to ignore the whole experience Every time she sees me checking her appearance [Verse 3] What if one day I wake up blind? Would I go on losing my mind? Groping in the dark just to find Beautiful Beauty disappears Boredom perserveres [Chorus] [Bridge] Beautiful, isn't she? Every time she walks in the room their heads all turn to find her Beautiful, paid to be Everything she says I simply say I never mind Beautiful, when I see Everyone she sees seems to ignore the whole experience Beautiful, shame on me -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Down to Earth -------- [Verse 1] Some people are just all show Well, I don't mind that if the show is worth watching But it's all bark and no tree What's more ironic than a hippie in Versace? It's all peace and love and limousines You got the right message, but the wrong intentions How can you be touchy-feely when you've lost touch? I think it's time we had a little intervention with you [Chorus] Hey now, wake up And lose the makeup She makes you wanna know her When you don't know what it's worth Now you really wanna show her How she's just so down to Earth, via satellite [Verse 2] There's no better friends than the, the kind you pay If they don't balance, great - then the door will keep revolving It's a tight circle of the chosen few Well, how'd you manage that with the recipe involving Just a pinch of sweetness and a cup of angst? Mix it all up you're the all-purpose flour Though it looks delicious, something smells bad I don't think I'd last a half an hour with you [Chorus] [Bridge] What's it like to love you When there's no one else above you And no one gets to know you? Well, who'll be there to show you, via satellite? [Verse 3] It's like making love to a TV It's kinda novel, but it's miles away from satisfying Your hangers-on say it's a great deal But what you're selling, there's no chance in hell that I'll be buying [Chorus] x2 -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Fun & Games -------- [Verse 1] We sent in the army They sounded alarms we Saw it coming from a mile away We kept it off radar Because we had to say our Intentions were to save the day Why did you fail to see? [Chorus] It was a gag It was all for a laugh And they were shocked and they were awed And they were blown in half Fun and games We're just pulling legs We knew this barrel of fun Would be a powder keg [Verse 2] We kept it all long-range And made a regime change You'd have thought it would have been a gas But when it got ugly We sat around smugly Because you bought our little joke en masse Don't look at me that way [Chorus] It was a gag It was all for a laugh We knew your sons and daughters Would be blown in half Fun and games We're just pulling legs We knew this barrel of fun Would be a powderkeg [Verse 3] Put a smile on We're the ones that you selected Leave that dial son Because we just got re-elected In a while our Bill of rights will be rejected [Bridge] And all the blame will be deflected The forests will be unprotected The nation's poor will be neglected Creation myth is resurrected A new salute is genuflected A gallup poll will be respected Gallows pole will be erected All this will go undetected [Verse 4] While you all slumbered We sat and crunched numbers Of all the causalities we could afford There's no need to draft them You could hear us laugh then The poor and black all need the room and board Did I say that out loud? [Chorus] It was a gag It was all for a laugh And now our very nation has been blown in half Fun and games We're just pulling legs We knew this barrel of fun Would be a powderkeg -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Half A Heart -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus 2] 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 [Verse 3] In the space between sleep and sleeplessness We redress all our wounds If we replace all this hopeless hopelessness Then we could rest [Chorus 3] 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 [Chorus] -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- I Can, I Will, I Do -------- [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] [Chorus] [Verse 3] 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 [Bridge] 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] 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 -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Maybe Not -------- Pretty soon you will be wanting me, to go And I will only be the enemy, you know Pretty soon you will be needing me, to leave But know that you and I will always be, naive [Chorus] Maybe you'll forgive the things that I forgot Maybe you're forgetting all the times we fought Maybe we should divvy up the things we bought But maybe not Why don't we lay down on the kitchen floor All that we say we had with us before? We'll find our way to what we're looking for By separating what is mine from yours Pretty soon I'll be the one you hold, at bay And then forever I'll be good as gold lame I know your heart cannot be bought or sold, for much Donder maar op, consider yourself told, in Dutch And we can argue 'till our throats are sore About how far you take a metaphor You always deign to see the glass half filled And now it seems to me the half glass spilled [Chorus] Maybe you'll forgive the things that I forgot Maybe you're forgetting all the times we fought Maybe we should divvy up the things we bought But maybe not Maybe not Maybe not -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- One and Only -------- Hey, pass the ball Why do you run it in circles? Waves crash the wall Soon enough all your hard work will fail Wait, hold the phone I don't know if I can take this Leave me alone I don't know if I can make this work See, I know I'm lost and lonely Please go slow; I'm one and only I need to think Cause now I've got everyone wondering Pass me a drink Last but not least of my virtues, gone Lend me a hand I think I could walk if you help me Please understand If I could talk, I would tell you why See, I know I'm lost and lonely Please go slow; I'm one and only Only one All or none My heart's done Weighs a ton Hold me a while Tell me you'll never be leaving I'll walk the mile Seeing but not quite believing you See, I know I'm lost and lonely Please go slow, I'm one and only See, I know I'm lost and lonely Please go slow, I'm one and only -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Quality -------- Just show me the venue When I'm the menu It's personalized The life of the party I'm like Billy Barty But regular-sized I guess I should explain Your guests will go insane For me Cause I'm serving up quality It can't be beat If you're not down Vote with your feet My quality, biology Enhanced with high technology Over in England Everything bent But I'm satisfied I hung with the stars there You know they drive cars there On the other side They barely noticed me You said you'd go with me Always Cause I'm serving up quality It can't be beat If you're not down Vote with your feet My quality, biology Inspired some Greek mythology It's all true Cross my heart and hope to die I swear to you Stick a needle in your eye And if you've been misled May some lightning strike me dead Back Japan, they Did not understand, they Sent me back here But look at them now, they're Rubbing my cow, there And feeding it beer I may go back someday They'll have a huge buffet For me Cause I'm serving up quality, it can't be beat If you're not down, vote with your feet My quality, mirology Is studied in theology It's quality, it can't be beat If you're not down, vote with your feet My quality, biology Enhanced with high technology -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Running Out Of Ink -------- I stopped into a club, I thought I'd see a show Everyone was there, at least everyone I know Their knickers in a knot, their hands upon their heart The best they'd ever seen, the greatest work of art I wished that it was me [Chorus] It's bleaker than you think I'm running out of ink Give a guy a break This is what it takes To drive a man to drink A party at a friend's Toronto's coolest scene I thought I'd bring a tape To show them where I'd been They listened for a while The lyrics made them smile They said that it was fine Although it's not their style I said it wasn't me Once upon a time They couldn't get enough Until I made it big And that's when it got rough Disappointed, no Perhaps a bit surprised To look them in the face And see it in their eyes They wish it wasn't me [Chorus] I used to hold you close You used to tell me things You never told a soul Until you heard me sing The details of your life Condensed into a song The neighbor and his wife Work out and sing along And you can't look at me [Chorus] Could song be an alibi A lyric replacement for falling in love But now that the well is dry I can't understand what I've been singing of Do you know what it is to love? To really love? To really love Do I? I cycled by your house I saw you on the lawn I see you all the time Now that you are gone I tried to call your name But something made me stop I called you once a day Until you called the cops And told them it was me I filled a plastic bag with everything I wrote I threw it off a bridge and thought that it would float The water made it sink The bag was bleeding ink I wished that I could swim I wished that I could drink I wished that it was me [Chorus] x2 -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Serendipity -------- So long ago, on a summer day I put my best shirt on I took you to the matinee With money from mowing lawns Money from mowing lawns You worked down at the Dairy Queen We hit it off from the start Now there's a blizzard in between Frost inside a heart If I had a good reason, I would share It with you Then the coldest season came Making room for something new Good for you Good for me Call it serendipity Walking on coals, just trying to get through But summers don't last that long All that is left here is the truth Everything else is gone Gone without a good reason for me to share With you When the coldest season came Making room for something new Good for you Good for me Call it serendipity If I could only hit my stride I'll make it to the other side I don't wanna be roadkill When there's half a cup to fill To fill Good for you Call it serendipity Good for me Serendipity Call it serendipity Call it serendipity Call it serendipity Walking on coals, just trying to get through Now summers don't last so long All that is left here is the truth Everything else is gone -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Something You'll Never Find -------- [Verse 1] You're looking for something, that you'll never find You've got the questions, you've got the time You've got the bruises, to show you've been blind 'Cause you're looking for something, that you'll never find I'm hoping you find it, and someday you might But not in an instant, and not overnight And I am the one who's, holding you tight Hoping you find it, and someday you might [Chorus] Could you be the one Could you be the one who will find it Staring at the sun as you're blinded Could you be the one who will find That it's fine if it's not in me [Verse 2] You're looking for something, that's not even there You're knocking down tables, you're kicking in chairs I know you're angry, you know I don't care Looking for something, that's not even there Make me an offer, that I can't refuse Set up my options, force me to choose You've been abandoned, I've been abused Set up my options, 'cause I can't refuse [Chorus] [Verse 3] Over in Indiana Wearing their red bandanas The Indians eat bananas Thinking they're full of Vitamin C Looking for someone, that I'll never be Some kind of bondage, to make you feel free A Lover a savior oh, that isn't me Well you're looking for someone, that I'll never be [Chorus] -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- The New Sad -------- Everybody knows that happy is the new sad So I am gonna go and imitate my old dad And never crack a smile again Everybody knows that as we all get older The will is first to go and so upon my shoulder The bluebird shall not sing again Everybody knows that as our hair gets greyer We strike a bended pose and say a little prayer To never feel this way again Everybody knows it's never getting better Everything must go and you will have to let her And never see her face again Everybody's youth is only what they make it Longer in the tooth, so why do people fake it? We'll never get it back again I know it hurts No one wants to die Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- What A Letdown -------- Even if I let this settle It'll lead to a little fight Even when I get to meddling I need to remain polite I could cut across this field But it hits pretty close to home Maybe if I jiggle it a little It'll open up on it's own [Chorus] Never has a stranger had a better Taste of another town Just time for a cowboy breakfast - That's a leak and a look around Looks like the land of plenty; There will be plenty there to do That might have been funny at twenty But I just turned thirty-two [Chorus] x2 Let down your guard Moving forward Finally, four words: What a let down What a letdown Even if I let this settle It'll lead to a little fight Even when I get to meddling I need to remember to remain polite I could cut across this field But it hits pretty close to home Maybe if I jiggle it a little It'll open up on it's own [Chorus] x4 -------- 2007 Barenaked Ladies Are Men -------- -------- Why Say Anything Nice? -------- Why'd you put your dress shoes on if you didn't come to dance? Frankly, I'd be on my own if I thought I'd stand a chance Why'd you take your glasses off if you don't intend to fight? Frankly, I'd be on my own if I thought I'd last the night No screaming or fighting, no scratching or biting We're just shaking hands goodnight Sullen and silent, emotionally violent I waited a while and nothing, nothing [Chorus] x2 Why say anything nice when you can say nothing at all? Why'd you put your backpack on if you won't just take a hike? Frankly, I'd be out the door if you hadn't sold my bike No fencing or sparring, no bruising or scarring And no au revoiring yet No communication, just alienation I've tried to be patient but nothing, nothing [Chorus] x2 Say anything nice, a simple device That makes everything beautiful just ordinary Nice can come at a price, forever imbued with all this boredom Sacrifice can only suffice when something is beautiful After all the resentment, all the discontentment The flowers you sent meant nothing, nothing [Chorus] x2 [Outro] x2 You can say nothing at all Woo hoo hoo Nothing at all Woo hoo hoo -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- Another Heartbreak -------- Hold on, here comes another heartbreak Hold on, here comes another heartache Too bad, but it's still a chance I had to take Hold on, here comes another heartbreak Soaking in another rainy day I stopped to watch the long parade Winding slowly through the maze Hold on, here comes another heartbreak Hold on, here comes another heartache Too bad, but it's still a chance I had to take Hold on, here comes another heartbreak I lost my way in the summer breeze I fell down to my hands and knees And now I am searchimg Through the autumn leaves Hold on, here comes another heartbreak Hold on, here comes another heartache Too bad, but it's still a chance I had to take Hold on, here comes another heartbreak And here you stand in front of me In all of the complexity That I had Mistaken for simplicity Hold on, here comes another heartbreak Hold on, here comes another heartache Too bad, but it's still a chance I had to take Hold on, here comes another heartbreak Hold on -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- Every Subway Car -------- My backpack was faded black But now it's all blue It looks whack, but it's compact And works like brand new I had found an old Greyhound But it wasn't my scene I'm underground at the turnaround This one is pristine Warehouses above All I'm thinking of You gave your heart to me Soon the world will see Our graffiti love Spray paint on my glove They'll wonder who you are On every subway car I'm on my own, I'm Sly Stallone I did it for you I've outgrown my wings, and flown Into something brand new I show restraint, I'm the Patron Saint Of urban gardens in bloom If I don't faint ingesting paint Breathing all of these fumes Warehouses above All I'm thinking of You gave your heart to me Soon the world will see Our graffiti love Spray paint on my glove They'll wonder who you are On every subway car On every subway car you look amazing While streaming out of bars their glasses raising Systematically refused Then chemically removed Our graffiti love On every subway car -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- Four Seconds -------- One...two...three...four! Goes to show not what you know But who you know So's ya know, I can go, flow Bill Monroe Then throw to Snow For the show stay low, play it on a Dobro Oh, I tiptoe to-and-fro From Ontario, my stereo's Blue like the Rodeo Growin' like freak show free throw it's just the intro Keep droppin' like dominoes One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Three Mississippi, Four! Now rewind.... What'd you have in mind? Could we unwind? I'm fine, we can find a streamline Recombined, intertwined If I'm gonna headline I'm movin' all the behinds Line to line, I kind of shine Redesigned, redefined Keepin' up the spellbind, gotta make it worth the grind Just in time to have another close encounter Of the third kind One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Three Mississippi, Four! I've been away four years and a day You'd be thinking I'd be lonely But I'm out here to stay Wouldn't have it any other way Oh flip, the light is turning orange Coat ripped, when I caught it in the door hinge I slipped when the lady in the 4 inch Bought it in a store in Germany Wore it like a makeshift snowdrift Had to get a gift, saw the red shift rift When Gretta got an eyelift Oh sure that one's obscure, maybe even piss-poor But I had to take a little detour I've been away four years and a day You'd be thinking I'd be lonely But I'm out here to stay Wouldn't have it any other way One Mississippi... Two Mississippi... Three Mississippi... Four! -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- Golden Boy -------- Hey, Golden Boy Don't let the darkness in to take you away from yourself Nobody else, there's nobody left to make you run Somebody new, maybe it's you Only bereft of meaning One of these days You're gonna wake up wondering how it went down Then in a daze You're gonna make up something And wallow around in your room Maybe it's soon Or maybe it won't be for some time I hope you'll be thinking of me And I hope you won't be lonely Hang your head But don't let your hair fall out Just hang your hat At somebody else's house Game, set, and match I'll have to give that to you You are the man Wait, there's a catch Everyone sees right through you But that was the plan all along Tell me I'm wrong Tell me you wanted something else You entered the code That made you explode Now I hope you won't be lonely anymore Hang your head But don't let your hair fall out Just hang your hat At somebody else's house No, no, no, you're not a quitter So, don't, don't, don't, don't you be bitter Go, go, go where you glitter away Hang your head But don't let your hair fall out Just hang your hat At somebody else's house Hang your head But don't let your hair fall out Just hang your hat At somebody else's house Somebody else's house Somebody else's house -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- How Long -------- So, give it up for anger It makes us strong I maybe just meant to thank her Strong and wrong Don't say how long Don't say how long How long We never discuss the notches We just fight away Even a busted watch is right twice a day Don't say how long Don't say how long How long Don't say how long Don't say how long How long I know you know how it feels I know you know it's for reals I know you know I know you... so don't say it That's what it takes to go there On and on You make a good case for nowhere So that's where I've gone Don't say how long Don't say how long How long Don't say how long Don't say how long How long Don't say when Don't say where Don't say how long -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- I Have Learned -------- No, don't know everything There's known unknowns Too long just wondering Lazybones Spare me the parlor tricks That impress your fans Waving your candlesticks In your burned hands I have learned to live with livin' with Every choice we made But I would love to live with giving this Shaky voice some shade I don't think you're comfortable Until you're not When things get wonderful You get hot Can you forgive me for What I had to do? I'd use a metaphor But I'm done with you I have learned to live with livin' with Every choice we made But I would love to live with giving this Shaky voice some shade Same sun Same fun Whole new world I have learned to live with livin' with Every choice we made But I would love to live with giving this Shaky voice some shade I have learned to live with livin' with Every choice we made But I would love to live with giving this Shaky voice some shade -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- I Saw It -------- I saw I saw it We all did It hurt I heard it We all hid You took what we all hide We all hide from The hooks went right inside That's where they hung In the park By the playground I won't let you down In the park By the playground I won't let you You weighed and waited You kept steady You'd count, and recount it Now you're ready You took what we all hide We all hide from The hooks went right inside Then the feeling numbs I won't let you down In the park By the playground From this point on I won't let you down You say you deserve it I won't stand and observe it From this point on We won't allow this, brother If we don't end this now There'll be others I won't let you down In the park By the playground From this point on I won't let you down In the park By the playground From this point on I won't let you down In the park By the playground From this point on I won't let you down In the park By the playground From this point on I won't let you down In the park By the playground From this point on I won't let you down In the park By the playground From this point on I won't let you down In the park By the playground From this point on -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- Jerome -------- When you walk in Jerome You never walk alone 'Cause the ghosts dance all around you All around you, in Jerome Take the Bloody Basin Road Through Black Water Canyon Up the twisted road To Mingus Mountain Then you'll know you are home In the ghost town called Jerome Where the ghosts dance all around you All around you, in Jerome Bar brawlers and drifters Gamblers and gun fighters Ladies of the evening, and copper miners They kept the jailhouse filled 'til it fell down the hill When you walk in Jerome You'll never walk alone 'Cause the ghosts dance all around you All around you, in Jerome All around you, in Jerome, in Jerome All around you, in Jerome, in Jerome All around you, in Jerome, in Jerome They're all around you, in Jerome, in Jerome They're all around you, in Jerome, in Jerome -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- On the Lookout -------- Roll this one from the top On the lookout The wind stopped We chose this spot To begin When we looked out The waves crashed Smashing our past Moving fast Nothing Lasts Make it last This all will pass Just like us Just like this spot Don't miss this We've only got one shot Hold on this rock face It's dried and cracked But grab on Don't wait long Longing to Look out for you This all will pass Just like us Just like this spot Don't miss this We've only got one shot On the lookout On the lookout On the lookout On the lookout -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- Ordinary -------- Don't you know we lost? Sunk so low, we just called it off How an ordinary moment gets tossed A more than ordinary woman's cost Believe me Believe me Thought I understood Fought to buy the whole neighborhood You ought to try, "I told you so", it feels good Bought it high, and sold as low as I could Believe me Believe me It's come undone Done It's come undone Done Have another look, another look around Have another look around I can't stay too long Can only play a handful of songs How a melody can make up your mind Take a memory and leave it behind Believe me Believe me It's come undone Done It's come undone Done -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- Summertime -------- Saving it up Savoring every ounce of sunlight What comes to be, gradually Feels like overnight So, bundle up And hunker down See you on the other side Mercury falls so How, how do we make it through the days? How do we not cave in, and bottom out? Well, you have to understand that Soon enough we'll wake up from such a daze Thanks to all the many ways We're all pushing through, for Summertime Cover it up, bottle it in That won't make it feel right Toppin' it off, rubbing it in There's always a big mess of white So, bundle up And hunker down Here it comes again Just one more round See you on the other side Mercury falls so How, how do we make it through the days? How do we not cave in, and bottom out? Well, you have to understand that Soon enough we'll wake up from such a daze Thanks to all the many ways We're all pushing through, for Summertime Our love pushing through, for Summertime How do we make it through the days? How do we not cave in, and bottom out? Well, you have to understand that Soon enough we'll wake up from such a daze Thanks to all the many ways We're all pushing through, for Summertime We're all pushing through, for Summertime We're all pushing through, for Summertime We're all pushing through, for Summertime We're all pushing through, for Summertime -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- The Love We're In -------- Why aren't we making the love we're in? It could be the last time You never want to throw that away Why aren't we making the love we're in? Less heart to heart, and more brain to brain If you're feeling tender, I'm Novacain Lets crash the party, I'll crash the plane Why aren't we making the love we're in? It could be the last time You never want to throw that away Why aren't we making the love we're in? Even a beggar must have to choose They say you shouldn't wager more than you can lose Make mine a double, just hold the booze Why aren't we making the love we're in? It could be the last time You never want to throw that away Why aren't we making the love we're in? In, in Anyone can make it but we're In, in Some will even fake it but we're In, in Why don't we just make the love we're in? Why don't we just make the love we're in? Why don't we just make the love we're in? -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- Watching the Northern Lights -------- Floating like a dream cloud above the lake Drifting in and out of sight Forty miles above us Watching the Northern Lights Watching the Northern Lights Watching the Northern Lights Watching the Northern Lights In the true northern darkness Far from the sleeping towns We lay there in silence Young and free, half asleep, spellbound Spellbound We were watching the Northern Lights Watching the Northern Lights Watching the Northern Lights In my mind after all this time The memory is still clear All I find I leave behind The song is my souvenir Watching the Northern Lights Watching the Northern Lights Watching the Northern Lights Watching the Northern Lights -------- 2010 All in Good Time -------- -------- You Run Away -------- You run away You could turn and stay But you run away from me I tried to be your brother You cried and ran for cover I made a mess, who doesn't I did my best but it wasn't enough [Chorus] You run away You could turn and stay But you run away from me I'll give you something can cry about One thing you should try it out Hold a mirror shoulder high When you're older look you in the eye When you're older look you in the eye I tried but you tried harder I lied but you lied smarter You made me guess who was it I did my best but it wasn't enough [Chorus] [Chorus 2] You run away I tried to be your brother You could turn and stay You cried and ran for cover But you run away from me I made a mess, who doesn't? I did my best but it wasn't enough But that's not something to cry about It's not something to lie about [Chorus 2] -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Best Damn Friend -------- Talk was cheap Until 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 Then we'll go [Chorus] I'll be your hero I'll be your man I'll be your best damn friend 'till the end From 60 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 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 [Chorus] I'll be your hero I'll be your man I'll be your best damn friend 'till the end From 60 to zero Never again I'll be your best damn friend And when I am your hero I'll be your man I'll be your best damn friend 'til the end From 60 to zero Never again I'll be your best damn friend 60 to zero I'll be your best damn friend 60 to zero Never again -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Blacking Out -------- 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 -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Boomerang -------- Moving at the speed of sound You'd think I'd be slowing down But I'm not losing my momentum If 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 followed through [Chorus] I'll come on back Cause I know That though you meant to let me go I could always be your boomerang I'll come on back You will see All you said got through to me and I would like to be your boomerang Gong down, but no one knew I was losing altitude I 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 [Chorus] I flew apart, but they reattached me I'm comin' in hot, I hope you'll catch me -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Crawl -------- 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 [Chorus] But I'll throw my hands up, and drag myself through I'll kick my feet cause I have learned to Crawl It's really impressive, when I was just drowning I'll crawl It 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 Looking back from here I have to wonder Just how much did I think I could take? [Chorus] Hand over hand over hand Hand over hand 'til I believe that I can stand I'll Crawl -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Daydreamin' -------- I might be a doctor I might be a leader Pilot a helicopter or be a beekeeper All I want to do, is make it come true All I'm trying to do, is make it come true 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' [3x] Daydreamin' Hold the phone Turn off the facts machine All I want to do, is make it come true All I'm trying to do is make it come true 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' [3x] Daydreamin' [5x] -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Did I Say That Out Loud? -------- I know you're not to kiss and tell But maybe nobody has ever kissed as well as you do I 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? They tell you not to plan too far But I'm already miles ahead, and I intend to be wherever you are I 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] 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've got a history Is it such a mystery how I fell for you? How I fell for you [Chorus] -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Fog of Writing -------- The fog of writing is like the fog of war You lie to yourself and you pretend you can do it so you can do it more You make things rhyme, and 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 That 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 the 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 That 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 -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Give It Back to You -------- [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 Out of everyone I should have known How knots can come undone I should have grown, but I was on the run And the walls were crumbling, and I was tumbling I should have just fell down Instead of making such a hole in the ground There's no mistaking I wear the crown I'm the lord and master of this disaster [Chorus] Anyone can walk on water just before they drown Anyone can talk, but they've got their story upside down 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] -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Gonna Walk -------- I've been sitting at the border of love When dots connect then there's an order above And there is no one that can touch me When it's the same thing, comin' again I feel I've gotta say [Chorus] I'm gonna walk Won't quit Until I get to the bottom of your heart Walking hour after hour If I could use a walkin' super power I would use it just to come and find you Then it's the slow and steady again Never goin' away [Chorus] If it's a puzzle I can solve, I'll find a way To find you, wouldn't mind too I won't muzzle my resolve And everyday I'm walkin' away I'm never gonna stray ... I'm gonna walk Won't quit Until I get to the bottom of your heart -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Keepin' It Real -------- Everyone who sees it puts their face in the ground And when nobody's watchin' 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 soakin' So the fire won't burn Now, I'd keep talkin' But you never learn The cut's too deep So, the wound won't heal You won't keep nothing You don't keep nothing By keepin' it real Long tooth, time is marchin' on as I sing Just cut me down the middle, and count my rings You can't keep nothin', best to leave it alone You die naked, and they burn up your bones [Chorus] What's the point in wishin' 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] You can't build nothin' if you haven't got trust You're standin' on steel, and slowly watchin' it rust There's no use fightin', no one's gettin' along You can't just add sugar if the coffee's too strong You dig a foundation, put it deep in the ground Then water and wind'll come and blow it all down Tie it all together, so that you make it float Then drop a piece of dynamite in to the boat They say we'd have wings if God had meant us to fly He never gave us gills, are we supposed to stay dry? If he had a hand in the original code He hasn't paid attention since he made it explode -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Limits -------- 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 [Chorus] 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? [Chorus] 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 [Chorus] -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Odds Are -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] The odds are that we will probably be alright Odds are we're gonna be alright Odds are we're gonna be alright tonight 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 [Verse 2] 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 a 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 [Chorus] [Bridge] 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 [Chorus] -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Off His Head -------- 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 [Chorus 1] 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 you your match, you can bow down or stand As 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? [Chorus 1] [Chorus 2] 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 [Chorus 2] [Chorus 1] You hold your own And do it anyway -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Smile -------- When we were young we got too old We 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 We had fun, so time went fast If 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] 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 So raise a glass to all that's good To everything that we withstood There'll be walls, but I think we could Knock 'em down for firewood [Chorus] -------- 2013 Grinning Streak -------- -------- Who Knew? -------- 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 -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Duct Tape Heart -------- [Verse 1] 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'd recommend [Pre-Chorus] I could use another roll, another roll I could use another roll right now [Chorus] 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 'Cos no one's ever gonna tear that thing apart [Verse 2] A million uses, you know the truth is There isn't any heart that it can't fix When you went through one, just make a new one?? And make a wallet out of extra bits [Pre-Chorus] I could use another roll, another roll I could use another roll right now [Chorus] 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 'Cos no one's ever gonna tear that thing apart Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo [Bridge] Polyethylene gold, 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 [Chorus] 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 never gonna tear that thing apart Woohoo Woohoo Woohoo Wooh -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Get Back Up -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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? [Chorus] [Hook](x6) Gotta get back, gotta get back [Chorus](x2) [Hook](x6) -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Globetrot -------- [Verse 1] Doesn't matter any of it happened before Maybe it was locked, but you still opened the door The kind that got nailed up mind in the store So you held yo head down mopping the floor If you were gonna wreck it, next to what was it for I guess it doesn't matter much, not anymore [Chorus] (Globetrot) If that's what you wanna 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 [Verse 2] We wanna get from you if you are feeling alone Gonna open up the lines and stay by the phone Cause maybe this loneliness is bred in the bone Anyone with half of a mind would probably had known It's like when looking down from this spectacular drone Whispering secrets into megaphones [Bridge] I want more than ever before I want way beyond satisfaction In this case you know the less isn't more And I can't wait to see your reaction I can't wait to see your reaction Yeah, I can't wait [Verse 3] I'm supposed your memory is not as before You might have 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 wouldn't know just what you is about Don't have to be a genius to figure it out [Chorus](x2) -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Here Before -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] Try to look at my reflection You see it's getting bigger fast By the time, it looks life size I'll be soaking wet wondering how I ended up on my ass [Chorus] And 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 [Verse 3] 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 [Verse 4] 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 [Chorus] [Bridge] 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! [Instrumental] [Chorus] [Outro] I've been here before (x3) Don't need to go back anymore I've been here before (x2) And I don't need to go back anymore 'Cos I've been here before -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Hold My Hand -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus 1] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus 2] 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 I was missing you [Bridge] 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 [Chorus 2] [Bridge] -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Matter Of Time -------- [Verse 1] Time heals when both wheels Slide off the shoulder The car flips, your heart skips And I'm sad and sober [Chorus] 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 (x2) [Verse 2] Time flies And goodbyes Pile up behind you You release You make peace They come back to find you [Chorus] [Bridge] 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) [Chorus] [Outro] I guess it was a matter of time (x2) (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 -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Narrow Streets -------- [Verse 1] Narrow streets Houses all in rows Front porch seats Watchin' people go Woah-oh-oh Woah-Oh-Ohh Wah-oh [Verse 2] And in between Dundas and Queen Get off that strong Spread the blankets on the lawn Woah-oh-oh Woah-Oh-Ohh Wah-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-Oh-Ohh Ohh [Chorus] I think that we Could do better if we weren't apart I think that we couldn't find a better place to start Then in this downtown neighborhood Held together by nails and wood Where the old folks take their time I wanna make good time with you [Verse 3] And in the lane Rusty garage doors There's a hockey game And that kid's freaking out cause he scored Woah-oh-oh Woah-Oh-Ohh Wah-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-Oh-Ohh Ohh [Chorus] [Outro] I wanna climb the roof with you I wanna walk the lane with you -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Passcode -------- [Verse 1] You know the passcode to my heart You push the buttons that make it start Beating (x2) Whenever we are far apart You send a message that makes me so Happy (x2) [Pre-Chorus 1] Happy, just to be alive With you on my side, hey [Chorus] You are the love of my life [Verse 2] You turn the key that makes me drive You make me feel alive inside Thank you (x2) Cause you know the passcode to my heart You push the buttons that make it start Beating (x2) [Pre-Chorus 2] Beating, like a carnival drum Like the midday sun, hey [Chorus] [Bridge] As the days go by (as the days go by) All problems disolve (all problems disolve) But when you're around they all Dissolve (x7) [Pre-Chorus 1] [Chorus] [Outro] You know the passcode to my heart You push the buttons that make it start Beating (x3) -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Piece Of Cake -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Chorus] [Bridge] 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 [Chorus](x2) -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Say What You Want -------- 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) -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Silverball -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] [Bridge] 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 [Verse 3] 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 our lanes [Chorus](x2) -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Tired Of Fighting With You -------- [Chorus] I'm tired of fighting with you I'm tired of fighting with you I'm so tired of fighting with you [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] [Coda](x7) I'm so tired of fighting with you -------- 2015 Silverball -------- -------- Toe To Toe -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] [Bridge] 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 [Chorus] [Outro] Yeah, we won't go Toe to toe Anymore We won't go Toe to toe Anymore -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- 20/20 Hindsight -------- 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 -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Bag of Bones -------- 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 -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Bringing It Home -------- 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 bringing it home [Chorus] 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 bringing it home [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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 bringing it home [Bridge] 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 Great to get down Freaky like antiquity 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!) [Chorus] 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 bringing it home We bagged it up and we're bringing it home -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Canada Dry -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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? [Chorus] 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 Ba-bada-bah-bah, bah-bah-dah-dah-dah Ba-bada-bah-bah, bah-bah-dah-dah-dah Ba-bada-bah-bah, bah-bah-dah-dah-high [Verse 3] You fled the snow while I stayed here I'll let you know, I'll make it clear How happy I appear [Chorus] 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 -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Dusty Rooms -------- 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 the TV, hey it's Mr. T Man, his jewelry shines He's so cool, and he pities the fool Who wastes his 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 lo 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 -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Flying Dreams -------- 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 -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Invisible Fence -------- [Verse 1] I heard that you built an invisible fence What about us, what about your friends It's difficult to take offense When you're running into an invisible fence [Chorus] An invisible (invisible fence) An invisible fence (an invisible fence) An invisible (invisible fence) Invisible, invisible [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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) [Bridge] I'll listen to that bird I'll listen to that song bird I'll listen to that bird That sings for a better world That sings for the peace of world [Verse 3] Yeah sure that we may have variance Like color 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 [Chorus] An invisible (invisible fence) An invisible fence (an invisible fence) An invisible (invisible fence) Invisible, invisible -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Lookin' Up -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Pre-Chorus] Everywhere I go is home Every town and every road Every song I've ever known Carried in my bones I feel like a lightning strike Every time I rock the mic You can join me if you like or I'll go on my own [Chorus] I'm lookin' up I'm lookin' up All the way up I'm lookin' up All the way [Verse 2] 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 (Hey!) [Pre-Chorus] Everywhere I go is home Every town and every road Every song I've ever known Carried in my bones I feel like a lightning strike Every time I rock the mic You can join me if you like or I'll go on my own [Chorus] I'm lookin' up I'm lookin' up All the way up I'm lookin' up All the way up [Instrumental Break] [Pre-Chorus] Everywhere I go is home Every town and every road Every song I've ever known Carried in my bones I feel like a lightning strike Every time I rock the mic You can join me if you like or I'll go on my own [Chorus] I'm lookin' up I'm lookin' up All the way up I'm lookin' up All the way up -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Navigate -------- 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 past, 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 they try they can't contain themselves all night Hold still, try to pretend that there's no reason we'd ever go back It's hard 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 past, 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, sinking, 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 past, trying to find out who we are Maybe we didn't mean to but still we got it going on, and on -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Nobody Better -------- 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 -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- Sunshine -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] When I leave this town I move the point of view I found The sun seems to go down But it just burns while we all spin around [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] 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 -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- The Township of King -------- 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 -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- We Took the Night -------- 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 -------- 2017 Fake Nudes -------- -------- You + Me Vs The World -------- [Verse 1] 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 [Pre-Chorus] '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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Pre-Chorus] So bring on the fire swamp We're never giving up I'll be your Westley You'll be my Buttercup [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] The world looks in our eyes Can't help but realize This is not a fight it's gonna win It's throwing in the towel and giving in [Chorus] 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