Barenaked Ladies

1, 2, 3 and 4 more makes 7 6 is afraid of 7 'cause 7 ate 9 9 was minding his business Talking to 10 about Gordy Howe's clothes Why 7 ate 9 nobody knows 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 What about 9? 7 ate 9 Oh, the cat'll have to live with 8 lives now Ronaldo wil...

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...

Stop with your messin around You'd better think of your future It's time you straighten right out Creating problems in town Ru-deee A message to you, ru-deee A message to you, ru-deee A message to you, ru-deee Stop with your messin around You'd bett...

There's a word for that But I don't seem to know it Sometimes I grow a mustache Just so I don't have to show it The word for that That someone somewhere chose For that little dented skin Between my upper lip and nose There's a word for that What does it star...

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 Your heart'...

Alcohol, my permanent accessory Alcohol, a party-time necessity Alchool, alternative to feeling like yourself O alcohol, I still drink to your health I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol Forget the caffe latte, screw the raspberry...

Ow, hi, do you have a cold? Uh, no man, I just suffer from Allergies, allergies Allergies, allergies Allergic to cats, allergic to bees Allergic to dust, allergic to trees Allergic to mold, allergic to weeds My little brother is allergic to meat My friends'...

Youre in an all-girl band Your futons second hand Your parents understand but you dont care I have a job in a shop Im an undercover cop I make sure the customers arent thieves Old at being young Young at being old Everythings on hold within our evolution Chor...

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 Y...

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? [Chorus] And who do you think I am? And who do you thin...

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...

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...

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...

Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And days of Auld Lang Syne. For Auld Lang Syne, my dear, For Auld Lang Syne, We'll take a cup of kindness yet For Auld Lang Syne. And here's the hand, my trusty...

I really can't stay But baby it's cold outside I've got to go 'way But baby it's cold outside This evening has been Been hoping that you'd drop in So very nice I'll hold your hands they're cold as ice. My mother will start to worry Beautiful what's your hurry...

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 But you can't live your life i...

I woke up yesterday morning Fell down two flights of stairs Well I thought I was wide awake but my legs were still asleep. Nine-one-one ambulance help me But I can't reach the phone So I scream to the neighbors "come over break into my home" I broke my...

I'm having a bad day There's nothing you can do or say To help me through this bad day I think I'll just stay in my room They didn't need to say That they didn't want to play I could have guessed it anyway And that's why I'm here in my room Seems like I'm th...

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...

If there's someone you can live without, then do so. And if there's someone you can just shove out; do so. [Chorus] You can be my Yoko Ono You can follow me wherever I go Be my, be my, Be my Yoko Ono. Isn't it beautiful to see two people so much in love? Ba...

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 (Beautiful) Isn't she? (Be...

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. You know he's not the king of Bedsi...

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...

Moving at the speed of sound, you think I’d be slowing down But I’m not losing my momentum There are ways to turn around, so I don’t crash into the ground I wish someone would invent them Despite the pretty dress and curls You don’t throw like other girl...

Under a canoe, sheltered from the hail She lived six miles down the Portage Trail I met her mom, I met her pop They looked at me and licked their chops She's born human, Raised by wolves Will she ever understand my world? Born human to the crazy world...

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 wan...

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...

Drove downtown in the rain nine-thirty on a Tuesday night, just to check out the late-night record shop. Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane; but when I'm surrounded I just can't stop. It's a matter of instinct, it's a matter of conditioning...

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 mean...

I've been burned, and with both feet on the ground. I've learned that it's painful coming down. No use running away, and there's no time left to stay.. Now I'm finding out that it's so confusing, No time left and I know I'm losing. Burned, I think I'm fa...

I think its getting to the point Where I can be myself again I think its getting to the point Where we have almost made amends I think its the getting to the point That is the hardest part. And if you call, I will answer And if you fall, Ill pick you up And i...

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 y...

I wake up in the morning, I got to sleep at night But a day without snack time that just isn't right Oh snack time, oh snack time How I love the vision of people everywhere In harmony together and each one has their share Oh at snack time, oh snack time Snac...

I guess I lied to you when I told you I like baseball It's not so much the game I like, it's the hats Ed, Do you see this black band 'round my neck? (oohh yeah) It's not just fashion (oh really?) Hartz made it to protect me from ticks, fleas, and gnats I...

Hark! Christmas bells, Sweet Christmas bells, Ring loud and clear, Christmas is here Hark!Christmas bells Sweet Christmas bells, Ring loud and clear, Christmas is here Hark! Christmas bells, Sweet Christmas bells, Ring loud and clear, Christmas is...

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...

Turkey is done, reviews are mixed, When's Mom gonna get that hearing aid fixed? Hold still, wait for the click, You're in this year's Christmas Pics Brother, we don't agree About the government and where to put the tree, Hold still, wait for the click, We're...

Now that all the snow has fallen It's crunching in below my feet And all the Christmas lights are shining On houses up and down my street And I can see the happy families inside If only for a moment, it's Christmas time I think I see the children down the st...

Ahhhh... Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be Close to you Why do stars fall down from the sky Every time you walk by? Just like me, they long to be Close to you On the day that you were born The angels got toge...

Comes a time, when you're driftin' Comes a time, when you settle down Comes a light feelins liftin' Pick that baby right up off the ground Woah, this whole world keeps spinin' 'round It's a wonder tall trees ain't layin' down There comes a time, there c...

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 sen...

I guess I lied to you when I told you I like baseball It's not so much the game I like it's the hats See this white band around my neck? it's nice! It's not just fashion Hartz made it to protect me from ticks fleas and gnats I couldn't care less what's i...

I climb the walls of my mind just like I'm climbing on a jungle gym I am more than content with the state of mind I am in 'cause I am crazy just like you I am crazy just like you. I don't think I need a rubber room, but hey, that might be nice I'm not a manic...

Hey Steve, hey Ed, that sounds nice, what is it? Thank you, it's a, it's an alphabet song I'm working on Oh great, a whole new alphabet, I just learned the old one A is for aisle, B is for bdellium, C is for czar And if you see him would you mind telling him?...

If I climb a tree Just to see what I see Does that makes me curious If I make a point Of cruising a joint Would that make me curious If it is profound This just looking around Well then jeez-wizz Don't call me crazy I've never been lazy Curious i...

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Crosby Stills, Nash, and Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young C...

It's Christmastime; there's no need to be afraid At Christmastime, we let in light and we banish shade And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy Throw your arms around the world at Christmastime But say a prayer and pray for the other ones At Chr...

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...

There's a blueberry pancake flying in the sky I can see it, I can see it And there's a castle in the cloud and it's floating on by Can you see it? Can you see it? With my imagination I can see it With my pencil crayons I can draw it On a piece of paper I can...

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 hang-dog eyes You can bring me down Now I'm wrapped around your whole hand Stop looking so surprised You make it easy (easy) You make it easy (easy) I...

Ed's Uncle Elwyn Ed's Uncle Elwyn Oh, Ed's Uncle Elwyn My Uncle Elwyn is tall My Uncle Elwyn is small My Elwyn plays mean basketball He's about 45, maybe 55, 60 I'm not sure, once he fixed me A drink, I was about 5 years old It was Kool-Aid and pop,...

(feat. Michael Buble) I'm a man of reason, and they say "'Tis the season to be jolly" But it's folly when you volley for position Never in existence has there been such a resistance To ideas meant to free us If you could see us, then you'd listen Toiling t...

[Chorus] Enid we never really knew each other anyway. Enid we never really knew each other anyway. it took me a year to believe it was over, and it took me two more to get over the loss. I took a beating when you wrote me those letters, and every time I remem...

Eraser, eraser, eraser I draw it with a pencil because it's just a stencil And if I do retry it, well then I can't deny it I'm gonna need my little eraser Eraser, eraser, eraser Eraser, eraser, eraser Eraser I might have to redo it, I might have to work thr...

On the path of life, I wish you well Divergent journeys, but we will meet again in Hell I kept my head down and moved on Til every friend I'd known was gone Then, one day, I was not alone Everything had changed, everything was strange Everything had changed,...

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 t...

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, everythi...

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 I'm so green, it's really amazing I'm so clean, too bad...

Yo, go with the flow my rhymes they grow just like an afro You wanna go? You don't have no funny lookin' girls hangin' off your arm Well I grew up on a farm Really? Yeah, I'm a farmboy homeboy Yo yo yo homeboy yo Give me pickles cheese chips prepared m...

Get tough now Come away for the S The S one W Brothers and sisters Come away for the S The S one W On time cause he busta rhymes a hard rhymer On time cause he busta rhymes a hard rhymer It's the flavor, it's the flavor, it's the flavor Life saver It...

I followed footprints in the snow, Never knowing if I was right behind you, Looking down no one would know, I wasn't walking hand in hand beside you. For your footprints lead the way, To a hearth where hearts we made surround you, You're awash in all its glow...

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 thought over it through and through In a book in a box high upon a shelf In a locked and guarded vault Are the things I keep only for my...

Goes to show It's not what you know (But) who you know So's, you know I can go with the flow Build my note Then throw to snow Before the show Stay low Play it on a Dobro Oh, I tiptoe to and fro From Ontario My stereo's blue like the rodeo Growing...

She walks through the corn leading down to the river. And her hair shone like gold in the hot morning sun. She took all the love that a poor boy could give her And left me to die like the fox on the run. Like the fox (like the fox, like the fox) on the ru...

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? It was a gag It was all for a laugh And they were shocked and they we...

Gangster girl, your love has got my guns firin' In the line up you're the one I'm admirin' Listen, can you hear the sirens? [Here comes the sirens] Well, none of your crimes have been violent What do you say? I love you. You have the right to remain sile...

Everywhere I go someone's trying to be my girlfriend's best friend I'm tryin' to pretend I'm relaxed but I'm playin' castonettes with my knees I try to be cool and give her space but a guy's always there ready to jump right up and take my place Everyone in...

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, you should be there If you scream in your sleep, or collapse in a heap And spontaneously weep, then you know you're in...

(feat. Sarah McLachlan) God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, Remember Christ our Saviour Was born upon this day; To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray. [Chorus] O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings o...

Govatsos Govatsos Govatsos Govatsos Govatsos (continue throughout) We love andrew govatsos Govatsos Govatsos Govatsos We love andrew govatsos Well andrew govatsos he's our man He cooks his fingers in a frying pan I sang that once, I'll sing it...

I found my locker and I found my classes Lost my lunch and I broke my glasses, That guy is huge! That girl is wailin'! First day of school and I'm already failing. This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine This is me in grade nine, baby, this i...

You and I have been through this before I owe you my whole life, nothing more I never said that I liked you the most You're my father, I'm your son, who's the Holy Ghost? Where does the time go when it's not around here? Here we stand at the edge of the drive...

The streets are filled with Christmas cheer At least it's only once a year Perfect parcels tied with perfect bows, And carols ringing in my ear Bundled up against the cold Lines wherever gifts are sold Each shop window displays a Christmas scene For everybody...

When the crypt doors creak And the tombstones quake Spooks come out for a singing wake Happy haunts materialize And begin to vocalize Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize Now don't close your eyes And don't try to hide Or a silly spook may sit by...

Drunk on wine, I'm amazing Bitter Pill; it's my raising News at five and at midnight Caught on tape; serves me right The crowd around me starts to grow I can feel the undertow Anyone with a half a heart would help me out Before they ever let the other...

How Lucky are we that we have lights so we can see Although the day is done What a miracle that a spark lifts these candles out of the dark Every evening, one by one Until the end of hanukkah, of hanukkah. With the jingle bells and the toys And the TV shows a...

Oh Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah Come light the menorah Let's have a party We'll all dance the hora Gather round the table, we'll give you a treat Sevivon to play with latkes to eat And while we are playing The candles are burning low One for each night, they shed a...

[CHORUS:] Have you seen my love? Have you seen my love? Have you seen my little girl? Oh, have you seen my love? 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 b...

I woke up this morning and I felt sick There's something inside me I felt it kick Something's gone wrong Something's gone wrong I got a bad headache I got the shakes Nothing seems to sooth this tummy ache Could it be so No it can't be so Steven page...

This is where the helicopters came to take me away This is where the children used to play 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...

Hello city ... Another night at the Palace 'cause there is nothing else to do. The same people, the same drinks and the same music, the same quicksand I think this harbour town is waist deep and sinking fast. [Chorus:] Hello city, You've found an enemy in...

Look up in the sky They said on a radio station They're up quite high Flying in a V formation Here come the geese Here come the geese Now they're on the lawns The patios and ponds On the sidewalks On the rooftops On the hillside On the playground...

Suddenly things become unsound Stumbling on the shaky ground Given arrows to shoot tornadoes down Shoot them down, to the ground Saw a falling leaf, a good luck jump to grab Much to our surprise, a butterfly Then it sunk in this enduration, Enduration...

Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started, wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history...

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 w...

I'm gonna plant this seed, this little tiny seed And it is gonna grow into a giant tree A gigantic tree, a ginormous tree A humongous tree for all the world to see, yeah to see You've gotta love the trees, they even help us breathe They give us oxygen, t...

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 You don't think I can love you You don't think I can l...

I can sing, I can sing, I can sing better I can knit a scarf but you can't knit a sweater When I'm underwater I couldn't be wetter Never go swimmin' in a mohair sweater I can dance, I can dance, I can dance faster I tried to keep up but it was a disaster One...

Well I have a little dreidel I made it out of clay And when it's dry and ready Then, dreidel I shall play. Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel I made it out of clay And when it's dry and ready Then, dreidel I will play. It has a lovely body With legs so short and...

I know why I like you It's 'cause of your haircut and your clothing And 'cause you're racist. I have a match; your face, My asking you questions you can't answer You want to box me? Our world works in a weird way I've heard them say a man with a beard may Fr...

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 wi...

[Chorus] I love you And you love me I love you So let's make a family tree I like soup, and I like ice cream sandwiches too. I like fish sticks, but I love you. You don't believe me, you say all I think about's myself. Let me explain, don't walk away. I lov...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ I saw three ships come sailing in, On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day; I saw three ships come sailing in, On Christmas Day in the morning. And all the bells on earth shall ring, On Christmas day, on Christmas day; And all the bells on earth shall...

If I were you (and I wish that I were you), All the things Id do to make myself turn blue I suppose Id start by removing all my clothes, Tie my pantyhose around my neck Ill be that girl -- and you would be right over If I were a field, you would be in clover...

If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you a house (I would buy you a house) If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman) If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you a K-Car (...

She fed me strawberries and freezer-burned ice cream I said "Goodbye, I guess" She lifted up her dress and so I must confess, we made out one more time before I left for good She thought I'd come back but I wouldn't want to seem like other guys A book-and-rec...

[Chorus] I'm in the drink for love And want to drink your love Swimmin' a swim in the suds I want to drink your blood Up like a rocket, down like the rain Back and forth like a choo-choo train I have a secret that just won't keep All I wanna do is brush your...

Inline bowline, inline bowline Inline bowline, inline bowline First you tie it around your hand You showed me so I would understand It's the handiest knot, It wasn't in the book that I bought Inline bowline, inline bowline All who tie a knot at the g...

Someone somewhere has unglued our epoxy And now I'm kissing you by proxy Hope you don't mind Somewhere someone is dreaming of me Tries to love me, hope you don't mind I love you Intermittently I love you intermittently She's a lot like you but she don't look...

I met you before the fall of Rome And I begged you to let me take you home You were wrong, I was right You said goodbye, I said goodnight It's all been done It's all been done It's all been done before I knew you before the west was won And I heard you say t...

Now that all the snow is fallin It's crunching below my feet And all the christmas lights are shining On houses up and down my street And I can see the happy families inside If only for a moment It's christmas time I think I see the children down the...

Speaking as a guy who's really got it going on It's only natural! - It's only me! Take it from a fella who's been round the block so many times He knows the only parking spot that's free, It's only me... You can say I've tried everything, I save on my w...

The girl works at the store sweet jane st. clair Was dazzled by her smile while I shopped there It wasnt long before I lived with her I sang her songs while she dyed her hair Chorus: Jane, divided, but I cant decide what side Im on Jane decided only cowards s...

Dashing through the snow On a one-horse open sleigh, Over the fields we go, Laughing all the way; Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright, What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight. Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way! O what f...

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've informed you to leave 'Cause I can't afford to lose more sleep I get ill when I get tired So I'll try to rest if you'll stand guard Do do do do do do do do whoa Do do do do do do do I've informed you to leave 'Cause I can't stand to hear you breathe I c...

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...

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 T...

My lilac girl, oh Only you can turn my eloquence to banality Only you can make importancies into trivialities Only you can cure dismality Only you can make me swoon My lilac girl, oh La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la lilac girl oh ooh oh La...

Today is not the day to get it done Or not to get it done Today I heard you say maybe it's ok And everything looks great 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 And once in a while I'd see...

Lookin' back on the track for a little green bag, Got to find just the kind or I'm losin' my mind Out of sight in the night out of sight in the day, Lookin' back on the track gonna do it my way. Out of sight in the night out of sight in the day, Lookin'...

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 

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...

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 t...

Dive down, dive down Into the cool green water Swim around, swim around By the fish and otters Louis Loon Louis Loon Flap your wings, flap your wings You're picking up speed Soon you'll spring, soon you'll spring High above the trees June the beaver Below y...

Dont the hours grow shorter as the days go by You never get to stop and open our eyes One minute youre waiting for the sky to fall The next youre dazzled by the beauty of it all Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time These fragile bodies of tou...

Please don't go rushing by Stay and make my heart fly Please don't go rushing by Stay and make my heart fly 'Cause I never seem to know the time When you're with me You can tell it to the birds I'll tell the bees Please don't go rushing by Stay and make my h...

[CHORUS (x2):] What's so maybe about What's so maybe about What's so maybe about Katie? 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 (x2)] I don't know wh...

Pretty soon you will be wanting me To go. And I will only be the enemy I know. Pretty soon you will be needing me To leave. But know that you and I will always be Naive. Maybe you'll forgive the things that I forgot. Maybe you're forgetting all the times we f...

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 Shall I take back everything I've ever said And live my whole life in silence instead...

I leave from softball practice every night It's getting dark, but the "golden arches" light up the way I turn the corner at the traffic light I count my money and then I rehearse what I'm going to say "i'd like an order of fries, a quarter-pounder with ch...

I like my big sister But I don't want to wear her coat May be black, It may fit perfect But you and I both know it is a girls coat Now I can handle some hand me downs Shirts and sandles are out of bounds Balls and games and such I don't mind But a coat...

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 t.v. Then the world would see That I can do anything I can be that But soon you'll see that I will never do...

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 i...

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, 'thoug...

[CHORUS (x2):] You can always get it right next time, next time You can always get it right next time 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 (x2)] Comfort in commu...

At night I like to photograph, producing camera angles And I don't have a flash But my little notebook records the subjects at hand In photo one, a flower Photo two is a drunk and naked girl In photo three is my dog in the backyard Oh, each frame captur...

Struck by lightning, sounds pretty frightening But you know the chances are so small Stuck by a bee sting, nothing but a B-thing Better chance you’re gonna bite it at the mall But it’s a twenty-three four-to-one That you can fall in love by the end of thi...

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...

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 P...

It was a recipe for disaster A four course meal of no sirree It seemed that happily ever after Was happy everyone was after me It was a cup of good intentions A table spoon of one big mess A dash of over reaction I assume you know the rest [Chorus:]...

It's been one week since you looked at me Cocked your head to the side and said "I'm angry" Five days since you laughed at me saying "Get that together come back and see me" Three days since the living room I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell...

Peterborough and the Kawarthas (Creeggan) 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 favourite food, I told his mom Wait for him at the end of the slide...

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. I...

In a puddle by the trail Flips its tiny tail Just like a great big whale But smaller than a snail It's a pollywog in a bog Swims under soggy logs One day he'll be a frog Pollywog in a bog Overhead a cedar tree Gives the shade he needs Munching while he feeds...

With each mistake, You either bend or break With every word I choose You only seem to bruise Powder blue always suited you, Or was your suitor too Until you're powder blue You're going off the deep end I'm going over all the things I've gotta say Ap...

I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me I'm a real live wire Psycho killer Qu'est-ce que c'est Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better Run run run run run away Psycho ki...

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 Vo...

Raisins come from grapes, people come from apes I come from Canada I came in first place in a nonexistent race To rebuild the Parthenon The Parthenon's in Greece or was it in Grease 2? I can't keep my movies straight When I make mistakes I use a lot of salt '...

I'm well aware there's a bit of a problem Where is this thing that I call heaven? What is it doing here on earth? Who is this holding my umbrella? Who is this looking up your skirt? You always wear it with a sense of style I like to wear it with a smir...

If you're on a highway and roadrunner goes "beep beep", Just step aside or you might end up in a heap Roadrunner, roadrunner runs on the road all day, Even the coyote can't make him change his ways Roadrunner, that coyote's after you Roadrunner, if he ca...

You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen, Comet, and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows. All of t...

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 figh...

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.... It's bleaker than you thin...

What does it mean to wake out of a dream and be Wearing some else's shorts? I've been around the block, at least on my bike I was prepared for the news but not for The Third World War I found me an answer, in a grocery store I found me an answer in the form...

Worked out that I probably made a mistake For each thing I've done right Just keeping it even at times Seems to take every ounce of my might I might've found gold instead of dust I might've found someone to hold in trust I may seem hard in harder times...

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 Is it true? Well it's true enough I guess Join the chorus of the second best Second best [several time...

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 R...

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...

Now I rock the house party at the drop of a hat, Yeah, I beat a biter down with an aluminum bat, A lot of people may be Jonesin' 'cause they hear me rock the mic, They'll be staring at the radio, Staying up all night. Like a pimp I'm pimpin', Got a boat...

Woke up, I was on top of the world There was a beautiful girl in the bed beside me Rolled over got a kiss on the ear She said, "Listen up dear, there's a change inside me" Can't say how frightened I am How unenlightened I am As I run for cover Can't say how h...

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...

[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 Well you know that it's going to be alright When we go shopping It's always lalalalala... Shopping spree begin It's alway...

Made of snow, I don't know How I fit in To and fro, people go I stand and grin Way to go, even though I can't begin Made of snow, I don't know How I fit in Ever cold, love untold I don't belong Have and hold, so untold I think they're wrong Heart of gold, gro...

One day I will build a fountain Drink and never grow old Then I'll market an elixir that will eliminate the common cold Find your sickness on my list Pay up front and make a wish One day I will work with animals All the tests I'm gonna do All my stuff's compl...

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...

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...

In through my veins, without brains, I involuntarily take what I need, then I bleed And it comes right back to me But guts only eat And sometimes they repeat on you Keeping you on your toes or crouched above the loo That's what you get when you confuse your...

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...

It's All Been Done I met you, before the fall of Rome And I bet you to let me take you home. You were wrong, I was right. You said good-bye, I said good night It's all been done, It's all been done, It's all been done before. I knew you before the west...

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 Save me from a villainous imagination Deliver me from my friends If I said something to make you mad I will take it back It's hard eno...

Oh, I - I watch it all go down Closed eyes - pretend noone'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...

I first met Mellie in art class in high school, Little short brown Bob's, she was better than Satan's best. I never thought I'd ever see a miracle, And who'd have thought it would be in an arcade? Well she moved like an angel, And she spoke like a memory...

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...

I'm learning. I'm yearning. I'm burning all your stuff, But that's not enough. I'm thinking that I'm aching: Mistaking lust for love. Thanks that was fun. Don't forget, no regrets ('cept maybe one) Did I scare you when I dared you? I stared you in th...

There was darkness, there was light, There was day and there was night, There was wrong and there was right... And then there was me. You didn't even know me, but you treated me like dirt. (and then there was me) You didn't even know me, but you called...

Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, h...

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 chequered flag c...

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 Come on now, no...

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 Be...

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...

I woke up this morning and everything was different Something was strange in the air I woke up this morning and everything was different I knew that the ninjas had been there I looked all around my bedroom, underneath the dresser Behind the bed, but nothing c...

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...

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...

There's a spider in my room There's a spider in my room And 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...

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 And as she beheld it, she s...

Ah Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be Close to you Why do stars fall down from the sky Every time you walk by? Just like me, they long to be Close to you On the day that you were born The angels got together A...

There are things that make me mad, You are not one of them. There are things that make me sad, You are not one of them. There are things that make me Dad, You seem to be all of them. 

There was fresh butter melting on a waffle, Sky so blue that the clouds felt awful, Beavers swimming around their hut, And someone was building a mini putt. La la la la la la la There was a river rippled like a chip, We went in for a skinny dip (hey,...

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 thi...

I never jumpted in and rescued you, but I wanted to I didn't tell you which way to go, 'cause I thought you'd know You had a problem with your new found wealth, you brought it on yourself I never told you I told you so, but I told you so Have to let it go It'...

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 No commotion, no scream...

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 And I could be good, and I would - If I knew I was understood And it'll be g...

Tracy doesn't live with her dad and all is well She's upset and I want to lick the honey from her navel She's upset and I want to lick the honey And that's the trouble with tracy She never seems to do what she is told With tracy Things aren't always und...

Words and music by Steven Page and Stephen Duffy I was surprised at how incredibly fast you were To come up and ask for a light. I was amazed at just how matter-of-fact you were In taking me back for the night. I only crave the sugar on the pill. I hope...

It's uncle elwyn It's uncle elwyn My uncle elwyn is tall My elwyn is small My elwyn plays a mean basketball He's about 45 maybe 55, 60 I'm not sure; once he mixed me a drink I was about 5 years old It was koolaid and pop I thought that was cold Cold...

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 a number And so defeated, I proceeded unencumbered [REFRAIN:] I'd say an ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of attention span I took her han...

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...

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 W...

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...

When I was born, they looked at me and said what a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy. And when you were born, they looked at you and said, what a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl. We've got these chains that hang around our necks,...

Even if I let this settle It'll lead to a little fight Even when I get to meddlin' 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 Oh well, what a letdown...

Last night I heard the wolves, last night I heard the wolves, last night I heard the wolves, they were howling at the moon, howling at the moon, howling at the moon. What a wild tune, they were howling at the moon. Last night I heard the breeze, last...

I look straight in the window, try not to look below Pretend I'm not up here, try counting sheep But the sheep seem to shower off this office tower Nine-point-eight straight down I can't stop my knees [Chorus] I wish I could fly From this building From this w...

With life just begun, my sleeping new son has eyes that roll back in his head They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart and pictures a world past his bed It's hard to believe As I watch you breathe Your mind drifts and weaves When you dream, what do you...

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...

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 o...

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 h...

Kissing like a bandit stealing time Underneath the sycamore tree Cupid by the hour sends valentines To my sweet lover and me Slowly, surely Yours appetite is more than I knew Slowly, softly I'm falling in love with you Wish me love a wishing well to...

[instrumental] Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday, dear Jesus Happy birthday to you 

I concede that you were right about this place I can make a perfect likeness of your body if I trace I can hold you until you turn out the light and I can't see Do you believe that we are all innately good Do you think that you would love me until tomorrow if...

Enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough again I called your bluff 'cos you think you're so tough because you can make enemies out of friends I am getting sleepy I'm in your command Yes, yes, yes, I understand Yes, yes, yes, I un...

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...