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 Send "Barenaked Ladies" Ringtones to your Cell  A 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, .... A Message To You Rudy A Message To You Rudy Stop with your messin around You'd better think of your future It's time you straighten right out Creating problems in .... Alcohol 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 .... Alternative Girlfriend 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 .... Aluminum How in every visible way you shine As if the stars in your wake align Almost impossible to malign But just below where you .... 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, .... Another Postcard (Chimpanzees) Another Postcard - Barenaked Ladies Another card is Another card is Another card is addressed to me Another card is Another card is .... Baby It's Cold Outside 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 .... Baby Seat 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 .... Back 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 .... Be My Yoko Ono 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 .... Blame It On Me 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 .... Born Human 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 .... Box Set 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 .... 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 .... Brian Wilson Brian Wilson Words Music by Steven Page Drove downtown in the rain nine-thirty on a Tuesday night, just to check out the late-night record shop. .... Burned 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 .... Call And Answer I think it's getting to the point where I can be myself again I think it's getting to the point where we have almost made .... Call Me Calmly You and I were meant to be Even though you don't know me I don't even know your name And do you think that you .... Canada's Really Big When I look around me, I can't believe what I see It seems as if this country has lost its will to live .... Careless Careless 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 .... Close To You 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 .... Comes A Time 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 .... Conventioneers 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 .... Couldn't Care Less 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 .... Crazy 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 .... Eds Uncle Elwyn 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 .... Enid Enid Words Music by Steven Page Ed Robertson Chorus Enid we never really knew each other anyway. Enid we never really knew each other anyway. .... Everything Old Is New Again Everything Old is New Again Words Music by Stephen Duffy Steven Page Learn to lose, it's easier that way We've paid our dues, but we .... Falling For The First Time Falling For The First Time 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 .... Farmboy Homeboy 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 .... Fight The Power 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 .... For You I have set aside everything I love I have saved everything else for you I cannot decide what this doubts made of Though I've thought .... Fox On The Run 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 .... Gangster Girl 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 .... Get In Line Everywhere I go someone's tryin' to by my girlfriend's best friend. I try to pretend I'm relaxed, but I'm playing castanets with my knees. I .... Go Home 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 .... God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Savior was born upon this day To save us all from Satan's power .... Govatsos Shuffle Govatsos! Govatsos! Govatsos! Govatsos! Govatsos! We love Andrew Govatsos Govatsos! Govatsos! Govatsos! We love Andrew Govatsos Well Andrew Govatsos he's our man He cooks his .... Great Provider 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 .... Green Christmas (Steven Page/Ed Robertson) from How the Grinch Stole Christmas soundtrack The streets are filled with Christmas cheer At least it's only once a year Perfect .... Grim Grinning Ghosts 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 .... Hanukkah Blessing how lucky are we that we have light so that we can see although the day is done what a miracle that a spark .... Having A Baby 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've got .... Helicopters 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 .... Hello City Hello city ... Another night at the Palace 'cause there is nothing else to do. The same people, the same drinks and the same music, .... Hidden Sun 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, .... I Can I Will I Do 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 .... I Know 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 .... I Live With It Every Day 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 .... I Love You [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 .... I'll Be That Girl 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 .... If I Had $1000000 If I Had $1000000 Words and Music by Steven Page Ed Robertson If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you a house .... If I Had A $1,000,000 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 .... In The Car She fed me strawberries and freezer-burned ice cream I said "Goodbye, I guess" She lifted up her dress and so I must confess, we made .... 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 .... Inline Bowline 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 .... Intermittently 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 .... It's All Been Done 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 .... It's Christmas Time (Oh Yeah) 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 .... It's Only Me (Wizard Of Magicland) *odd grunt* 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 .... Jane Jane Words Music by Steven Duffy Steven Page The girl works at the store sweet Jane St. Clair Was dazzled by her smile while I .... Just A Toy 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, .... Leave 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 .... Life In A Nutshell 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 .... Life, In A Nutshell Life, in A Nutshell Words Music by Steven Page Ed Robertson When she was three Her barbies always did it on the first date Now .... Light Up My Room A Hydro-field cuts through my neighborhood Somehow that always just made me feel good I can put a spare bulb in my hand And light .... Lilac Girl Lilac Girl My Lilac Girl, oh Only you can turn my eloquence to banality Only you can make importancies into trivialities Only you can cure .... 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 .... Long Way Back Home 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 .... Lovers In A Dangerous Time Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by? We never get to stop and open our eyes. One minute you're waiting for the .... Make My Heart Fly Make My Heart Fly Please don't go rushing by Stay and make my heart fly Please don't go rushing by Stay and make my heart .... Mcdonald's Girl 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 .... Never Do Anything 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 .... Never Is Enough 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 .... New Kid 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 .... 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 .... Next Time You can always get it right next time, next time You can always get it right next time, next time You can count on .... Night Photographs Night Photographs At night I like to photograph, producing camera images And I don't have a flash But my little notebook records the subjects at .... Off The Hook 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 .... One Week One Week Words Music by Ed Robertson It's been one week since you looked at me cocked your head to the side and said I'm .... Pinch Me Pinch Me 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 .... Powder Blue 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 .... Psycho Killer Psycho Killer 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 .... Really Don't Know 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 .... Roadrunner Roadrunner I'm Steve, and I'm Ed, And we're Barenaked Ladies You're on a highway and roadrunner goes "Beep, beep" Just step aside or you might .... 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 .... Second Best Everything's a lie, we're all going to die Before we say goodbye, let's attack I admit it's bleak, but I give it a week Until .... Sell Sell Sell 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 .... She's On Time 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 .... Shoe Box Shoe Box Words by Steven Page Ed Robertson Music by Steven Page A key in the door, a step on the floor A note on .... Shopping Well you know that it's going to be all right I think it's going to be all right Everything will always be all right When .... Some Fantastic One day I will build a fountain Drink and never grow old Then I'll market an elixir that will eliminate the common cold Find your .... Spider In My Room Spider in My Room Words Music by Jim Creeggan There's a spider in my room There's a spider in my room And then a voice .... Stomach Vs. Heart Stomach Vs. Heart Words Music by Steven Page Ed Robertson in through my veins, without brains, I involuntarily take what I need, then I bleed .... Straw Hat And Old Dirty Hank Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank Words Music by Steven Page Ed Robertson I tend the wheat field that makes your bread. I bind the .... Stunt 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, .... Testing 1,2,3 Maybe it would be fun to get a new opinion, get a little work done and forget. Maybe it would be cool if I .... Thanks, That Was Fun I'm learning, I'm yearning I'm burning, all your stuff But that's not enough. I'm faking, that I'm aching Mistaking lust for love. Thanks, that was .... The Ballad Of Gordon 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. .... 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 .... The Humour Of The Situation 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 .... The King Of Bedside Manor 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 .... 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 .... The Wrong Man Was Convicted 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 .... There's A Spider In My Room 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 .... These Apples These Apples Words Music by Ed Robertson A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs But I've never been good with plants Her .... This Is Where It Ends I don't buy everything I read, I haven't even read everything I've bought I don't cry every time I bleed, my eyes are dry, but .... Told You So I never jumpted in and rescued you, but I wanted to I didn't tell you which way to go, 'cause I thought you'd know You .... Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel Driving home to be with you The highway's dividing, the city's in view As usual, .... Too Little Too Late 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 .... Trouble With Tracy Trouble With Tracy Tracy doesn't live with her dad and all is well She's upset and I want to lick the honey from her navel .... Trust Me One, two.. I was surprised at how incredibly fast you were to come up and ask for a light I was amazed at just how .... Uncle Elwyn Uncle Elwyn 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 .... Unfinished I left a tip, but it was enver a donation I took a trip, but it was never a vacation I took a seat, but .... Upside Down I'm not suprised it's come to this Sooner or later there must be another's kiss Behind that kiss a promise of a life of bliss .... War On Drugs She likes to sleep with the radio on So she can dream of her favourite song The one that no one has ever sung Since .... What A Good Boy 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 .... 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 .... When You Dream With life just begun, my sleeping new son has eyes that roll back in his head They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart .... Who Needs Sleep? Now I lay me down not to sleep I just get tangled in the sheets I swim in sweat three inches deep I just lay .... Wishing Well Wishing Well Kissing like a bandit stealing time Underneath the sycamore tree Cupid by the hour sends valentines To my sweet lover and me Slowly, .... Wrap Your Arms Around Me 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 .... You Will Be Waiting 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 .... Send "Barenaked Ladies" Ringtones to your Cell |