Barenaked Ladies


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Too Little Too Late
Steven Page & Ed Robertson
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
 
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?
 
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
 
I'm gaining strength, trying to learn to pull my own weight
But I'm gaining pounds at the precipice of too late
Just wait
 
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?
 
Record and play, after years of endless rewind
Yesterday wasn't half as tough as this time
This time isn't Hell
Last time, couldn't tell
This mind wasn't well
Next time hope I'm 
Going to 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?
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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

Chorus:
It's all been done...
It's all been done...
It's all been done before

I knew you before the west was won
I heard you say, 'The past was much more fun'
You go your way, I'll go mine but I'll see you next time

Chorus

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

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

It's all been done...
It's all been done... 
It's all been done...

Chorus
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Alcohol
Alcohol, my permanent accessory
Alcohol, a party time necessity
Alcohol, 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 café lattés, 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
      
O Alcohol, would you please forgive me
But while I cannot love myself
I'll use something else
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
(Go, go, go, go, go)
      
Would you please ignore that you found me on the floor trying on your camisole
O Alcohol, would you please forgive me
But while I cannot love myself
I'll use something else
Would you please forgive me?
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If I Had $1,000,000
Written by - Steven Page & Ed Robertson
From - Gordon
If I had a $1,000,000
 (If I had a $1,000,000)
I'd buy you a house
 (I would buy you a house)
If I had a $1,000,000
 (If I had a $1,000,000)
I'd buy you furniture for your house
 (Maybe a nice Chesterfield or an Ottoman)
And if I had a $1,000,000
 (If I had a $1,000,000)
I'd buy you a K-Car
 (A nice Reliant automobile)
If I had $1,000,000 I'd buy your love 

If I had a $1,000,000
I'd build a tree fort in our yard
If I had $1,000,000
You could help, it wouldn't be that hard
If I had $1,000,000
Maybe we could put like a little tiny fridge in there somewhere
You know, we could just go up there and hang out
Like open the fridge and stuff
There would be already laid out foods for us
Like little pre-wrapped sausages and things

If I had $1,000,000
 (If I had $1,000,000)
I'd buy you a fur coat
 (But not a real fur coat that's cruel)
And if I had $1,000,000
 (If I had a $1,000,000)
I'd buy you an exotic pet
 (Like a llama or an emu)
And if I had $1,000,000
 (If I had a $1,000,000)
I'd buy you John Merrick's remains
 (All them crazy elephant bones)
And If I had $1,000,000 I'd buy your love

If I had a $1,000,000
We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I had a $1,000,000
We'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more.
If I had a $1,000,000
We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner
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
Mmmmmm 

If I had $1,000,000
 (If I had $1,000,000)
I'd buy you a green dress
 (But not a real green dress, that's cruel)
And if I had $1,000,000
 (If I had $1,000,000)
I'd buy you some art
 (A Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I had $1,000,000
 (If I had $1,000,000)
I'd buy you a monkey
 (Haven't you always wanted a monkey?)

If I had $1,000,000
I'd buy your love

If I had $1,000,000, If I had $1,000,000
If I had $1,000,000, If I had $1,000,000
I'd be rich
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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 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
 
It's like a dream you try to remember
But it's gone
Then you try to scream
But it only comes out as a yawn
When you try to see the world
Beyond your front door
Take your time, is the way I rhyme gonna make you smile
When you realize that a guy my size might take a while
Just to try to figure out what all this is for
 
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
 
Like a dream you try to remember
But it's gone
Then you try to scream
But it only comes out as a yawn
When you try to see the world
Beyond your front door
Take your time is the way I rhyme gonna make you smile
When you realize that a guy my size might take a while
Just to try to figure out what all this is for
 
Pinch me, pinch me, cause I'm still asleep
Please God tell me that I'm still asleep
 
On an evening such as this
It's hard to tell if I exist
If I pack the car and leave this town
You'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
 
Like a dream you try to remember
But it's gone
Then you try to scream
But it only comes out as a yawn
When you try to see the world
Beyond your front door
Take your time is the way I rhyme gonna make you smile
When you realize that a guy my size might take a while
Just to try to figure out what all this is for
 
Pinch me
Try to figure out what all this is for
Pinch me
Try to see the world beyond your front door
Pinch me
Try to figure out what all this is for

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