Barenaked Ladies

[fox69]

"Here Before"

"Here Before"



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.

Try to look at my reflection,
You see it's getting bigger fast,
By the time it looks lifesize I'll be soaking wet wondering how
I ended up on my ass.

And I've been here before,
I don't need to go back anymore,
I've been here before
And I don't need to go back anymore.

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.

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.

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.

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!

(Middle Eight)

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.

I've been here before.
I've been here before.
I've been here before.
Don't need to go back anymore.

I've been here before,
I've been here before,
And I don't need to go back anymore,
'Cos I've been here before.

 

[fox69]

"Here Come The Geese"

"Here Come The Geese"



Look up in the sky
They said on the 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 slide
In the shadows
The parking lots, the meadows

The fences and ledges
Benches and hedges
In the schoolyard
On the boulevard

In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Watch under your feet
They said on the radio station

Here come the geese
Flying in a V formation
Here come the geese
Flying in a V formation

Here come the geese
Flying in a V formation
Here come the geese
(Here come the geese)
Flying in a V formation

Here come the geese
(Here come the geese)
Flying in a V formation
Here come the geese
(Here come the geese)
Flying in a V formation

Here come the geese
(Here come the geese)
Flying in a V formation
Here come the geese
(Here come the geese)
Flying in a V formation

Flying in a V formation
Flying in a V formation
Flying in a V formation
Flying in a V formation
Flying in a V formation

 

[fox69]

"Hold My Hand"

"Hold My Hand"



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.

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.

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.

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 was missing you.

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.

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 was missing you.

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.

 

[fox69]

"Home"

"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

 

[fox69]

"How Long"

"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

 

[fox69]

"Humungous Tree"

"Humungous Tree"



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 humungous tree for all the world to see.

You've gotta love the trees,
they even help us breathe.
They give us oxygen.
They give us scenery.
When I see a healthy trunk it makes me want to jump.
But I feel the opposite when I see a stump.

Help me plant this seed, this little tiny seed.
And let us watch it grow into a giant tree.
One gigantic tree here for you and me.
For our children's children's children's children's children to see.

 

[fox69]

"I Can Sing"

"I Can Sing"



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 more move and I'm gonna be the master
So crank it up loud on the ghetto blaster

I can eat, I can eat, I can eat more
And when it's not fresh from the local store
There's a little town in Labrador
Where she sells seashells by the shoe store

I can speak, I can speak, I can speak quicker
Imagine I made a way to make everyone currently frowning snicker
And on the guitar he could be a little slicker
Jimmy always said I was a good flat picker

 

[fox69]

"I Can, I Will, I Do"

"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]
You don't think I can love you
You don't think I can love you
You don't think I can love you

[Chorus]
But I can, and I will, and I do

[Bridge]
I imagine you think I don't think of you
You know you couldn't be more wrong
If good intentions paved the road that gets me through
Then I've got a six-lane highway
And I intend to someday
Do all the things I say

[Chorus]
I can, and I will, and I do

[Verse 3]
Hey - it's hard for me to go away
Okay, I know it's not adult
It's just as difficult for me to stay
And anyway you say

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

[Chorus]
I can, and I will, and I do
I can, and I will, and I do
A do do do do do do do do
Do do do

 

[fox69]

"I Don't Get It Anymore"

"I Don't Get It Anymore"




[Chorus]
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore.

[Verse 1]
It's a long way down,
From the airplane cabin to the ground.
Then my heart would pound,
As the earth spun round and round and round.

[Chorus]
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore.

[Verse 2]
I used to be afraid,
Doubted each decision that I made.
Whenever I went out,
I had a feeling I was talked about.

[Chorus]
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore.

[Bridge]
I ran into a friend of mine,
No one you would know.
It wasn't how the stars aligned,
I at once was lost, she told me where to go.

[Verse 3]
I used to get upset,
I would lose it every chance I'd get.
Until you called my bluff,
I had a feeling I wasn't good enough.

[Chorus]
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore,
I don't get it anymore.

[Outro]
I get aroused whenever you're around.
I once was lost in her lost and found.
I get aroused whenever you're around.
I once was lost in her lost and found.

 

[fox69]

"I Don't Like"

"I Don't Like"



I can eat pork 'til the cows come home
And cheese like it's going out of style
I like just about every type of vegetable
I like raisins, and nuts, and seeds, and olives
And pickles, and fruit, and beef, and bread
But I don't like... salmon.

I've jumped from a p lane with a parachute
Scuba'd to the ocean floor
Driven super-fast in a racing car
I've bungee jumped, and zip lined too,
I've crossed rope bridges over raging rivers
But I don't like... those spinny rides

I can fly my very own aeroplane
And I've been to the top of mountains
I've been to the top of the CN Tower
I can work on a ladder, I can climb a tree
I can look out the window of a really tall building
But if I stand close to the edge of a railing,
or up on a roof or something I realize
I don't like... heights so much