Words & Music By Steven Page - Barenaked Ladies

Words & music by ed robertson 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 said i […]

Words & Music By Steven Page & Ed Robertson - Barenaked Ladies

Words & music by steven page 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 […]

Wishing Well - Barenaked Ladies

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 kiss and tell A wishing well of butterfly tears […]

Uncle Elwyn - Barenaked Ladies

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 meaning good […]

Trouble With Tracy - Barenaked Ladies

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 under control Your breasts […]

This Is It - Barenaked Ladies

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 (repeated) There was a river rippled like a chip, We went in for a skinny dip (hey, come on now!) […]

The Ballad Of Gordon - Barenaked Ladies

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 me a jerk. (and then there […]

Thanks That Was Fun - Barenaked Ladies

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 the eye and told you good-bye. You mocked me. it […]

She’s On Time - Barenaked Ladies

Words & music by steven page and ed robertson 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 […]

Roadrunner - Barenaked Ladies

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 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 catches […]