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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 (come on)

Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
A wishing well of crocodile tears (hey)

Hugging like a monkey see monkey do
Right beside a riverboat gambler
Erotic images float through my head
Said i wanna be, i wanna be your midnight rambler

Slowly, maybe kinda quickly
The blood races through my veins

Quickly, loudly
I wanna hear those sugar bells ring

Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
A wishing well of butterfly tears (come on!)
Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
A wishing well of butterfly tears (oh baby!)

(wishing well)

Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
(wishing well )
A wishing well of butterfly tears
(wishing well)
Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
(wishing well)
A wishing well of crocodile tears
(wishing well)
Wish me love a wishing well

(wishing well.)

Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
(wishing well)
A wishing well of butterfly tears
(wishing well)

Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by
You never get to stop and open our eyes
One minute you're waiting for the sky to fall
The next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time

These fragile bodies of touch and taste
This fragrant skin this hair like lace
Spirits open to the thrust of grace
Never a breath you can afford to waste

Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time

When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight
Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time

We were lovers in a dangerous time
We were lovers in a dangerous time

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 la la la la la la la la la la la la la la lilac girl

She brushes her hair
She climbs down the stairs
Suddenly she's aware that she's beautiful
She looks so delicious
As she's washing the dishes
Suddenly she wishes just like all the fishes in the sea
That she was with me
She was with me, oh ooh oh

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la lilac girl oh ooh oh
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Well i may lie like a rug
But i mean when i say that i wanna lie down next to you
I may lie like a rug
But i mean when i say it's a lilac girl

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 ooh oh
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la lilac girl oh ooh oh
(only you can make me swoon)
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la lilac girl oh ooh oh

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 misspelled it;
Need more be said!

Chorus:
These apples are delicious!
"as a matter of fact they are," she said
Can all this fruit be free?

She wrote me a letter as big as a phonebook
I've never been big on mail
I sent her a postcard from somewhere near lethebridge
And wondered if it still went by rail
I've never been frightened of being enlightened
But some things can go too far
Though sometimes i stammer and mix up my grammar,
You get what my meanings are

Chorus

I'm not trying to sing a love song -- i'm trying to sing in tune.
I know i am sometimes headstrong
Falling love, catching fire -- i want to be consumed
Wondering will i ever tire, will i ever tire!

Chorus

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 back
There was nobody there to help me
Broke my back
All the lies and deception won't change the perception that
I fell flat on my ass

I wish this had happened skydiving
That my parachute failed
But a pair of shoes tripped me down stairs and i lay there and wail

Those things i used to take for granted
Now i take sitting down
I can't brush my teeth, chew my nails, give the finger to a clown

I broke my back
And i can't even change the channels
Broke my back
I fell flat on my ass

Well they tell me that i shouldn't get discouraged
But they tell me that i'll never walk again
And they say i'm gonna need alot of courage
And they say i'm gonna need alot of friends

But what i really need is a pair of electric legs.
So i wish some genius would just invent them.
And if they cost to much i'd share with someone else.
Or i would scour the yellow pages and i'd rent them.

I know i can probably pop a wheely
Entertaining the kids
I can put hockey cards in the spokes i can even throw skids

I get a good seat at a concert
Even get stuff for free
Is it cause i'm an excellent guy or cause they're scared of me

I broke my back
And i can't even use the clapper
I broke my back
All the lies and deception won't change the perception that
I fell flat on my ass

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 is having a baby
Steven page is having a baby
They said boys could never give birth

I

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 you, you're through

That coyote's really a crazy clown
When will he learn that he never can hold you down?
Roadrunner roadrunner never bothers anyone
Runnin' down the road is his idea of havin' fun

Roadrunner, that coyote's after you
Roadrunner, if he catches you, you're through

Roadrunner, that coyote's after you
Roadrunner, if he catches you, you're through
If he catches you, you're through
If he catches you, you're through

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
Cold's supposed to be bad but i think that i otta would
Change some things,i change their meanings
I've been here, i've been demeaning
Once, twice, maybe three times
I asked my uncle elwyn he's a mime
Ask uncle elwyn
Ask uncle elwyn
E-l-w-y-n that's elwyn, say it again
E-l-w-y-n that's elwyn, say it again
E-l-w-y-n that's elwyn, sing it again
E-l-w-y-n that's elwyn, that's my uncle!

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 in a chocolate mousse
I couldn't care less what are the five fruits in five alive juice
I couldn't care less how old are ernie and bert
I couldn't care less what's under kd lang's skirt

Shaggy said to velma, "hey now velma how you doing?"
And velma said "jinkies shag i'm just fine."
Then daphne said to fred "hey let's get drunk down in the forest"
And all night fred was yakking up red wine

I couldn't care less why was fonzie cool
I couldn't care less how sweat hogs do in school
I couldn't care less how do they fill the caramilk bar
I couldn't care less my car says "the door, is ajar."


I couldn't care less what's in a chocolate mousse
I couldn't care less what are the five fruits in five alive juice
I couldn't care less how old are ernie and bert
I couldn't care less what's under kd lang's skirt

I wish i had a nickname like crusher, snake or kenneth
Cause guys with nicknames always get the gals
When i grow up i'll name my children alice albert and alfred
I'll call them for supper like this, "dinner's ready, al!"

I couldn't care less what morton downey says
I couldn't care less what's on the head of my pez
I couldn't care less do zoodles need a trained zookeeper?
I couldn't care less why's the super big gulp cheaper
No really, that's ridiculous

I couldn't care less what's in a chocolate mousse
It's ground up antlers
I couldn't care less what are the five fruits in five alive juice
Apples, cheese, broccoli
I couldn't care less how old are ernie and bert
Their like fourty or something
I couldn't care less what's under kd lang's skirt
I really don't know

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 couldn't care less, what's in a chocolate mousse?
I couldn't care less, what are the five fruits in five-alive juice?
I couldn't care less, how old are ernie and bert?
I couldn't care less, where does barney rubble work?

Well shaggy said to velma, "hey now, velma, how ya doin'?"
And velma said, "geesh, shag, i'm just fine."

And daphne said to fred, "hey let's get drunk down in the forest."
And all night fred was yackin' up red wine

I couldn't care less, why was fonzie cool?
I couldn't care less, are the sweat hogs still in school?
I couldn't care less, how do they fill the caramel bar?
I couldn't care less, if my car says the door is ajar?
Well i wish i had a nickname like crusher, snake, or kenneth
'cause guys with nicknames always get the gals
When i grow up i'll name my children alice, albert, and alfred (really cool names)
I'll call them for supper like this: "dinner's ready, als!"

I couldn't care less, what morton downey says?
I couldn't care less, what's on the head of my pez?
I couldn't care less, do zoodles need a trained zookeeper?
I couldn't care less, why's the super big gulp cheaper?

I couldn't care less, what's in a chocolate mousse? (ground-up antlers)
I couldn't care less, what are the five fruits in five-alive juice?
(apples, cheese, broccoli...)
I couldn't care less, how old are ernie and bert? (they're like four or something..)
I couldn't care less, where does barney rubble work? (nobody knows!)

I couldn't care less, why was fonzie cool?
I couldn't care less, are the sweat hogs still in school?

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 falling down.
Burned, and my ears can't hear a sound

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.

Now i'm finding out that it's so confusing,
No time left and i know i'm losing.

Now i'm finding out that it's so confusing,
No time left and i know i'm losing

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 am
As i run for cover
Can't say how happy i am to be wrong..

She's on time, she's on time
She's on time, she's on time
She's on time
Halleluyah!
She's on time!
It's the safest time of the month, they say, for love

We move in a mysterious way,
Cause when some holiday, i'd say we work harder
Not happy with a hug and a kiss,
Although most stop at this, we go much, much farther
We can't stop fooling around, on the bed,
On the ground, on the bathroom counter.
We can't stop when all our systems are go.

She's on time, she's on time
She's on time, she's on time
She's on time
Halleluyah!
She's on time!
It's the safest time of the month, they say, for love

She's on time, she's on time
She's on time, she's on time
She's on time
Halleluyah!
She's on time!
It's the safest time of the month, they say, for love

Between you and me, how happy we'll be
Repeating this cycle permanently
But where will we be when baby makes three?

I know that in a couple of years
I might lay down my fears and get psyched about it
Give in without an ounce of regret
Trying not to forget what i liked about it
One day i might look like a fool with a yard
And a pool and a station wagon
Till then i get down on my knees every day and pray

She's on time she's on time
She's on time she's on time
She's on time
Halleluyah!
She's on time!
It's the safest time of the month, they say, for love

She's on time...

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 captures the various subtleties of black
Each frame captures the various subtleties of black
Subtleties of black
Subtleties of black

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 captures the various subtleties of black
Each frame captures the various subtleties of black
Subtleties of black
Subtleties of black

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 captures the various subtleties of black
Each frame captures the various subtleties of black
Subtleties of black
Subtleties of black

Everywhere i go someone's tryin' to be my girlfriend's best friend
I'm tryin' to pretend i'm relaxed but i'm playin' castanets 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 this room seems to want to make a big fool out of me.

Everybody open you're mouth
Everybody just say ahhhhh (ah ahh ahh ahhhhh)
Everything will be all right
If you play along

Everywhere i go there's someone in a trench coat staring at me
When i'm not at home i'm sure someone's rummaging through my trash
Whatever could they want from me
Is it just a part of a giant government conspiracy?
I gotta go see my doctor about this itchy pentagram-shaped rash.

Everybody open you're mouth
Everybody just say ahhhhh (ah ahh ahh ahhhhh)
Everything will be all right
This won't hurt at all

Everybody get in line
Everybody turn and cough (cooouuuggghhh)
Everything will be all right
If you just lay off

Dictate a memo to myself
Try to find if i'm the only one in complete health
Consult contemporaries if there's some to see
There really isn't anyone who's in my league

Every night at elaine's someone thinks they have to find beyond me
I try to take three deep breaths as i lock and arm my mini-van
Everyone says i'm looking great
But it's hard to stand-up let alone to try to concentrate
I wish that everyone that i knew hadn't sold out to the man

Everybody open you're mouth
Everybody just say ahhhhh (ah ahh ahh ahhhhh)
Everything will be all right
This won't hurt at all

Everybody get in line
Everybody turn and cough (cooouuuggghhh)
Everything will be all right
If you just lay
Everything will be all right
If you just lay
Everything will be all right
If you just lay off

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 are like a pomegranate split open
I said and i knew that i loved you
I said it and i knew that i loved you

And that's the trouble with tracy
She never seems to do what she is told
With tracy
Things aren't always under control

Yeah with tracy
She never seems to do what she is told
With tracy
Things aren't always under control

Tracy is awake and her face said words
She is in love and admits it heartily
She's in love and admits it heartily to herself
To herself only

And that's the trouble with tracy
She never seems to do what she is told
With tracy
Things aren't always under control

Yeah with tracy
She never seems to do what she is told
With tracy
Things aren't always under control

That's the trouble with tracy
She never seems to do what she is told
With tracy
Things aren't always under control
With tracy (yeah with tracy)
She never seems to do what she is told (yeah with tracy)
With tracy (yeah with tracy)
Things aren't alway under control (yeah with tracy)