It's been one week since you looked at me Cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry" Five days since you laughed at me saying "Get that together
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 said goodbye, I said goodnight (Woo, woo
Alcohol, my permanent accessory Alcohol, a party time necessity Alcohol, alternative to feelin' like yourself O alcohol, I still drink to your health
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 amends I think it's the getting
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 by removin' all my clothes Tie my pantyhose
Woke up I was on top of the world There was a beautiful girl in bed beside me. Rolled over, got a kiss on the ear She said, "Listen up, dear There's a
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 And pictures a world past
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 out one more time
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 up my yard Late at
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 worked real hard I could mow you
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 if you'll stand guard Doo doo doo
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 sickness on my list
Now I lay me down not to sleep I just get tangled in the sheets I swim in sweat three inches deep Just lay back and claim defeat Chapter read and lesson
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 a long way back here again I should
I never jumped in and rescued you But I wanted to I didn?t tell you which way to go ?Cause I thought you?d know You had a problem with your new found
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
Translation: Barenaked Ladies. Stunt.
Words & Music by Stephen Duffy & Steven Page Alcohol, my permanent accessory Alcohol, a party-time necessity Alcohol, alternative to feeling like yourself
