Words & Music by Steven Page

Drove downtown in the rain nine-thirty on a Tuesday night,
just to check out the late-night record shop.
Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane,
but when I’m surrounded I just can’t stop.

It’s a matter of instinct, it’s a matter of conditioning,
it’s a matter of fact.
You can call me Pavlov’s dog.
Ring a bell and I’ll salivate. How’d you like that?
Dr. Lendy tell me you’re not just a pedagogue,
cause right now I’m

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Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did
Well I’m lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did.

So I’m lying here, just starting at the ceiling tiles.
and I’m thinking about what to think about.
Just listening and relistening to Smiley Smile,
and I’m wondering if this is some kind of create drought
because I am

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And if you want to find me I’ll be out in the sandbox,
wondering where the hell all the love has gone.
Playing my guitar and building castles in the sun,
and singing “Fun, Fun, Fun.”

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I had a dream that I was three hundred pounds
and though I was very heavy,
I floated ’til I couldn’t see the ground
I floated ’til I couldn’t see the ground
Somebody help me, I couldn’t see the ground
Somebody help me, I couldn’t see the ground
Somebody help me because I’m

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Drove downtown in the rain nine-thirty on a Tuesday night.
Just to check out the late-night record shop.
Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane;
but when I’m surrounded I just can’t stop.
but when I’m surrounded I just can’t stop.

Words & Music by Steven Page & Ed Robertson

if there’s someone you can live without, then do so.
And if there’s someone you can just shove out, do so.

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You can be my Yoko Ono
You can follow me wherever I go
Be my, be my, be my Yoko Ono.

isn’t it beautiful to see two people so much in love?
Barenaked as two virgins hand in hand and hand and hand in glove.
Now that I’m far away it doesn’t seem to me to be such a pain.
To have you hanging off my ankle like some kind of ball and chain.

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Oh no, here we go, our life is just one big pun.
Oh no, here we go as Yoko sings
Aieee!

I know that when I say this
I may be stepping on pins and needles.
But I don’t like all these people
slagging her for breaking up the Beatles.
(Don’t blame it on Yokey!)
if I was John and you were Yoko,
I would gladly give up musical genius,
just to have you as my very own, personal Venus.
(Hit it!)

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Words by Steven Page & Ed Robertson
Music by Jim Creeggan & Ed Robertson

I concede that you were right about this place.
I can make a perfect likeness of your body if I trace.
I can hold you until you turn out the light
and I can’t see

Do you believe that we are all innately good
Do you think that you would love me until tomorrow if you could
Would you please turn down the radio
so we can speak

I put my hands around your neck and you wrap your arms around me.
Put my hands around your neck and you wrap your arms around me.
I put my hands around your neck and you wrap your arms around me.

I regret every time I raised my voice
And it wouldn’t be that bright of me to say I had no choice.
I can kiss your eyes your hair your neck
until we forget

I concede that you were right about this place.
I can make a perfect likeness of your body if I trace.
I can hold you until we turn out the light,
and I can’t see
I can’t see.
I can’t see.

Words by Steven Page
Music by Steven Page & Ed Robertson

When I was born, they looked at me and said,
“What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy.”
And when you were born, they looked at you and said,
“What a good girl, what a what a smart girl, what a pretty girl.”

We’ve got these chains that hang around our necks
people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same,
when temptation calls, we just look away.

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This name is the hairshirt I wear
and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair.
This song is the cross that I bear,
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me, be with me tonight,
I know that it isn’t right, but be with me tonight.

I go to school, I write exams,
if I pass, if I fail, if I drop out,
does anyone give a damn?
And if they do, they’ll soon forget ’cause it won’t take much for me
to show my life ain’t over yet.
I wake up scared, I wake up strange.
I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change.
I wake up scared, I wake up strange
and everything around me stays the same.

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I couldn’t tell you that I was wrong,
chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song.
I couldn’t tell you that you were right,
so instead I looked in the mirror,
watched TV, laid away all night.

We’ve got these chains, hang ’round our necks,
people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same when temptation calls …

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When I was born, they looked at me and said;
“What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy.”
And when you were born, they looked at you and said;
“What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl, hey”
“What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl, hey”

Words & Music by Steven Page & Ed Robertson

You know he’s not the kind of man who likes to see the world around him
Crumble to a ball around his feet.
So he’s always ready, he’s always set, he’s always well prepared,
he’s the most peculiar man you’ll ever meet.

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You know he’s not the king of Bedside Manor.
He’s not the Tom Jones that lives next door.
He’s not the king of Bedside Manor.
He hardly even lives there anymore.

He says excuse me, I hope you don’t mind
that I followed you into this shop
but I couldn’t help but notice that riding crop.
Sticking out of your haversack, um,
I wouldn’t mind riding you bareback.
He’s subtle on the dancefloor and he’s suave around the bar.
He’s a quickdraw with a lighter, he’s a pseudo movie star.
You know he was quite a singer, quite an actor
quite some time ago.
He had quite a famous program, late night bedtime tv show.

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Well he opens up the curtains at the crack of dawn
just to see the lovely ladies who have come and gone.
From the house next door to his house on the lane
He consoles himself that he’s got his health and he knows he can’t complain.

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He’s not the King of Bedside Manor
He’s not the King of Bedside Manor
Hardly even lives there anymore.

Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto

He’s not the king, he’s not the king, he’s not the king of Bedside Manor.
He’s not the king, he’s not the king, he’s not the king of Bedside Manor.

Words & Music by Steven Page

I never thought that you would love me the way that you do.
I never thought that you would love me half as much as I do.
You say you wanna know everything about me. Well here you go.
You say you couldn’t live your life without me. I don’t know.
But if you want it girl, you’ve got it,
it’s all right here,
in my box set.

I never thought that words like product could ever leave my lips,
but something happened to me somewhere that made me lose my grip.
Maybe it’s a lack of inspiration that makes me stoop,
or maybe it’s a lack of remuneration; I can’t recoup.
But if you want it folks, you got it;
it’s all right here in my box set.

Disc One
it’s where we’ve begun, it’s all of greatest hits,
and if you are a fan then you know that you’ve already got ‘em.

Disc Two
it was all brand new, al album’s worth of songs,
but we had to leave the whole disc blank ’cause
some other label bought ‘em.

Disc Three
This is really me in a grade school play;
I had about a hundred thousand lines but of course I forgot ‘em.

I never thought there’d be days like this, there was always someone at my door.
I never thought I would ever miss, and the crowd would always holler for more.
But now it seems all that people want is what I used to be,
and every time I try to do something new,
all they want is 1973.

I never thought I’d be regretful of all my past success.
But some stupid number one hit single has go me in this mess.
You can put it on every compilation - that’s all right.
You can hear it on the oldies radio station every night.
And if you want it again, you got it
it’s right here in my box set.

Disc Four
Never released before, and you can tell why.
it’s just some demos I recorded in my basement.

Disc Five
I was barely alive, I was coughing up a lung,
so they had to use a special computer as my replacement.

Disc Six
A dance remix, so I can catch the latest trend
and it’ll make you scratch your head and wonder
where my taste went.

So now my fans are crying sellout,
they say that I’ve lost my touch.
They say I should just get the hell out,
before I do too much.
Hear my songs in an ad for a bathroom cleanser -
they say it’s greed,
And now I’m wondering where my friends are in this time of need.
But if you change your mind and buy it,
I hope you enjoy my new box.

I hope you enjoy my new box,
I hope you enjoy my new box set.
I hope you enjoy my new box set.

Words by Andy Creeggan, Jim Creeggan, Steven Page & Ed Robertson
Music by Andy Creeggan & Jim Creeggan

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I love you
And you love me
I love you
So let’s make a family tree

I like soup, and I like ice cream sandwiches too.
I like fish sticks, but I love you.
You don’t believe me, you say all I think about’s myself.
Let me explain, don’t walk away.

I love me
You love you
I Love me
So what are we to do?

How would you know that I love you so?
I don’t say too much
Why are you blue whenever I’m in town?
I guess life was fine till I came ’round.

You’ve given me a start, I ain’t no doctor
but just take a look at the chart for my heart
like a dart from the start I’m coming
down with something good.
it ain’t no fever or flu, doctor says it had
to be someone with brown hair and blue eyes, I’m
lovesick for you I realize.

I’s loves you
And youse loves me.
I’s loves you
So let’s make a family tree.

How did you know that I loved you so?
I don’t say too much.
Why are you blue whenever I’m in town?
I guess life was fine till I came ’round.

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We know you’ve heard this beat many, many times
But we bet you’ve never heard it with such a vicious rhyme
A rhyme with class and plenty of clout
To show you sucher M.C.’s what it’s about
We hear the same stories everywhere we go
Hey, it’s Nynuk who stole the show
So for all you party people who are in a state of shock
We’re The New Kids On The Block!

Chillin’ on the corner, the first day we arrived
From the looks of the hoods, we didn’t think we’d survive
Second day we were there, we were walking down the street
With a rhyme in mind and a funky beat

But when we turned into the alley, to our surprise
We saw a bunch of hoods right before our eyes
They looked us up and down once, twice and again
There must have been a hundred to a hundred and ten
So, I looked over my shoulder right at my friend
He said ‘Nice knowing you’ but this is the end

So we battened down the hatches and prepared to fight
Then all of a sudden I seen the light
The time was right, the time to rock
‘Cause everybody knows, we’re The New Kids On The Block.

We’re also devistating when we’re on stage
The fans start screaming and yelling with rage
With mic’s in hand and rhymes with clout
So watch it sucker MCs or we’re gonna turn you out

We never talk trash, our rhymes are clean
Our rhymes are never vague and we say nothing obscene
So any sucker MCs who wanna battle us
Can you go at least 20 lines without a cuss?
Cause once we start to jam, you’ll be in a state of shock
Clear the way party people, we’re The New Kids On The Block

Move it sucker MCs or you’re gonna feel the wrath
So don’t get caught up in the aftermath
Cause we’re the funky MCs of the hip hop craze
Our rhymes are done by law and are sure to amaze

With a DJ cutting records, steady cross bass
We’ll leave all you party people stuck in a daze
I say we’re fresh, new and you know it’s true
Now let me introduce you to the rest of the crew

J, he’s fresh. He’s the master of mix
There ain’t no rhyme that he can’t fix
Spinster’s next, he’s the king of the spin
And if you wanna battle, you ain’t gonna win

Then there’s Popeye, but we call him Joey
The kid’s so fresh, you’ll never be bored
Next is jon, whose word is true
But the party people know him as the runner GQ

I’m Dexter P. the wizard of word
I’m the greatest MC that you’ve ever heard
Now that you know we’re a gang and you know we don’t play
We’re The New Kids On The Block and we’re here to stay

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhROCK!!!
aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhROCK!!!

Words and Music by Steven Page & Ed Robertson

Here we are again and we’re looking at each
other as if each other were to blame.
You think you’re so smart, but I’ve seen you naked
and I’ll probably see you naked again.
MillI VanillI told you to Blame it On The Rain,
but if you blame it on the rain tell me
what can be gained so,
if all else fails you can blame it on me.

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if all else fails you can blame it on me.
if all else fails you can blame it on me.
if all else fails blame it on me.
if all else fails you can blame it on me.

Then you smile again but you’re
looking at me as if there’s something I’m
supposed to say.
Forgive me Father, but I’m falling in love
and that’s all I have for confession today.
Maybe if you’d ask me on any other given day
I wouldn’t have time for you or anything that you say
but it’s alright now, you can blame it on me.

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Yes dear I love you,
but sometimes I think that love’s not enough for you.
So you want to play mind games,
well that’s fine, go ahead, la la la I can’t hear you.
Here you are and you’re
a hundred thousand miles away.
They say that absence makes the heart grow fungus.
I wax poetic as you’re waxing your legs
you say you think there’s a traitor among us.

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Words & Music by Steven Page

The phone rings, it’s early, it’s seven o’clock.
He says sorry I woke you, but I just had to talk
you know last night, remember when I
tried to choke you?
I didn’t mean it, I was drunk, it was only a joke
you should know that by now,
when the chequered flag comes down,
no one no one no one has won the race.

The next night he’s over and over and under
and after he’s finished she lies there and wonders.
just why does she need him and why does she stay here
and then in the darkness she’ll quietly say Dear,
you’ve never really known that when the white flag
is flown, no one no one no one has won the war.

They’re complicated people leading complicated lives,
and he complicates their problems by telling complicated lies
He tells her he’s sorry, she tells him it’s over,
he tells her he’s sorry, she says over and over
You’ve never really known that when the white flag
is flown, no one no one no one has won the war.

There goes a forest and there goes a bluebird.
There goes a partridge and there goes a Go Train.
There goes an angel and there goes a steeple.
There goes a cop car and there goes an eagle.
There goes a raven and there go the ribbons.
There goes a raven and there go the ribbons.
There goes a raven and there go
The ribbons, the ribbons the ribbons
The ribbons of the flag.
The ribbons of the flag.