Buck Naked (1989)



01. Road Runner
02. Lilac Girl
03. King of Bedside Manor
04. Trouble With Tracy
05. Great Provider
06. Night Photographs
07. Make My Heart Fly
08. Really Don't Know
09. Be My Yoko Ono
10. Psycho Killer
11. A Message To You Rudy
12. If I Had A $1,000,000
13. Wishing Well
14. Careless




ROAD RUNNER

If 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.

(chorus)

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.
Running down the road's his idea of having fun.

(chorus)

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

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LILAC GIRL

My lilac girl...oh.
Only you can turn my eloquence to banality,
Only you can make importancies into trivialities.
Only you can cure this malady,
Only you can make me scream.

Lilac Girl, oh. La la la...

She brushes her hair,
She climbs down the stairs,
Suddenly she's aware that she's beautiful.
She look 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.)

(chorus)

Oh, lilac girl I can lie like a rug but I mean it when I say you're my lilac girl...

Only you can turn my eloquence to banality,
Only you can make importancies into trivialities.
Only you can cure this malady,
Only you can make me scream.

(chorus-fade out)

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KING OF BEDSIDE MANOR

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

You know he's not the king of bedside manor
He's not the Tom Jones who lives next door
He's not the king of bedside manor
He hardly even lives there any more

He says excuse me i hope you don't mind that i followed you into this shop
But i couldn't help noticing that riding crop
Sticking out of your haversack
Well, I wouldn't mind riding you bareback

He's subtle on the dance floor and he's suave around the bar
He's a quick draw 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

(chorus)

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

(chorus)

He's not the king of bedside manor
He's not the king of bedside manor
Hardly even lives there any more

Domo arigato Mr. Roboto

He's not the king, he's not the king, he's not the king
Of bedside manor

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TROUBLE WITH TRACY

Tracy does liquor with her dad and all is well,
Geez, I said, and I wanted to lick the honey from her navel.
Geez, I said, and I wanted to lick the honey.

That's the trouble with Tracy,
She never seems to do what she is told.
With Tracy,things aren't always under control.

Dressing like a punk, dress rent open,
I said that I loved you.
I said it and I knew that I loved you.

chorus x2

Tracy is a wing and her face is worse
She is in love and admits it heartily
She is in love and admits it to herself (repeat line)
to herself only.

chorus x3

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GREAT PROVIDER

You and I have been through this before
I owe you my whole life, nothing more
I never said that I liked you the most
You're my father, I'm your son, who's the Holy Ghost?
Where does the time go when it's not around here?
Here we stand at the edge of the drive
I'm just waiting for my ride to arrive
I wait to see if you've any last words
We pulled away, I called your name, I don't think you heard.
Where does the time go when it's not around here?
I don't know...
Where does the time go when it's not around here?
You and I never shared all that much
When I leave I'll be all right, I'll keep in touch
As your road narrows, so mine grows wider
As I leave I turn and wave to the Great Provider
Where does the time go when it's not around here?
I don't know...
Where does the time go when it's not around here?

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NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS

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

Photo One, a flower.
Photo Two is a drunk and naked girl.
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.

(repeat chorus)

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

(repeat chorus)

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MAKE MY HEART FLY

Please don't go rushing by, stay and make my heart fly. (repeat)

I never seem to know the time, when you're with me,
You can tell it to the birds, I'll tell the bees.

(Chorus)

I can't do anymore to get inside your door,
I can't do anymore, please let me inside your door.

I never seem to know the time, when you're with me,
You can tell it to the birds, I'll tell the bees.

(chorus-repeat last line 3 times)

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REALLY DON'T KNOW

I'm well aware that there's a bit of a problem.
Where is this thing that I call heaven?
What is it doing here on earth?
Who is this holding my umbrella?
Who is this looking up your skirt?

You always wear it with a sense of style.
I like to wear it with a smirk.
You make me wait for just a little while,
I open up my mouth and yell.

I'm home, you're home, I'm all alone,
Why can't I call you on the phone?
(I really don't know)

You always wear it with a sense of style.
I like to wear it with a skirt.
I'll be ok in just a little while,
And I open my big mouth and yell.

Did you laugh? Did you cry?
Did you say my name with a bit of a sigh?
(I really don't know)
(repeat)
Take off to the great white north,
take off, it's a beauty way to go (repeat)
(Bob&Doug-style loon calls)

Where is this thing that I call heaven?
(did you laugh at that?)
What is it doing here on earth?
(did you cry?)
Who is this holding my umbrella?
(did you say my name with a sigh?)
Who is this looking up your skirt?

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BE MY YOKO ONO

if there's someone you can live without
then do so
if there's someone you can just shove out
then do so

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 in 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 ball and chain

chorus

oh no, here we go
our life is just one big pun
ono, here we go as yoko sings
aieee!

i know that when i say this
i might 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

chorus

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PSYCHO KILLER

I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax
I can't sleep cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire

Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better Run run run run run run run away
Oh oh oh oooh, a ya ya ya ya

You start a conversation you can't even finish it
You're talkin a lot, but you're not saying anything
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed
Say something once, why say it again

chorus

Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir la
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la
Realisant, mon espoir
Je me lance vers la gloire... o.k.

We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they're not polite

chorus

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A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY

Stop your messing around

Better think of your future
Time you straighten right out
Creating problems in town

Rudy
A message to you Rudy
A message to you Rudy
A message to you Rudy

Stop your messing around
You better think of your future
Time you straighten right out
Or else you’ll end up in jail

Rudy
A message to you Rudy
A message to you Rudy
A message to you Rudy

That’s right
That’s right
That’s right

That’s right
A message to you Rudy
A message to you Rudy

Stop your messing around
You better think of your future
Time you straighten right out
In this problem town

That’s right
That’s right
That’s right

That’s right
A message to you Rudy
A message to you Rudy

That’s right
That’s right
That’s right

That’s right
A message to you Rudy

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IF I HAD A $1,000,000

If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a house (I would buy you a house)
If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000)
I'd buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a K-Car (a nice Reliant automobile)
If I had $1000000 I'd buy your love.

If I had $1000000
I'd build a tree fort in our yard
If I had $1000000
You could help, it wouldn't be that hard
If I had $1000000
Maybe we could put a refrigerator in there
Wouldn't that be fabulous.

If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat that's cruel)
If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000)
I'd buy you an exotic pet (Like a llama or an emu)
If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000)
I'd buy you John Merrick's remains (All them crazy elephant bones)
If I had $1000000 I'd buy your love.

If I had $1000000
We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I had $1000000
We'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more
If I had $1000000
We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner.
But we would. Yeah we'd just eat more
And buy really expensive ketchups
Dijon ketchups... mmmm hmmm

If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a green dress (but not a real green dress, that's cruel)
If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000)
I'd buy you some art (a Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a monkey (haven't you always wanted a monkey?)
If I had $1000000 I'd buy your love.

If I had $1000000, If I had $1000000,
If I had $1000000, If I had $1000000
I'd be rich.

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WISHING WELL

Kissing like a bandit
Stealing time
Underneath a sycamore tree
Cupid by the hour sends
Valentines
To my sweet lover and me
Slowly
But surely
Your appetite is more than I knew
Sweetly
Softly
I'm falling in love with you

Wish me love a wishing well
To kiss and tell
A wishing well of butterfly tears
Wish me love a wishing well
To kiss and tell
A wishing well of crocodile cheers

Hugging like a monkey see
Monkey do
Right beside a riverboat gambler
Erotic images float through my head
So I wanna be
Your midnight rambler
Quickly
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
Wish me love a wishing well
To kiss and tell
A wishing well of crocodile cheers

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CARELESS

I guess I lied to you when I told you I liked baseball,
It's not so much the game I like it's the hats.
See this ring around my neck? It's nice! It's not just fashion,
Hertz made it to protect me from ticks fleas and lice.

I couldn't care less what's in a chocolate mousse.
I couldn't care less what are the five fruits in 5-Alive juice.
I couldn't care less how old are Ernie and Bert.
I couldn't care less what's under k.d. 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, it's ajar."

(repeat chorus 1)

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.

(repeat first and second choruses)

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