1. |
Mommy's Boy w/ Ron Hynes
03:29
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MOMMY'S BOY
I'm sorry
You have to tell your mother
I'm sorry
You have to tell your mother
Tell her I want you to be with me
Tell her I want you to leave her
Tell her I want you to stay with me
And that I want you to be my live-in lover
Don't worry
She can take it
She might cry
But I'm sure she'll make it
When you tell her I want you to live with me
Down by the water
Tell her you'll be safe with me
Then you can tell her we have a daughter
I'm sorry
I know how blood is
Don't worry
She'll be alright
'Cause I don't want no mommy's boy
I want you to leave her
She says she loves you more than I
I don't believe her
Tell her I want you to live with me
Tell her I want you to leave her
Tell her I want you to stay with me
Tell her I don't believe her
'Cause I don't want no mommy's boy
I want you to leave her
She says she loves you more than I
And I don't want no mommy's boy
I'm sorry You have to tell your mother
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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2. |
Cauchemar
04:33
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CAUCHEMAR
Oh, you
Encore une fois je pense à toi
It's you, oh
Encore une fois je pense à toi
Tu es mon beau rêve
Tu es mon cauchemar
Tu es un sous-titre
Dans un vieux film que je n'comprends pas
It's you
It's you, oh
Encore une fois je pense à toi
It's you, oh
Encore une fois je pense à toi
Tu as le charme, tu as de beaux yeux
Tu as toujours raison
Quand je te regarde
Je me demande si tu es un mirage
It's you
It's you, oh
Encore une fois je pense à toi
It's you, oh
Encore une fois je pense à toi
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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3. |
No Greater Queen
02:52
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NO GREATER QUEEN
Call me your highness
Give me it all
Mother of mothers
The belle of the ball
You don't need to think
It's not hard to decide
There's no greater Queen
Than the one by your side
Call me your highness
Queen of the damned
Give it all up for the love of a man
How many things can I watch you go through Do it to me, do it to you
'Cause no greater queen is worth doin' it to
Queen of the kitchen
Queen of the bar
Queen of the bedroom if that's where you are
Queen of the children
Queen of the men
Queen of the women you don’t understand
Queen of the eyes
I'm lookin' into
There's no greater queen
Than this queen of you
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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4. |
Happy Girlfriend
03:00
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HAPPY GIRLFRIEND
Elevator falling
Only ten floors to get to you
I'm comin' now to be your sugar princess
I got nothin' better to do
CHORUS
'Cause I don't wanna see you
I don't wanna be your happy girlfriend
I don't really need you
I'll just be your happy girlfriend
I'll just be your happy girlfriend
You love me like a sister
And that's a strange thing to do
'Cause you know I need an animal
And there's no tiger blood in you
Yeah, there's no tiger blood in you
CHORUS (repeat)
You're positively perfect
You're genuine and good
I wanted to use imagination
But you said you didn't think I should
Yeah, you said you didn't think I should
CHORUS (repeat twice)
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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5. |
Lucky You Are
04:21
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LUCKY YOU ARE
Caught a cold
You can stay inside
Smoke some of that nice weed
And I can watch you fall asleep
And keep you warm
Heaven knows I love you
But I just can't say it yet
You know we haven't been
Together for too long
CHORUS
You'll see the way I am
And you'll know how lucky you are
You'll see the way I am
And you'll know how lucky you are
Get down In your little space
Don't worry I can't see your face
So you don't have to try
And put one on
She keeps callin' givin' hell
I guess she don't know me that well
You'll soon see
That I am more than strong
CHORUS (repeat twice)
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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6. |
Chickadee
05:26
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CHICKADEE
Chick-a-chick-a-dee
Why are you talkin' about me
Don't you think that we could just agree
Chick-a-chick-a-dee
Now are you feelin' guilty
Did you think that it would get back to me
CHORUS
You know you broke our confidence
To me that meant so much
I do know where your nest is
And I'll not be out of touch
Chick-a-chick-a-dee
Why are you talkin' about me
You can't look me in the eyes
Chick-a-chick-a-dee
You did everything to hurt me
Stop pretending to be nice
CHORUS(repeat)
Chick-a-chick-a-dee
Please stop talkin' about me
The truth has hurt enough
Chick-a-chick-a-dee
Now are you feelin' guilty
The truth it must be rough
Now the lies are over
The truth has set me free
It's a shame you are a liar
Let the truth spoil everything for thee
CHORUS(repeat)
You told so many lies
You told so many lies
You nearly made a liar out of me
You told so many lies
You told so many lies
You nearly made a liar out of me
Why are you talkin' about me
Chick-a-chick-a-dee
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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7. |
Car
02:39
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CAR
If I had a car
You wouldn't miss it
If I had a car I'd be in it
If I had a car
Drive down an avenue
If I had a car
I wouldn't need you
I wouldn't need you
If I had a car
It wouldn't be red
Can't get this car
Out of my head
If I had a car
I don't know what
I'd do If I had a car
I wouldn't need you
I wouldn't need you
If I had a car
It wouldn't be green
It wouldn't be yellow
Brown, or tangerine
If I had a car
I wouldn't be blue
If I had a car
I wouldn't need you
I wouldn't need you
If I had a car
You wouldn't miss it
If I had a car
A big heap of shit
If I had a car
I wouldn't be blue
If I had a car
I wouldn't need you
I wouldn't need you
If I had a car
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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8. |
T-Shirt Song
02:24
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T-SHIRT SONG
CHORUS
His shirt said
Zero to h*rny in six beer
His eyes, they said
Kiss me, I'm a romantic fool
Sex remains a figment
Of his wild imagination
You'll find him down in hardware
He's a great big tool
He's pretending not to be looking in the mirror
All the girlz just roll their eyes as he slicks back his hair
He's leaning on the pool cue he's about to shoot
He is wearing dress pants tucked into his boots
CHORUS
He's blinded by his ego
and does it ever show
Everyone just laughs at him
and he don't even know
Whatever makes him happy
to each his own, I guess
But if he's an egomaniac
he should at least know how
to dress
CHORUS
Zero to horny in six beer
Is what his t-shirt said
Zero to horny in six beer
Does it really take a half-case
To get him into bed
Does it really take a half-case
To get him into bed
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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9. |
Dick-All
04:08
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DICK-ALL
CHORUS
Who was to think you could drive me to drink
I should've left before the last call
Ten bucks for a taxi to your house
And you never gave me dick all
Later, goodbye, when pigs learn to fly
That's when I'll come back to your bed
You're a pretty good f*ck
And I wish you good luck
You should learn to boil water instead
'Cause I'm takin' my stuff
You know, I've had enough
As your maidservant I do resign
Washed your black turtleneck with a drop of javex
I'm at The Spur havin' myself a time
And who was to think you should drive me to drink
When I got no money at all
Ten bucks for a taxi to your house
And you never gave me dick all
Sit there and judge me until you explode
You can call me a lush and a skank
And all I can say is that's what I get
For devoting my time to a yank
Who was to think you could drive me to drink
You near got me drove up the wall
Ten bucks for a taxi to your house
And you never gave me dick all
And who was to think you could drive me to drink
Hate to rob Peter but I got to pay Paul
Ten bucks for a taxi to your house
And you never gave me dick all
Who was to think you could
drive me to drink you near got me
drove up the wall
Did I mention your house was on fire
'Cause you never gave me dick all
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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10. |
Liarcheeterloser
03:45
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LIARCHEETERLOSER
Liar, cheater, loser, you precede your own reputation
Stealer, squealer, boozer, I can't appreciate your situation
Acception, rejection, reflection, I'm tired of predicting your future
Exception, perfection, errection, if things only could have run smoother
But there are no memories, there was no trust
There was nothing but love that turned into disgust
I'm disgusted in you, disgusted in me
For believing in you even though I could see
I could see how you lied, persuaded, denied
Obvious but I just kept inside of me
CHORUS
Now you know how much I love you
Now you know how much I love you
Now that you know I don't love you
It's the same lame game
You like women 'cause you can scare 'em
It's a shame blame game
I quit bein' one of your harem
Liar, cheater, loser
Liar, cheater, loser
CHORUS
Liar, cheater, loser
Liar, cheater, loser
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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11. |
Le Fantome, Denis
02:46
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LE FANTOME, DENIS
Le fantôme, Denis
Il danse dans ma tête
Ou il fait des cercles
Avec une cigarette
Le fantôme, Denis
Il fume le hashish
Et je le fume aussi
Il dit "Je suis romantique"
Le fantôme, Denis
Ou est le fantôme, Denis
Il reste près du bar
Il porte une chandail rayeé
Et un manteau noir
Il tourne sa chaise
Pour meilleur me voir
Il achete une boisson
Il dit, "Viens ici"
Le fantôme, Denis
Il dit, "Je connais toutes les femmes
Qui habitent sur cette isle"
Je dis, "Oui, c'est bon
Maintenant, laisse moi tranquille"
Le fantôme, Denis
Il danse dans ma tête
Ou il fait des cercles
Avec une cigarette
Il fume le hashish
Et je fume avec lui
Il dit "Tu es belle, tu es belle"
Le fantôme, Denis
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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12. |
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NOTRE PROCHAINE RENCONTRE
Si tu parles d'amour une autre fois
Je ne pourrais pas me lever
Tu as pris des morceaux de mon coeur
Que je ne peux pas remplacer
Amour est un mot auquel j'ai renoncé
Je ne peux pas le comprendre
Amour est un mot de mon passé
Et je ne veux pas l'entendre
Si tu parles d'amour une autre fois
Je vais quitter ta chambre
Oui mon ami, ce n'est pas difficile
Il y a des escaliers pour descendre
Il n'y a pas d'amour ici entre nous
Tu ne peut pas me le montrer
Trouves-moi un autre mot que tu peut dire
À nôtre prochaine rencontre
Si tu parles d'amour une autre fois
Je ne pourrais pas respirer
Quelques fois tu m'a dis les mots bien choisis
Mais quelque fois tu as oublié
Amour est un mot auquel j'ai renoncé
Tu ne peut pas me le montrer
Trouves-moi un autre mot que tu peut dire
À nôtre prochaine rencontre
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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TAKEN AWAY BY THE FAIRIES
Seems light years ago
When just three feet I stood
My grandmother said,
"Go outside and be good
Keep on your mitts and
Stay out of the woods
Or you'll be taken away
By the fairies"
She turned around
I ran fast as I could
Off with the mitts
Straight into the woods
I ran so fast that
I tripped and I fell
And I woke in the land
Where the fairy folk dwell
The lump on my head
Was as big as a tree
I opened my eyes
To see what I could see
What I saw, I tell you
I'll never forget
A tiny green man
With a crown on his head
He said "Child you should listen
And do as you're told
Stay out of the woods
The damp and the cold
We are the ones
Who live under the trees"
Then more tiny green people
Appeared around me
The king raised his hand
And the rest stepped aside
He did approach
He looked straight through my eyes
He said "You are good, love
So I'll let you go
But you must promise me now
That no one will know”
So I thanked the fairies
For setting me free
I pulled myself up
With the branch of a tree
I shouldn't have gone
In the woods all alone
I brushed off my clothes
And I headed for home
Now I kept my secret
The years had passed
There's a man in my bed
And wine in my glass
And one fateful night
About quarter past ten
The king of the fairies
I saw him again
He said "I came here tonight
For this man in your bed
He has done nothing
For you that He's said
You kept your promise
So I have heard
But this man in your bed
Is not true to his word"
He said "Tie his arms down
Chain his legs up
We'll heave him away
Far out in the gut"
As his pitiful eyes
Turned away in the night
He was taken away
By the fairies
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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14. |
Next Door Neighbour
02:49
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NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR
It's a nice enough day
To kill the next door neighbour
I was waiting until it
Warmed up a little bit outside
It would seem to me
I'm doin' the world a great big favor
I'll get thank-you letters
From neighbours far and wide
Could it be arsenic
And lemonade for breakfast
Now I know ten thousand rattlesnakes can't go wrong
'Cause it took a poison mind
To make me feel
That I'm not worth it
And ten thousand poison tears
To write this song
Ha ha ha
Ha ha ha
Well it's a good enough day
To get myself together
I've been beating around the bush
For long enough
And tonight I'll be feelin' retribution
And tomorrow it won't be
Half as rough
'Cause it's a nice enough day
To kill the next door neighbour
I was waitin' until it
Warmed up a little bit outside
It would seem to me
I'm doin' the world a great big favour
I'll get thank-you letters
From neighbours far and wide
And I won't feel sorry
That he died
Ha ha ha
Ha ha ha
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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15. |
Bottomless Pit
02:52
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BOTTOMLESS PIT
You got a three day beard
Get your hand off my t*t
Since I took back my jacket
I gotta say you look like sh*t
Oh love, you're a bottomless pit
I guess you forgot to mention it
Honey I'm ecstatic
Your key doesn't fit
Oh love, you're a bottomless pit
I can't get back what I put into it
Oh love, you're a bottomless pit
No I don't miss you a little bit
Or your three day beard
Honey you're not fit
Oh love, you're a bottomless pit
I said I don't miss you a little bit
Or your three day beard
I gotta say you look like sh*t
Oh love, you're a bottomless pit
You never know until you fall into it
Oh love, you're a bottomless pit
I can't get back what I put into it
Oh love, you're a bottomless pit
© Colleen Power 2000/SOCAN
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