Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Barenaked Ladies
Canonical path: /barenaked-ladies/take-it-outside
Related lyric paths: 6
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Take It Outside
Read Take It Outside lyrics by Barenaked Ladies on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Take It Outside
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Oh, I - I watch it all go down
Closed eyes - pretend noone's around
So I - I chose to play the clown
Or blow by and never make a sound
[CHORUS:]
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try - who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some,
But I'd rather say goodbye
Turn 'round - say it to my face
No sound - Everything's a race
Lose ground - lost in your embrace
Leave town - never leave a trace
[CHORUS]
Hardly know what anything's for
Just for show, I'm slamming the door
Even so, my heart and my head are an open book
[CHORUS x2]
I'd rather say goodbye
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