Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt
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Spiderwebs
04 : 28
2
Excuse Me Mr.
03 : 05
3
Just a Girl
03 : 29
4
Happy Now?
03 : 43
5
Different People
04 : 35
6
Hey You
03 : 34
7
The Climb
06 : 38
8
Sixteen
03 : 22
9
Sunday Morning
04 : 33
10
Don’t Speak
04 : 23
11
You Can Do It
04 : 14
12
World Go ’Round
04 : 09
13
End It on This
03 : 46
14
Tragic Kingdom
05 : 33
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Track Lyrics
Excuse Me Mr. Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, I'm like a beggar with no luck
I'm holding signs up on your street corner stops
Like most, you try not to see me
Stare straight ahead, ignore the responsibility
[Pre-Chorus]
Excuse me (Excuse me, mister)
Well I've been waiting in line
And I'd like to buy some of your time
I'm very anxious, eager, willing
What's your billing? (Anxious, eager, willing)
[Chorus]
So please excuse me, mister
You've got things all wrong
You make it feel like a crime
So don't confuse me, mister
I've known you too long
All I need is a little of your time
[Verse 2]
Oh, for most, love comes for free
They don't pay the high cost of mental custody
I'll pay bail for a guarantee
Make space for me in the time yet to be
[Pre-Chorus]
Excuse me (Excuse me, mister)
Well I've been waiting in line
And I'd like to buy some of your time
I've been saving up my life
What's your price? (Saving up my life)
[Chorus]
So please excuse me, mister
You've got things all wrong
You make it feel like a crime
So don't confuse me, mister
I've known you way too long, boy
All I need is a little of your time
[Bridge]
What should I do? I'm about to crack
And there's a force that comes over me
It's almost as if I'm tied to the tracks
I'm waiting for him to rescue me
The funny thing is, he's not going to come
He's not going to find me
This is a matter of fact, the desire you lack
This is the way I guess it has to be
A little of your time
I need a little of your time
Please, a little of your time, yeah
[Chorus]
So please excuse me, mister
You've got things all wrong
You make it feel like a crime
So don't confuse me, mister
I've known you way too long, boy
All I need is a little of your time
[Outro]
Ooh, I'm in line to buy time
I'm in line to buy time
I'm in line to—
I'm in line to—
Excuse me
Well I've been waiting in line
Excuse me
Excuse me, mister
Different People Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well things can be broken down in this world of ours
You don't have to be a famous person just to make your mark
A mother can be an inspiration to her little son
And change his thoughts, his mind, his life
Just with her gentle hum, hum
So different, yet so the same
Two sisters only have their parents to blame
It's rare that two can get along
But when they do, they're inseparable
Such a blessing comes to few, few
[Pre-Chorus]
The sky is full of clouds
And my world's full of people
[Chorus]
You got the different kinds
With different ways
It would take a lifetime to explain
Not one's the same (Eee)
[Verse 2]
He and she, two different people with two separate lives
Then you put the two together, you get a spectacular surprise
'Cause one can teach the other one what she doesn't know
While still the other fills a place inside
He never knew had room to grow, grow, grow, grow, grow
[Pre-Chorus]
The sky is full of clouds
And my world's full of people
[Chorus]
You got the different kinds
With different ways
It would take a lifetime to explain
Not one's the same, hey
[Bridge]
Oh, yeah, once in a while, I sit back
And think about the planet
And most of the time, I trip on it
To kick back and think about how massive it all is
And how many others are on it, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
I often think about the world in which I live today
Of animals and plants and nature's gifts set on display
But the most amazing thing that I've seen in my time
Are all the different people
And all their different minds, minds, minds, minds
[Chorus]
And different ways
It would take a lifetime to explain
Not one's exactly the same
So many different people
So many different kinds
So many, many, many different people
So many different—
[Outro]
Look at me, I'm a person
Look at me, I'm my own person
So many different people
So many different kinds
For better or for worse, different people
Hey You Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey you, with the wedding dress on
Made of white chiffon blowing in the wind
Well hey you, with the dreams in your head
You've been so misled by your heart's pull
[Pre-Chorus]
I know you're waiting for your ship to come in
You anxiously wait for such a long time
[Chorus]
You're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
You dress up, you play the game
You're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
Your name will never change (Your name will never change)
[Verse 2]
Well hey you, with the eyes full of hope
You think you can rope your desires
Well hey you, you naïve thing
Your patience, in time, will tire
[Pre-Chorus]
I know you're thinking that your tide will roll in
How did you ever get such high hopes?
[Chorus]
You're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
You dress up, you play the game
You're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
Your name will never change (Your name will never change)
You're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
In a plastic world of make-believe
You're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
You know he's just gonna leave (Gonna leave)
[Post-Chorus]
Hey you
Hey you
Hey you
[Bridge]
I know you're waiting for your life to begin
Well wake up, girl, you've got it all wrong
You want a prize that you're not gonna win
So face it, girl, you've got it all wrong
[Chorus]
You're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
You dress up, you play the game
Oh, you're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
Your name will never change (Your name will never change)
Oh, you're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
In a plastic world of make-believe
You're just like my Ken and Barbie Doll
You know he's just gonna leave
The Climb Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Step by step, I come closer to reaching the top
Every step must be placed so that I don't fall off
Looking down to see about how much higher I am
Another cool wind comes through, brushes my skin
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, the harder I push, the tension does grow
I gather my thoughts the further and further I go
With some luck, I just might keep on climbing (Climbing)
So better to climb than to face a fall (To face a fall)
[Chorus]
So high the climb (So high the climb)
I can't turn back now (Can't turn back now)
Must keep climbing up to the clouds (Climb to the clouds)
So high the climb (So high the climb)
I can't turn back now (Can't turn back now)
Must keep climbing up to the clouds (Climb to the clouds)
[Verse 2]
Whoa, pulling myself up by a rope, I better my view, oh
The only thing in sight is what I must do
As I turned, I could see myself falling, falling, falling (Falling)
Which in return, gave me strength for the climb
(Strength for the climb)
[Chorus]
So high the climb (So high the climb)
I can't turn back now (Can't turn back now)
Must keep climbing up to the clouds (Climb to the clouds)
So high the climb (So high the climb)
I can't turn back now (Can't turn back now)
Must keep climbing up and up to the clouds (Climb to the clouds)
[Bridge]
Although many failed, I must now prevail
With no questions
Have no time to stop, onward to the top
Of the mountain
Oh, and I, I can't turn back now
It's so very high, but I can't turn back now
If I keep it up, I'm gonna make it
I'm so very close, can't you see?
[Chorus]
So high the climb (So high the climb)
I can't turn back now (Can't turn back now)
Must keep climbing up to the clouds (Climb to the clouds)
So high the climb (So high the climb)
I can't turn back now (Can't turn back now)
Must keep climbing up and up to the clouds (Climb to the clouds)
Oh, hey
So high the climb (So high the climb)
I can't turn back now (Can't turn back now)
Must keep climbing up and up to the clouds (Climb to the clouds)
[Outro]
Getting closer, getting closer, coming closer
Getting closer
Ooh
Looking back to you
Looking back to you
Looking back to you
Looking back to you
Looking back to you
Looking back to you
Looking back to you
To the top, to the top, to the top
To the top, to the top, to the top
To the top, to the top, to the top
Climb up to the top, to the top, to the top
To the top, to the top, to the top
Oh, looking back to you
Looking back to you
Looking back to you
Sixteen Lyrics
[Intro]
(One, two, three, four)
Yeah
[Verse 1]
You've been a juvenile
With a dolphin smile
With no elbow room
With your body in bloom
You've had your little backyard
Protected by big walls
You didn't dare look over
'Cause you've been too small
[Chorus]
Now you're finally sixteen
And you're feelin' old
But they, they won't believe
That you got a soul
No, whoa, oh, no
'Cause you're only sixteen
And you're feeling real
But you, you can't seem to cop a feel
No, whoa, oh, no
[Verse 2]
Why do they have to force us
Through this metamorphose?
Oh, little butterfly
No matter how you try
You'll be segregated
You're gonna be closed off
You're callow and you're green
'Cause you're caught between
[Chorus]
Yeah, you're only sixteen
Try to cross the line
But your, your little wings are intertwined
Oh, whoa, oh, no
Well you're only sixteen
And you're such a tease
And there's nothing you do
That can really please
Whoa, oh, no
[Interlude]
These children, they're not really bad, most of them
Just products of rough neighborhoods and bad family situations
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
You know you can't forsake it
So sit back and take it
You see, you're not just ripe
So don't try and fight
[Chorus]
That you're only sixteen
Wanna catch a peek
But they, they look at you
Like you're such a freak
Whoa, oh, no
Well you're only sixteen
With a lot to say
But they, they won't give you
The time of day
Whoa, oh, no
[Outro]
Well you're only sixteen (You're only sixteen)
Yeah, you're only sixteen (You're only sixteen)
Well you're just sixteen (You're only sixteen)
Oh, you poor little thing
End It on This Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You see in the past, I had a dream, a fantasy
I thought that we would last, become a little family
Then one, two, three, four, the years were flying by, they soared
And it's my gut feeling, it's not happening for me, so
[Chorus]
Let's end it on this, give me one more kiss
Let's end it on this, let's end it on this
[Verse 2]
You see it's hard to face the addict that's inside of me
I want to fill my glass up with you constantly
I've been here before but I've never ever felt this sure
And now I know I've been dreaming, and your actions have inspired me
[Chorus]
So let's end it on this, give me one more kiss (It's over)
Let's end it on this, let's end it on this (It's over)
Just one more wish, one last kiss (It's over)
Let's end it on this, let's end it on this
[Bridge]
I open up, you ignore me
Oh, you're not the same at all, nuh-uh
And if I could turn back the pages of time
I'd rewrite your point of view, uh-huh
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Washed up on the shore
Give me one last chance to try some more
But I'm tired, I'm freezing, let's
We'll stop and call it history
[Outro]
Well, let's end it on this, let's end it on this (It's over)
Well, let's end it on this, let's end it on this (It's over)
Let's end it on this, end it on this (It's over)
Let's end it on this, let's end it on (It's over)
Washed up on, the shore
Give me one last chance to try some more
But let's end it on this, let's end it on this
(It's over)
(It's over)
(It's over)
(It's over)