Life, in a Nutshell

by Barenaked Ladies

From the album: Maybe You Should Drive

Track 10 of 12 on Maybe You Should Drive (1994).

Duration: 3:14

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Lyrics for Life, in a Nutshell

When she was three her Barbies always did it on the first date Now she's with me, there's never any need for them to demonstrate She's like a baby, I'm like a cat When we are happy, we both get fat and still It's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough But I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter All that matters to me is she Her life in a nutshell No way would she want it to change me It's not that easy 'cause my time is often decided for me For me She memorized every pencil crayon color in the box Her blue-green eyes complement the burnt sienna in her locks She's at the movies, I'm on the phone When we're separated we're never alone, but still It's never enough, it's never enough, no it's never enough But I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter All that matters to me is she Her life in a nutshell No way would she want it to change me It's not that easy 'cause my time is often decided for me For me I fell down with no one there to catch me from falling Then she came 'round And only her tenderness stopped me from bawling my eyes out I'm OK, and that's why Her life in a nutshell No way would she ever want it to change me It's not that easy 'cause my time is often decided for me And I don't tend to worry bout the things that other people say And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way Call me crazy, but it really doesn't matter All that matters to me is she

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