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Lyrics from Life Is Pretty

Warning: Credits may contain lies and misrememberings. Please correct if necessary.

YR INAPPROPRIATE

vocals: everyone; guitar: hannah; more guitar: alejandra; bass: sara; drums: joanna; organ: dawn

You're inappropriate.

That was so uncalled for!

Get the hell out.

Quit touching me!

Hey!

{chorus}
You make me crazy
I wanna die
I want your body
I don't know why
We could go swimming, we could play pool
The light is dimming
You are a fool!

[secret lyrics]

Can't take you anywhere!

Unseemly

{chorus, except with "tool" instead of "fool"}

You perv!

NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE

words/music by Bickerton/Waddington. vocals: Caolan; guitar: Hannah; bass: Alejandra; drums: Joanna; dancing: Sara and Dawn.

Nothing but a heartache every day
Nothing but a teardrop all of the way
Loving a bad guy is such a sin, yeah
He's got me all won
Can I get him?

Nothing but a heartache every day
Nothing but a teardrop all of the way
Him loving me is just too slim, yeah
He's got me all won
Can I get him?

I got a lot of these heartaches
I got a lot of these teardrops
Heartaches
Teardrops
All of the way
Nothing but a heartache every day, yeah!

Nothing but a heartache every day
Nothing but a teardrop all of the way
It's one situation that I just can't win, yeah
He's got me all won
Can I get him?

I got a lot of these heartaches
I got a lot of these teardrops
Heartaches
Teardrops
All of the way
Nothing but a heartache every day, yeah!

Nothing but a heartache every day
Nothing but a teardrop all of the way
Loving a bad guy is such a sin, yeah
He's got me all won
Can I get him?

PANTS FEVER

music by Hannah, pals, and Tourettes. lyrics by Hannah, pal, and Max Moody. vocals: Caolan, Alejandra; choruses: everyone; fancy pantsies: Hannah; high oooing: Dawn; guitar: Hannah; bass: Sara; organ: Dawn; drums: Joanna

she's been running all around town
she's always wearing slacks
don't know where she's going
but she's not coming back

{chorus}
she's got pants fever
[pants fever]
she's got pants fever
[pants fever]
she's got pants fever
[pants fever]
she's got
what has she got?

she likes to go to rock'n'roll shows
and you know she likes to dance
the boys all try to kiss on her
but she wants more than romance

{chorus}

skirts, shorts and jumpers
they just don't arouse her
she knows what she wants and she screams it out loud:
"just gimme some of those trousers!"
{chorus}

fancy fancy fancy
fancy fancy fancy
fancy fancy fancy pants
[ooh-ooh-ooh]
dancy dancy dancy
dancy dancy dancy
dancy dancy dancy dance!

she likes to go to rock'n'roll shows
and you know she likes to dance
the boys all try to kiss on her
but she wants more than romance

{chorus}

(I JUST WANNA) PARTY (WITH YOU)

words/music by Alejandra. verse vocals: Caolan; chorus vocals: everyone; guitar: Hannah, Alejandra; bass: Sara; drums: Joanna; organ: Dawn.

I don't wanna go to your party
I don't wanna drink from your bottle of wine
I don't wanna to go to your party
I feel fine

I don't wanna play spin the bottle
Because I don't wanna kiss your friends--they're dumb!
I don't wanna go to your party
You're no fun

{chorus} I just wanna party with you
[cause I love you]
Party, party, party with you
[do you love me too?]
Do you wanna party with me?
RSVP ASAP

I don't wanna meet your mother
I don't wanna cut the party cake
I don't wanna go to your party
You're real fake

{chorus}

Won't you gimme your sweet party favors
I wanna roll you in the streamers and throw you around!
You taste so sweet just like candy
On the ground!

{chorus x3, plus whooping}

I just wanna party with you
Cause I love you.

YOU'RE NO GOOD

words/music by Clint Ballard. organ: Dawn; vocals: Caolan; guitar: Hannah; bass: Alejandra; drums: Joanna; dancing: Sara.

Feeling better, now that we're through
feeling better now that I'm over you
I've learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see who you really are

{chorus} You're no good, you're no good, you're no good
Baby you're no good
You're no good, you're no good, you're no good
Baby you're no good

Broke a heart, gentle and true
Broke a heart over someone like you
I'll beg his forgiveness on bended knee
I wouldn't blame him if he said to me

It's no good, it's no good, it's no good
Baby it's no good
You're no good, you're no good, you're no good
Baby you're no good

If he'll have me we'll start anew
It'll be easy forgetting you

{chorus}

Well I'm gonna tell you baby that I'm going my way
Forget about me baby cause I'm leaving to stay

{chorus}

FIELD TRIP

music by Dawn, everyone. Lyrics by Caolan. vocals: Caolan; "field trip" vocals: mini-tourettes; guitar: Hannah; bass: Sara; drums: Alejandra; organ: Dawn; unhearable cowbell, incredible writhings: Joanna

We're going on a field trip, kids!
Make sure that your parent or guardian signed your permission slip
If you don't have it, you can't come along.
You'll have to hang out with the pre-kindergarteners.

The sky is pearly gray
the paper moon is almost faded
I had to get up pretty early today
You've no idea how long I've waited
My wanderlust will be sated!

Field trip
Single file let's get on the bus
Field trip
Single file don't push or shove
Field trip
All I can see here is the two of us
We're gonna fall in love
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, babababababababa

The apple orchard, the power plant
The art museum, US PIRG
Even the Washington Monument
Even Colonial Williamsburg
Even Colonial Williamsburg!

Field trip
I got a dollar fifty for lunch
Field trip
Three dollars for souvenirs
I don't know babe, but I got a hunch
We're not coming back from here
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, babababababababa

Let go of what Tuesday meant
Let go of this distracting city
We're gonna run across the continent
Life isn't easy but life is pretty
Oooh, life sure is pretty!

Field trip
We can run among the waist-high grass
Field trip
Lie down among the nameless flowers
Field trip
May and June are gonna kick your ass
You need some idle hours
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, babababababababa

The buddy system, you will take my hand
Behind the pharaoh's sarcophagus
If I'm a woman then you must be a man
Red-figure satyrs know a lot about lust
They know more than I do about lust

Field trip
Lalalalala, Willendorf Venus
Field trip
Planetarium, look at the stars
Field trip
We can learn about the structure of the penis
We don't know how lucky we are

Field trip
In the orchard at the apple press
Field trip
In the breakroom at the TV station
Field trip
I got grass stains all over my dress
Beautiful relationship

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, babababababababa

HEROIC COUPLETS

words/music by Hannah and Joanna, with help; vocals: Sara and Caolan; guitar: Hannah; bass: Alejandra; drums: Joanna; organ: Dawn.

I really really really really really like you
I wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna be like you
A little bit a little bit a little bit freaky
And kinda kinda kinda kinda kinda creepy

Can we can we can we can we hang out?
Or maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe just lay down
Just in case just in case just in case it's raining
Howabout howabout howabout staying in?

You're a semi semi semi semi semi mystery
Tell me tell me tell me tell me all of your history
Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme a chance
Ask me ask me ask me ask me ask me to dance!

Boy meets boy meets boy meets girl
Repetition rules my world
Boy meets girl meets boy meets girl
Let it all unfurl
Boy meets boy meets boy meets girl
Vicious cycle rules my world
Boy meets girl meets boy meets girl
Let it all unfurl

I wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna exploit you
Lemme lemme lemme lemme lemme anoint you
Say yes say yes say yes say yes say yes say yes
Send me send me send me send me send me your address

You could you could you could you could you could teach me
If you don't if you don't just impeach me
Very very very very very annoying
Your body body body body body I'm enjoying

Boy meets boy meets boy meets girl
Repetition rules my world
Boy meets girl meets boy meets girl
Let it all unfurl
Boy meets boy meets boy meets girl
Vicious cycle rules my world
Boy meets girl meets boy meets girl
Let it all unfurl

I'm gonna gonna gonna gonna gonna explore you
Lemme lemme lemme lemme I implore you
May I may I may I may I may I may I get near it?
I very very very very very much fear it!

Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme a sign!
Please please please please please be mine.
A little bit a little bit a little bit sleazy
I'm very very very very very uneasy

{animal noises} Boy meets boy meets boy meets girl
Vicious cycle rules my world
Boy meets girl meets boy meets girl
Let it all unfurl

I really really really really really like you
I wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna be like you
A little bit a little bit a little bit freaky
And kinda kinda kinda kinda kinda creepy

Tell me tell me tell me tell me is this seat taken?
Or am I am I am I am I am I mistaken?
We could drink we could drink we could drink soda
Oh my God. Oh my God. I'm gonna throw up!

ROMANCE ANGLAISE

music by Alejandra. lyrics by Alejandra, Caolan. lead vocals: Alejandra, Caolan; backup vocals: ghost Caolan; guitar: Hannah; bass: Sara; drums: Joanna; creepy death-organ: Dawn.

[ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh]

quiero ser tu ultima amor
[babababababababa]
cuando camino a tu lado me das calor
[babababababababa]
pero no lees mi monton de correo
[ah-ooh]
y cada vez que salgo crece mas el deseo
mi amor

yo te amo
[yo te amo]
a ti te llamo
[a ti te llamo]
porque no me amas a mi
mi dulce amor?
[ma douce, ma douce amour
ma douce, ma douce amour]

J'ai trouve un coin ou les petits
[babababababababa]
Tuent des mouches pour la plaisir
[babababababababa]
Tu donnes a moi cette meme respecte
[ah-ooh]
Qu'un gamin montre au sale insecte
Oui je sais

Mais tes yeux
[mes tes yeux]
Veulent me torturer
[veulent me tutuer??]
Tu me fais toujours danser
Au sein des feux
[au sein, au sein des feux
au sein, au sein des feux]

quiero ser tu ultima amor
[babababababababa]
cuando camino a tu lado me das calor
[babababababababa]
pero no lees mi monton de correo
[ah-ooh]
y cada vez que salgo crece mas el deseo
mi amor

yo te amo
[yo te amo]
a ti te llamo
[a ti te llamo]
porque no me amas a mi
mi dulce amor?
[ma douce, ma douce amour
ma douce, ma douce amour]

Mon papa m'a dit que tes caresses
[bapabapababababa]
Vont rougir la blancheur de mes fesses
[babababababababa]
Quand tes levres approchent ma bouche
[ah-ooh]
Je peux pas imaginer comme on s'accouche
toute seule

Tu m'emmerdes
[tu m'emmerdes]
Ca c'est vrai
[lalalala]
Mais quand on va pour se baiser
Je fais mon choix

[je fais mon choix etc
goodbye etc]

HONEY

words/music by Alejandra. vocals: Caolan; organ: Dawn; guitar: Alejandra, Hannah; bass: Sara; drums: Joanna.

I will see you tomorrow, baby
In your new blue jeans
I will be standing far away
As you open up your half-closed dream
Yesterday was an easy way
for you to stop pulling faces, baby
When I touch your neck I could break it
So it seems
Oh-oh
Extreme honey
That's not funny

{chorus} It's like they say, such a sight to see you here
It's like they say, such a beautiful, stunning, and lovely year
One more day, I'm not right without you
Beautiful, stunning, and lovely

Energy isn't fond of me
when I watch you in the mirror ball
And those eyes so green
Seen through so many pieces that I could not count them all
And I don't blame you for sitting on your hands
When you asked me about the dance, cause baby
if you took me there I wouldn't make it
Not a chance
Oh-oh
Extreme honey
That's not funny

{chorus}
{instrumental}
{chorus}

LET'S GET MARRIED

words by Caolan; music kind of by Caolan, kind of by everyone; vocals: Caolan, Alejandra; guitar: Hannah; bass: Sara; organ: Dawn; drums: Joanna.

Let's get married
It will be pretty cheap
Just a dozen wooden nickels
for a disenfranchised priest

Let's get married
It'll be pretty cheap
I bet my mom buys the liquor
if your daddy buys the eats

I won't say Give me love, give me love
Give me love, give me love
Give me love, give me love

Let's get married
It will be pretty cheap
We can buy a couple 40s
we can drink them at the beach

We can get a cheap hotel room,
yeah, the kind that's really cheap
We can spend the whole night drinking
and watching MTV

I won't say
Give me love, give me love
Give me love, give me love
Give me love, give me love

Let's get married
It will be pretty cheap
But we won't have any babies
Cause they cost too much to keep

We'll save hundreds on our taxes
and our rent will be so cheap
and we still get to have intercourse
with anyone we meet.

I won't say Give me love, give me love
Give me love, give me love
Give me love, give me love

[bridge]

Let's have a baby
It will be pretty cheap
Contraceptives are expensive
And babies are so sweet!

We can take him to your parents'
We can take him to the beach
All our friends will buy him overalls
and tickle his sweet feet

THIS SUMMER NIGHT IS FULL OF BEES

music by Sara. words by Caolan. vocals: Caolan; guitar: Sara, Hannah; drums: Joanna or Alejandra? 

My knees are weak, my head is sore
I didn't speak, but you're hard to ignore
Somebody told me you were waiting at the door
This night, what's it for?

Go back to your bed, pretty girl
This summer night is full of thieves
There's nothing left that's gonna do it in this world
Just say please

All my regret for that Thursday night
Your silhouette against the bathroom light
Your hair was set, and your hands weren't positioned right
Don't breathe. Don't cry.

I know you're afraid, little one
Your plastic fingers stuck together
In my Corvette will we have ever so much fun
We will stay best friends forever
Though things may never be the same again.

I put my thumb on the edge of your wrist
I loosed the hundred stupid virtues that you had.
It shouldn't matter, cause we never even kissed.
But you know. That's bad.

Crawl back out of bed, witty girl.
Your little road is paved with flowers.
Don't say there's nothing I believe in in this world.
I'll believe in you for hours.
I'll believe in you for hours.

All music copyright 2002, The Tourettes (Alejandra O'Leary, Dawn Chan, Caolan Madden, Joanna Neborsky, Sara Sani, Hannah Whitaker), except for "Nothing But A Heartache" by Bickerton/Waddington and "You're No Good" by Ballard. Art and webdesign copyright 2002, Laura Hughes (Caolan's boyfriend's sister).