The Flag — текст песни (Barenaked Ladies)

Words and Music by Steven Page
The phone rings, it`s early, it`s seven o`clock,
He says, Sorry I woke you, but I just had to talk.
You know last night, remember, when I tried to choke you?
I didn`t mean it, I was drunk, it was only a joke.
You should know that by now,
When the chequered flag comes down,
No one, no one, no one has won the race.

The next night he`s over and over and under
And after he`s finished she lies there and wonders
Just why does she need him, and why does she stay here,
And then in the darkness, he`ll quietly say, Dear,
You`ve never really known.
That when the white flag is flown,
No one, no one, no one has won the war.

They`re complicated people leading complicated lives,
And he complicates their problems by telling complicated
lies.
He tells her he`s sorry. She tells him, It`s over.
He tells her he`s sorry. She says, over and over,
You`ve never really known,
That when the white flag is flown,
No one, no one, no one has won the war.

There goes a forest and there goes a bluebird
There goes a partridge and there goes a Go Train
There goes an angel and there goes a steeple
There goes a cop car and there goes an eagle
There goes a raven and there go the ribbons
There goes a raven and there go...
The ribbons, the ribbons, the ribbons...
The ribbons of the flag.

Andy Creeggan: suitcase, vocals
Jim Creeggan: Double Bass (arco), vocals
Steven Page: Lead vocal
Ed Robertson: Guitar, vocals
Tyler Stewart: Bass Drum, snare drum