Metarie UK Version by Brendan Benson and the Wellfed Boys Lyrics

[Verse 1: Brendan Benson, (Emma J. and Brendan Benson)]
Met a girl, introduced myself, yeah
I asked her go to with me and no one else
And she said, "(I'd really like to see you every day)
(But I'm afraid of what my friends might say)"

[Verse 2: Brendan Benson, (Emma J. and Brendan Benson)]
"(You need a bath and your clothes are wrong)
(You're not my type, I can tell we wouldn't get along)"
I just laughed, what else could I do?
Just then her friend chimed in, singin' "Get a clue"

[Chorus]
"Get a life, put it in your song
(Put in your song)

[Bridge]
There's something I've been meaning to say to you (Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh)
There's something I've been meaning to say to you (Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh)

[Verse 3]
I'd had enough, couldn't take it anymore (Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
So I turned and I ran straight for the door (Ahh ahh ahh ahh, ahh ahh)
Bought some mags on my way home (Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
For later on, you know, when I'm all alone (Ahh ahh ahh ahh, ahh ahh)
[Verse 4]
A bottle of wine and some cigarettes
Watch TV and go to bed
I know a guy, he lives in Los Angeles
Sometimes his life there makes me so jealous

[Chorus]
I'd have a life, put it in my song
(Put it in your song)

[Bridge]
There's something I've been meaning to say to you (Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh)
There's something I've been meaning to say to you (Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh)

[Verse 5]
I'd like to move out of this place
To change my name, maybe get a new face
Sleep all day, stay up all night
Everybody I meet thinks I'm alright

[Chorus 2]
I'd have a life, put it in my song
(Put it in your song)

[Outro]
There's something I've been meaning to say to you
There's something I've been meaning to say to you
There's something I've been meaning to say to you
There's something I've been meaning to say to you