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Bylaw Lyrics by Barenaked Ladies

Detour de Force

2021

[Verse 1]
I woke up, it was 7 AM
It sounded like the walls were caving in
There was a man with a truck and he was throwing stuff in
Scraps of rubble and aluminum
So I went outside and I said to him
"Hey, I'm trying to sleep, it's 7 AM"
Then he looked at me with a mischievous grin
And said, "That is when I can begin"
[Chorus]
'Cause there's a bylaw, a bylaw
And I can start work at seven
There's a bylaw and by law
It's time to wake up, Kevin
[Verse 2]
I was driving to a show
And I turned the corner nice and slow
I got pulled over by a cop
And she gave me a ticket for a rolling stop
[Chorus]
'Cause there's a bylaw, a bylaw
And I can start work at seven
There's a bylaw, it's a full stop
When you're turning at the 7-Eleven
[Bridge]
7-Eleven, eleven, seven
7-Eleven, eleven, seven
7-Eleven, eleven, seven
7-Eleven, eleven, stop
[Verse 3]
The last time I cried there was a mackerel sky
And it wasn't so long ago
The last time we spoke I was telling a joke
And you didn't laugh at all
You didn't laugh at all
[Chorus]
There's a bylaw, a bylaw
And I can start work at seven
There's a bylaw and by law
It's time to wake up, Kevin
[Post-Chorus]
Time to wake up
Time to wake up
It's time to wake up
It's time to wake up
It's time
It's time
It's time
It's time
To wake up
[Outro]
And greet a brand new day
There's a soft summer wind
There are birds in the trees
There's a clear blue sky
And a bright shining sun
It's a beautiful day
In this wonderful world
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Barenaked Ladies

Barenaked Ladies

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"Bylaw" appears on "Detour de Force" in 2021.

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