Barenaked Ladies - Enid Lyrics


Barenaked Ladies Lyrics

Enid Lyrics
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[Chorus]
Enid we never really knew each other anyway.
Enid we never really knew each other anyway.

it took me a year to believe it was over,
and it took me two more to get over the loss.
I took a beating when you wrote me those letters,
and every time I remembered the taste of your lipgloss.

[Chorus]
Enid we never really knew each other anyway.
Enid we never really knew each other anyway.


Maybe we always saw right through each other anyway
but Enid we never really knew each other anyway.

There were times when I wanted to hurt you,
and there were times when I know that I did.
There were times when I thought I would kill you,
but can you blame me I was only a kid.

Tell me why we never respected each other.
and tell me why I never believed that you were a person too.
I always thought that you fancied my brother.
I may not have liked it, oh but memory is a strange thing, oh, and Enid?
Enid I remember you.

[Chorus]
Enid we never really knew each other anyway.
Enid we never really knew each other anyway.

Maybe we always saw right through each other anyway,
but Enid we never really knew each other anyway.

It took me a year to believe it was over,
and it took me two more to get over the loss.
I took a beating when I wrote you those letters,
and every time you told me to get lost.


Now it's not fair to say that it's
'cause I was three inches shorter then,
and it's not fair to say that it's 'cause
I was only fifteen years old.
But maybe it's fair to say it was a lack of communication,
I took a phone message, oh and speaking of communication; oh, and Enid,
Enid you got a cold.

I can get a job I can pay the phone bills
I can cut the lawn, cut my hair, cut off my cholesterol
I can work overtime I can work in a mine
I can do it all for you,
But I don't want to.

Enid we never really knew each other anyway.

Enid Info:

• The song was inspired by a waitress at Spanky's Pub in Moncton, New Brunswick names Enid Léger. The group found it humorous that Enid is Dine spelled backwards.

• The song was nominated for Single of the Year at the 1993 Juno Awards, losing to Peabo Bryson & Celine Dions rendition of 'Beauty and the Beast'

• Steven Page and Ed Robertson share writing credits on the song. Barenaked Ladies & Michael Phillip Wojewoda share writing credits on the song.

• The single was released in 1992 and peaked at #2 on the Canadian Singles chart.




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