Barenaked Ladies - Second Best lyrics

Everything's a lie.

We're all gonna die.

But before say goodbye, let's attack.

I admit it's bleak.

But I give it a week.

Before our friends the meek give it back.

Is it true?

Well its true enough, I guess.

Join the chorus of the

Second best.

(Second best)

Second best. (x3)

(Second best)

What's left of you that's real?

A mutated ideal

With limited appeal, I suggest.

If hitting is an art,

Then it's drawn us apart

When you erased your heart and beat your chest.

Is it you?

Well it's you enough I guess.

You're an angel in a

See-through dress.

Is it true?

Yes, it's true enough I guess.

(Second best)

Second best. (x4)

(Second)

Perhaps it's just as well

That I still look like hell.

At least the world can tell us apart.

Is it true?

Yes, it's true enough, I guess.

Come, join the chorus of the

Unimpressed.

Is it true?

Yes, it's true enough, I guess.

Sometimes it's better to be

Second best.

(Second best)

Second best. (x8)