Barenaked Ladies

A Message to You, Rudy

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A Message to You, Rudy Lyrics

Stop your messin' around
Better think of your future
Try you straighten right out
Creating problems in town

Rudy
A message to you, Rudy
A message to you, Rudy
A message to you, Rudy

Stop your messin' around
You better think of your future
Time you straighten right out
Or else you'll wind up in jail

Rudy
A message to you, Rudy
A message to you, Rudy
A message to you, Rudy

That's right, that's right, that's right
A message to you, Rudy

Stop your messin' around (A message to you, Rudy)
Better think of your future (A message to you, Rudy)
Time you straighten right out (A message to you, Rudy)
Creating problems in town (A message to you, Rudy)

That's right, that's right, that's right
A message to you, Rudy (etc….)

A message to you, Rudy.

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cobychick On Jun 05, 2002

Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel

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2002-06-05 17:02:08

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by CobyChick

24y ago

This rare BNL song is one of my favorites by this band. It reminds me of a guy I met in college, coinscidentally named Rudy, He was a player in every sense of the word, messing around nearly every girl at the college. It was almost as if this song were written for him!!! This is pretty much what I think this song is about: a guy (or girl) named Rudy who enjoys causing problems in a certain area, and is being warned that they should cut it out before it all catches up to them and ruins their future.

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by sarahmansour

24y ago

Steven Page for president!!!

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by maddog

24y ago

it's a cover song that was origianally done by The Specials.

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by devilreggea

21y ago

this song was originally done by Dandy Livingston, not the Specials.

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