So this ain't the end, I saw you again, today
I had to turn my heart away
Smiled like the sun, kisses for everyone
And tales, it never fails

You lying so low in the weeds
I bet you gonna ambush me
You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees
Now wouldn't you, barracuda? Oh

Back over time we were all trying for free
You met the porpoise and me, uh-huh
No right, no wrong you're selling a song, a name
Whisper game

And if the real thing don't do the trick
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn to the wick
Ooh, barracuda, oh yeah

"Sell me, sell you" the porpoise said
Dive down deep now to save my head, you
I think that you got the blues too

All that night and all the next
Swam without looking back
Made for the western pools, silly, silly fools

The real thing don't do the trick, no
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick
Ohh, barra-barracuda, yeah


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Barracuda Lyrics as written by Michael Joseph Derosier Roger Douglas Fisher

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    Zengirl has it exactly right. It's about the whole 'lesbian sister' fiasco.

    I'm surprised the also cute also based out of Canada ACTUAL lesbians who happen to be sisters, Tegan and Sarah haven't had a simular thing happen to them yet.

    dean-ialon August 05, 2006   Link

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