Not like I need to depend upon anyone
Since I can see the lack of need for me to be here at all
One more anthem for the know-it-all
I won't be standing up for long, I'd better learn how to crawl
Learn how to crawl

In ten minutes I'll be laying out flat on the floor

Like I need to defend my own innocence
So what, I did it, I admit it, and I'm pleading the fifth
One more anthem for the know-it-all
I won't be standing up for long, I'd better learn how to crawl
Learn how to crawl

In ten minutes I'll be laying out flat on the floor

Eight minutes, I'm losin' it a little bit
Five minutes, your description might be starting to fit
Three to go and I'm forgetting all that I've ever known
I won't be standing up for long, I'd better learn how to crawl

Not like I need to depend upon anyone
Since I can see the lack of need for me to be here at all
One more anthem for the know-it-all
I won't be standing up for long, I'd better learn how to crawl
Learn how to crawl

In ten minutes I'll be laying out flat on the floor
I can't stand up at all, can't see nothing at all
In ten minutes I'll be laying out flat on the floor


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Flat on the Floor Lyrics as written by Michael Kroeger Chad Kroeger

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    A lot of these lines are wrong... "So what I did it I admit it and I'm pleading the fifth" "Three to go I'm forgetting all that I've ever known" "Can't stand up at all, can't see nothing at all"


    This is pretty damn self-explanatory. I think it's just about getting so drunk that you wind up on the floor. "One More", the anthem for the know it all...

    jc6mdon November 27, 2004   Link

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