I met you in No Man's Land
Across the wire we were holding hands
Hearts a-bubble in the rubble
It was love at bomb site

Well, all you give me is barbed wire love
I'm all caught up in barbed wire love
Tangled up in barbed wire love
Throw my leg over barbed wire love
Well, barbed wire love snags my jeans
Barbed wire love
Barbed wire love
Barbed wire love

When I fell it was awful nice
Caught when not suspecting vice
The night was rife with wasteland life
You set my arm alight

All you give me is barbed wire love (doo-doo-doo-doo)
All caught up in barbed wire love (doo-doo-doo-doo)
Tangled up in barbed wire love (doo-doo-doo-doo)
Throw my leg over barbed wire love (doo-doo-doo-doo)
Barbed wire love (ooh-ooh-ooh) snags my jeans

Bar-bar-bar-barbed wire love
Bar-bar-bar-barbed wire love
Bar-bar-bar-barbed wire love
Bar-bar-bar-barbed wire, barbed wire love
Barbed wire love
Barbed wire love

Blasted by your booby-traps
I felt the blow in both knee-caps
Your eyes did shine, your lips were fine
The device in your pants was out of site

But nothing really matters because all you give me is barbed wire love
I'm all caught up in barbed wire love
Tangled up in barbed wire love
Throw my leg over barbed wire love
Well, barbed wire love snags my jeans
Barbed wire love
Barbed wire love
Barbed wire love
Barbed wire love


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Barbed Wire Love Lyrics as written by Gordon Ogilvie Jake Burns

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    according to my brother this song is actually mocking the beach boys and bands like that. If you really listen to the song it does make sense. making Jake Burns even more of a genious

    nouuseforaname16on June 14, 2006   Link

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