Falling For The First Time Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MusicFox 

Cover art for Falling For The First Time lyrics by Barenaked Ladies

Steve Page: We wanted to write a song about a perfectionist who discovers the joy in failing – how he’s got to learn to fall before he learns to fly, and how that fall makes him feel a freedom he’s never felt before. I guess that’s why we removed these lyrics that Ed had improvised; “Anyone itchy must be chafing/anything chafing must be red/anything red must be important/anyone important’s already dead.” But far from failing, check out how Tyler and Kevin are playing their asses off.

Source: Disc One - All Their Greatest Hits Liner Notes

@MusicFox I LOVE those improvised lyrics... "anyone important's already dead" LOL