Nickelback

 

Nickelback is a Grammy Award-nominated Canadian alternative rock^[4][5]/post-grunge^[6] band formed in Hanna, Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger (the current drummer of Nickelback being Daniel Adair). The band is _disibledevent=Post-grunge href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-grunge">post-grunge genre, along with groups such as 3 Doors Down and Daughtry, performing in a significantly more radio-friendly style than the traditional, early 1990s grunge music era. Although the founders of the band hail from Hanna, Alberta, a small town east of Calgary, they are now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band's name originates from the nickel in change that band member Mike Kroeger gave customers at his Starbucks job- he would frequently say, "Here's your nickel back".^[7]

The band is signed to EMI at home and Roadrunner Records for the rest of the world.

Someday

How the hell did we wind up like this
Why weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables

I wish you'd unclench your fists
And unpack your suitcase
Lately there's been too much of this
Dont think its too late

Nothin's wrong
just as long as
you know that someday I will

Someday, somehow
gonna make it allright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, somehow
gonna make it allright but not right now
I know you're wondering when

Well i hoped that since we're here anyway
We could end up saying
Things we've always needed to say
So we could end up stringing
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Lets rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a hollywood horror

Nothin's wrong
just as long as
you know that someday I will

Someday, somehow
gonna make it allright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, somehow
gonna make it allright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)

[Solo]

How the hell did we wind up like this
Why weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Lets rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a hollywood horror

Nothin's wrong
just as long as
you know that someday I will

Someday, somehow
gonna make it allright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, somehow
gonna make it allright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
I know you're wondering when

ROckstar

I'm through with standin in line
To clubs I'll never get in
It's like the bottom of the nineth
And I'm never gonna win
This life just hasn't turned out
Quite the way I want it to be

(tell me what you want)

I want a brand new house
On an episode of cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub
Big enough for ten plus me

(so what ya need)

I need a a credit card thats got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet

(been there done that)

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star _disibledevent=Mark style="COLOR: #ff0099; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff0ff">me

(so how ya gonna do it)

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
Livin in top houses
Drivin fifteen cars
The girls come easy
And the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny
Cuz we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy Bunny
With their bleach blond hair

And well...
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
so I can eat my meals for free

(I'll have a quesadilla haha)

I'm gonna dress my ass
with the latest fashions
Get a front door key to the Playboy Mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
blow my money for me

(so how ya gonna do it)

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
Livin in top houses
Drivin fifteen cars
The girls come easy
And the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny
Cuz we just won't eat
And we'll hangout at the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold diggers
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy Bunny
With their bleach blond hair

And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and
Todays who's who
We'll get you anything
With that evil smile
Everybody's got a
Drug dealer on speed dial

well...
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

Far Away

This time, This place
Misused, Mistakes
Too long, Too late
Who was I to make you wait
Just _disibledevent=Mark style="COLOR: blue; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ccffff">you know,
you know, you know

[CHORUS]
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you'll be with me
and you'll never go
Stop breathing if
I don't see you anymore

On my knees, I'll ask
Last chance for _disibledevent=Mark style="COLOR: blue; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ccffff">you, I'd withstand
All of hell to hold your hand
I'd give it all
I'd give for us
Give anything but I won't give up
'Cause you know,
you know, you know

[CHORUS]

So far away
Been far away for far too long
So far away(So far away)
Been far away for far too long
But you know, you know, you know

I wanted
I wanted you to stay
'Cause I needed
I need to hear you say
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I forgive you
For being away for far too long
So keep breathing
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
believe it
Hold _disibledevent=Mark style="COLOR: #ff0099; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff0ff">me and, never let me go
So keep breathing
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
believe it
Hold _disibledevent=Mark style="COLOR: #ff0099; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff0ff">me and, never let me go

I'm gonna sing those songs
That offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills
From a pez dispenser
Get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip syng 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong

Well we all just a wanna be big rockstars
Live in hilltop houses
Driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy
And the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny
Cuz we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With the bleach blond hair

And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and
Todays who's who
We'll get you anything
With that evil smile
Everybody's got a
Drug dealer _disibledevent=Mark style="COLOR: #ee6600; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow">how u remind me
Nickelback
(Silver Side Up)

Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing
Tired of livin' like a blind man
I'm sick inside without a sense of feeling
And this is how you remind me...
This is how you remind me...
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me...
Of what I really am
It's not like you, to say sorry
I was written _disibledevent=Mark style="COLOR: blue; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ccffff">you a heart worth breakin'
I've been wrong, I've been down
To the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream
Are we having fun yet?
(yeah yeah yeah no no yeah yeah yeah no no)
It's not like you didn't know that
I said I love you and I swear I still do
And it must have been so bad
Cause living with them must have damn near killed you
And this is how you remind me...
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me...
Of what I really am
It's not like you, to say sorry
I was written _disibledevent=Mark style="COLOR: blue; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ccffff">you a heart worth breakin'
I've been wrong, I've been down
To the bottom of every bottle
These five words in head scream
Are we having fun yet?
(yeah yeah yeah no no yeah yeah yeah no no)
(yeah yeah yeah no no yeah yeah yeah no no)
-Instrumental-
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing...
And this is how you remind me...
This is how you remind me...
This is how you remind me...
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me...
Of what I really am
It's not like you, to say sorry
I was written _disibledevent=Mark style="COLOR: blue; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ccffff">you a heart worth breakin'
I've been wrong, I've been down
To the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream
Are we having fun yet?
(yeah yeah)
Are we having fun yet?
(yeah yeah)
Are we having fun yet?
(these five words in...)
Are we having fun yet?
(these five words in...)