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Always had a roof above me
Always paid the rent
But I've never set foot inside a tent
Can't build a fire to save my life
I lied about being the outdoor type
I've never slept out underneath the stars,
The closest that I came to that was one time my car
Broke down for an hour in the suburbs at night
I lied about being the outdoor type.
Too scared to let you know you knew what you were looking for
I lied until I fit the bill God bless the great indoors
I lied about being the outdoor type
I've never owned a sleeping bag let alone a mountain bike
I can't go away with you on a rock climbing weekend
What if somethings on tv and it's never shown again
Its just as well I'm not invited I'm afraid of heights
I lied about being the outdoor type
Never learned to swim can't grow a beard or even fight
I lied about being the outdoor type
Always paid the rent
But I've never set foot inside a tent
Can't build a fire to save my life
I lied about being the outdoor type
I've never slept out underneath the stars,
The closest that I came to that was one time my car
Broke down for an hour in the suburbs at night
I lied about being the outdoor type.
Too scared to let you know you knew what you were looking for
I lied until I fit the bill God bless the great indoors
I lied about being the outdoor type
I've never owned a sleeping bag let alone a mountain bike
I can't go away with you on a rock climbing weekend
What if somethings on tv and it's never shown again
Its just as well I'm not invited I'm afraid of heights
I lied about being the outdoor type
Never learned to swim can't grow a beard or even fight
I lied about being the outdoor type
| Stranglersfan (Revelstoke, B.C.) | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 08:48 Good song, brutal Lemonheads album |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 08:48 MORE Lemonheas!!!! Yaaa. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Sep 13, 2012 - 11:34 The_Enemy wrote: I used to put "On vacations, I like to hunt Nazi war criminals and write children's books". I figured it sent a 'tough yet sensitive' message to prospective dates. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 17:12 lovely to hear more lemonheads on RP. |
| Alafia (the dojo) | Posted: Feb 04, 2012 - 05:18 I like it. |
| ofanansky | Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 01:18 made me chuckle |
| ehaflett | Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 12:46 Sounds like the Mother Hips. |
| michaelc (Walnut Creek, CA) | Posted: May 27, 2011 - 11:35 In Alaska first day, this song comes on. Trying to tell me so ting ? |
| Stranglersfan (Revelstoke, B.C.) | Posted: May 27, 2011 - 11:32 Great song, atrocious album. |
| jkhandy (Near the ocean (in my mind)) | Posted: Feb 21, 2011 - 21:10 Bazooka wrote: ![]() This is my tent. Let's go camping! That's not camping man! |
| AvoidingWork (Home of Big Boy #4004) | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 12:23 BigTimber wrote: I used to really hate this song, like why in the hell would anyone advertise that they are totally ignorant of nature, the holiest of holy places on the earth and of basic wilderness survival skills (have fun after the apocalypse, bro!)...but then I realized that if every wilderness hater was spending time in the Great Outdoors, it would no longer be any fun; I'd loathe running into a guy like this at a campsite with his RV with a generator and satellite dish. So in many ways, I appreciate that chess club and video games keeps folks like this inside so the more nature-inclined types can appreciate the solitude of nature....I'd still like to see John Denver and this guy fight to the death though. Ding! And the winner is Lemonheads. Not really much of fight with Denver already being dead and all. Don't get me wrong. I love listening to John Denver, smoking a good cigar, drinking some 15 year old single malt scotch, sitting around a campfire while playing chess. |
| Bazooka (Honolulu, HI USA) | Posted: Oct 18, 2010 - 20:18 ![]() This is my tent. Let's go camping! |
| BigTimber (Fort Collins) | Posted: Jun 13, 2010 - 08:12 I used to really hate this song, like why in the hell would anyone advertise that they are totally ignorant of nature, the holiest of holy places on the earth and of basic wilderness survival skills (have fun after the apocalypse, bro!)...but then I realized that if every wilderness hater was spending time in the Great Outdoors, it would no longer be any fun; I'd loathe running into a guy like this at a campsite with his RV with a generator and satellite dish. So in many ways, I appreciate that chess club and video games keeps folks like this inside so the more nature-inclined types can appreciate the solitude of nature....I'd still like to see John Denver and this guy fight to the death though. |
| Rick_V (New Orleans) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 14:19 One of the better songs on an otherwise disappointing album. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:58 The_Enemy wrote: I used to put "On vacations, I like to hunt Nazi war criminals and write children's books". I figured it sent a 'tough yet sensitive' message to prospective dates. |
| The_Enemy (The Sewer) | Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 17:08 scraig wrote: Gosh, I always used to put "I work hard and I play hard." I am kinda offended now. I used to put "On vacations, I like to hunt Nazi war criminals and write children's books". I figured it sent a 'tough yet sensitive' message to prospective dates. |
| srose96 (grandma's house) | Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 17:05 jadedragon wrote: I can't remember the last time an album cover made me laugh out loud..... Now that the song is over you can.... ![]() |
| jadedragon (that's Tm on the periodic table of elements) | Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 17:04 I can't remember the last time an album cover made me laugh out loud..... |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 12:45 MissAmy wrote: I wish there were a way to put a song on a dating profile. This would be it. So sick of all the "I work hard and play hard" and "My favorite weekend activity is getting up at four in the morning to ride bikes in 100 degree heat" types. Blech. I love this song. Gosh, I always used to put "I work hard and I play hard." I am kinda offended now. |
| MissAmy (Austin, TX) | Posted: Sep 02, 2009 - 11:16 I wish there were a way to put a song on a dating profile. This would be it. So sick of all the "I work hard and play hard" and "My favorite weekend activity is getting up at four in the morning to ride bikes in 100 degree heat" types. Blech. I love this song. |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Sep 02, 2009 - 11:13 Kaisersosay wrote: Whatever happened to Evan Dando What happened to him? |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 15:57 tnt_thomas wrote: Yep, I'm done too! Dad was a conservation officer working 'on the land' but as eldest son, I'm NOT outdoor guy. He called brother and me "Frasier and Niles." Sigh... LOL! |
| ChicoCyclist (Chico, CA) | Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 15:52 What a great tune for the faux-outdoors people we have floating about in Chico. |
| pdhski (O-town) | Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 15:51 One should play this back-to-back with Billy Bragg's Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards |
| notremotely | Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 11:12 I put this on a mix tape for a super-outdoorsy someone when we had just started dating. Always makes me smile. (As does the thought of mix tapes in general...Sigh...) |
| Kaisersosay | Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 11:09 Whatever happened to Evan Dando |
| Kittee (NC- Dreaming of the Mountains) | Posted: Oct 21, 2008 - 08:42 LOL This sounds so much like my hubby! |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 12:33 garoo1980 wrote: From the soundtrack to the excellent film "The Tao of Steve" Great movie and some of the strategy does work. Be desireless. Be excellent. Retreat. |
| weevilkinevil (close to Paradise) | Posted: May 16, 2008 - 13:34 garoo1980 wrote: From the soundtrack to the excellent film "The Tao of Steve"
Yes! This song always reminds me of that great flick. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Apr 15, 2008 - 01:09 New to me... (not the musicians but the song). Nice... |
| Hedwig (Somewhere between Portland, OR and NYC) | Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 13:29 Funny |
| tnt_thomas (PLEASE! No C&W! - This ain't RodeoParadise!!) | Posted: Jan 11, 2008 - 14:54 Hinkamp wrote: Dang I hate it when somebody steals your life's themesong!
Yep, I'm done too! Dad was a conservation officer working 'on the land' but as eldest son, I'm NOT outdoor guy. He called brother and me "Frasier and Niles." Sigh... |
| Hinkamp (Planet Utah) | Posted: Jan 11, 2008 - 14:50 Dang I hate it when somebody steals your life's themesong! |
| xkolibuul (Pacific Rim, salmon, big trees) | Posted: Oct 09, 2007 - 09:12 Knew I'd heard this somewhere before. Brilliant
garoo1980 wrote: From the soundtrack to the excellent film "The Tao of Steve" |
| pannaramma (not from around here) | Posted: Oct 09, 2007 - 09:11 8 - for the lyrics and the Tao of Steve |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 23:08 Just for the lyrics alone! Can I have a man who |
| folkalta (Santa Clara CA) | Posted: Aug 07, 2007 - 13:08 Like it. |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Aug 07, 2007 - 13:08 PUSSY! |
| garoo1980 (Edmonton, Canada) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 07:32 From the soundtrack to the excellent film "The Tao of Steve" |
| ncmtnbiker (Charlotte, NC) | Posted: Dec 26, 2003 - 14:14 I was reminded of this song by the one RP sometimes plays called "Too Much Saturn". I thought of uploading it, but noticed it was already here but never played. I'd like to hear it in the rotation. |
| joechump (Birmingham, UK) | Posted: Feb 27, 2003 - 09:42 I really like this song. It's good fun + reminds me of some people I know! They won't go on holiday unless they can stay in a 5-star hotel |



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