Barenaked Ladies — These Apples

[Verse 1] A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs But I've never been good with plants Her next presentation, a new dictionary She'd circled the word "romance" So enthusiastic, a little bit drastic I shaved her name in my head As she beheld it, she said I misspelled it; Need more be said? [Chorus] These apples are delicious! "As a matter of fact they are," she said Can all this fruit be free? [Verse 2] She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book I've never been big on mail I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge And wondered if it still went by rail I've never been frightened of being enlightened But some things can go too far Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar You get what my meanings are [Chorus] These apples are delicious! "As a matter of fact they are," she said Can all this fruit be free? [Verse 3] I'm not trying to sing a love song, I'm trying to sing in tune I know I am sometimes headstrong Falling in love, catching fire, I want to be consumed Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire? [Chorus] These apples are delicious! "As a matter of fact they are," she said Can all this fruit be free?