Baby Seat by Barenaked Ladies From the album Maroon Chords by AtionSong ----------------------- [Intro] D (xx0232@1)D7 (xx0212@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)[Verse] DYou (xx0232@1)left Billy with the kid D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)all the selfless things you did with Billy DYou (xx0232@1)left your home town in the spring D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)turned your back on everything GYou (320003@1)thought your life would just go by Em7 Asus7 A7Without (x02020@1)a pause to wonder, don't be silly [Chorus] D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)you can't live your life in the baby seat D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DYou've (xx0232@1)got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat [Verse] He came down from his retreat She saw him later on the street He said "You are the only one to recognize that I'm the son" So she bent down and kissed his feet And then that night, between the sheets she told him [Chorus] You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat [Bridge] A (x02220@1) Em40 (022000@1)days at sea D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) DThen (xx0232@1)she turned and said to me A (x02220@1) Em"If (022000@1)we make it back Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) AI'll (x02220@1)renounce Jack Kerouac Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) AAnd (x02220@1)all of that romantic crap Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) N.C. Like I'm an artist don't look back" [Verse] Now we're living somewhere else We keep opinions to ourselves But still we seek a sneaky peek at heaven When the working week defeats us If you think growing up is tough Then you've just not grown enough, baby [Chorus] You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat