No Doubt

released 17th march 1992


SINGLES

Trapped In A Box (02.25.1992)


  • written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal

    [Instrumental]

  • written by Gwen Stefani, Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont

    Get back together
    Aah

    This is a very interesting situation
    I sense a gradual loss of communication
    Don't you think I can see, you're changing on me

    You're heading into a completely new direction
    And I am having trouble making the adaptation
    Don't you think I can see, you're changing on me

    Let's get back together
    Let's get back forever
    Let's get back together
    Let's get back
    Let's get back together
    Let's get back forever
    Let's get back together
    Let's get back

    If I may be so bold by making a suggestion
    Please ask yourself why you are making this transition
    Don't you think I can see, you're changing on me

    Every time I think of us
    I just want to make it how it was
    Before we had much more
    When I think of me and you
    I just can't believe that we’re through
    I can't ignore the fact you closed the door

    When I think back, we had a beautiful relationship
    But I see the future, what's there for me is devastation from you
    Don't you think I can see, you're changing on me

    Let's get back together
    Let's get back forever
    Let's get back together
    Let's get back
    Let's get back together
    Let's get back forever
    Let's get back together
    Let's get back

    Back together, back together, back together, back together
    Back together, back together, back together, back together

    Every time I think of us
    I just want to make it how it was
    Ah, before we had much more
    When I think of me and you
    I just can't believe that we’re through
    I can't ignore the fact you closed the door

    Don't you think I can see
    Don't you think I can see, yeah
    Don't you think I can see
    You're changing

    Get on back, get on back
    Get on back, get on back
    Get on back, get on back
    Get on back, get on back
    Get on back, get on back
    Get on back, get on back to
    I wanna get back

  • written by Eric Stefani

    Woke up this morning and felt not too cool
    Cause every time I tried to make my mouth move
    The pain I'm having is so discomforting
    Please make this suffering go away

    I told my mom how I was feeling
    And how long I've been dealing with it
    I knew it was coming but didn't know how soon
    She said I've reached another adolescent monsoon

    Ooh ah, the pain is tremendous
    Why can't I take it like a man
    Ooh ah, the pain is horrendous
    Why can't you lend a helping hand

    He was a well-educated man, had his degree in medicine
    I noticed his hairy hands, he was a very, very hairy man
    He looked right down in, shook his head and then said
    "These teeth must be pulled right away!"

    Ooh ah, the pain is tremendous
    Why can't I take it like a man
    Ooh ah, the pain is horrendous
    Why can't you lend a helping hand

    Ooh ah, the pain is tremendous
    Why can't I take it like a man
    Ooh ah, the pain is horrendous
    Why can't you lend a helping hand

    He turned around, rolled up his sleeve
    I rolled my eyes then suddenly
    A horrible pain grew, the next thing that I knew
    The doc had pulled my wisdom teeth out!

    Well, along with my teeth my money also left me
    As he made out the bill, I was moaning
    Ooh ah, the pain is tremendous
    Where the hell is my prescription of codeine?

    But when will I speak?
    How long until my mouth feels natural?
    How long will they bleed, when will they heal?
    Where's the real meal?

    How do you feel? How do you feel?
    How do you feel? How do you feel?
    How do you feel? How do you feel?
    How do you feel? How do you feel?
    How do you feel? How do you feel?
    How do you feel? How do you feel?
    How do you feel? How do you feel?
    How do you feel? How do you feel?

    I feel good, I feel great, there's no pain, there's no ache
    I feel good, I feel great, just let me recuperate
    I feel good, I feel great, there's no pain, there's no ache
    I feel good, I feel great, just let me recuperate
    Because the codeine has left me drowsy
    Leave me be… just let me sleep!

  • written by Eric Stefani, Gwen Stefani

    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink

    Get on the ball if you love your lover
    No gesture too small
    Tear down the walls if you love her
    Just give it your all

    Ooh yeah, you've got to tell her she's the only one
    Show her, make sure she'll never feel abandoned

    Get on the ball if you love your lover
    No gesture too small
    Tear down the walls if you love her
    Just give it your all

    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink

    Get on the ball if you love your lover
    No gesture too small
    Tear down the walls if you love her
    Just give it your all

    Ooh yeah, you've got to tell her she's the only one
    Show her, make sure she'll never feel abandoned

    There won't be time to even think
    So use your mind and instinct
    She'll drive you crazy
    So don't be so damn lazy

    Ooh yeah, you've got to tell her she's the only one
    Show her, make sure she'll never feel abandoned

    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink

    Don't wait too long, don't wait too long
    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone
    Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a...
    Get on the ball!

  • written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Gwen Stefani, Adrian Young

    Some chickens crossed the road, straying far from the hen
    Five reached the side one step below Zen
    One was a female, four were mad men
    Who moved on, moved on, moved on
    Joined hands and moved on

    Standing in line and falling asleep
    Building a fence while we're counting the sheep
    We'd let you help out but our project's too deep
    Move on, move on, move on
    Stay awake, just move on

    You have to understand that when it comes to making music
    We meshed the styles of five alive and intertwined and fused it
    Life comes from life and through our strife we strove to make the sound true
    Compelled to spell it out, no doubt in search of what we must do

    Our house was too small so we had to move
    The neighbors had much doubt so we had to prove
    That our soulful dimensions were true to the groove
    We moved on, moved on, moved on
    To our house in the middle of the street

    Water the music, plant the seeds in the pot
    Music is life flowing through, is it not?
    Don't forget your roots, but also don't rot
    Move on, move on, move on
    Plant the seeds and move on

    You have to understand that when it comes to making music
    We meshed the styles of five alive and intertwined and fused it
    Life comes from life and through our strife we strove to make the sound true
    Compelled to spell it out, no doubt in search of what we must do

    Don't be afraid
    Let your feelings show
    Wear your heart on your sleeve
    And let yourself glow, yeah
    Don't be afraid
    Let your feelings show
    Wear your heart on your sleeve
    Your heart on your sleeve
    And let yourself glow, yeah

    Don't be afraid
    Let your feelings, yeah, your heart
    And let yourself glow, yeah
    Don't be afraid
    Don't be afraid

  • written by Eric Stefani, Gwen Stefani

    Please, Miss Fried
    He don't mean to be mean, he just needs to leave
    He hopes he does not cause you inconvenience
    Why can't you see?
    He says, "Please, don't be sad for me"

    Oh, Miss Fried
    Please believe you're his queen, he must fight for his dreams
    Lovely Miss Fried
    He will too miss you, he just needs to be free
    He said, "If I should ever cause you to bleed
    Don't pretend to be naive"
    Don't be naive

    Don't take him wrong, let him be
    Sometimes he feels like he ought to be alone, ‘lone
    Don't take him wrong, let him be
    Sometimes he feels like he ought to be alone, ‘lone

    He says, "Please don't be sad for me"
    "Please don't be sad for me"

  • written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani

    Whoo, hey
    Knock-ock-ock, knock away
    Oh and okay
    Huh, take a hook ta

    Well, I'm not your doormat, your floormat
    Don't wipe your feet on me
    I'm not the only Garibaldi
    But there's more fish in the sea

    I'm not your puppy, your goldfish
    So don't treat me like a pet
    Hey, I'm not your butterfly
    Don't chase me with your net

    I'm not your kneaded eraser
    So don't you wear me down
    I'm not your sledge, uh, sledge hammer
    I'm no tool that you pound

    I'm not your blacktop for hopscotch
    So don't jump all over me
    I'm not the place where the dogs roam
    At the bottom of the tree

    Don't you treat me like I have no feelings
    Don't you treat me like that, I have feelings

    Don't treat me like that, don't you treat me like that
    Don't treat me like that, don't you treat me like that

    I'm not your carefree, your sugarless
    Like the gum on your shoe
    I'm not the ring 'round your finger
    Nor am I wrapped 'round you

    I'm not your shoe string, your rope thing
    Don't tie me in a knot
    I'm not your asphalt, with oil spots
    Don't use me as a parking lot

    Don't you treat me like I have no feelings
    Don't you treat me like that, I have feelings

    Feelings, feelings, feelings, feelings, feelings
    Huh

  • written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont

    Can you hear that whistle
    Loud clackety clack
    But it's calling to me
    The station is where it's at
    It's coming again now
    Chuggin' down that track
    Just check your records
    Got all my bags packed

    You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
    Come get me, take me to the land where dreams come true
    You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
    Come get me, take me to the land where dreams come true

    The time I'll board that train
    It won't be long
    Check the label on my baggage
    Destination's in my song
    I'll talk to the conductor, ooh
    I've saved up my fare
    Yackety-yak for a while
    Choo choo!
    Choo choo-hoo!

    You'll always find me waiting for the train to come through
    Come get me, take me to the land where dreams come true
    You'll always find me waiting for the train to come
    Come get me, come take me

    You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
    I said, come get me, take me to the land where your dreams come true
    I said, I’m waiting, I’m waiting
    Come get me, come take me to the land where my dreams come true

    Smokes down, train is back
    Then smash it down
    Hurry, grab my luggage
    Hurry, grab my bags
    It seems the locomotive has taken another track
    A penny brought by mischief
    A penny form of cash
    Has been brought up to the railway
    We are destined to be a smash
    A smash, wooo!

    You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
    Come get me, take me to the land where dreams come true
    You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
    Come get me, come take me

    You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
    Room for many, tickets for few
    I'm waiting for it to show
    A na na na na na na oh woah woah

    You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
    Come get me, come take me
    You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
    I said, come get me, take me to the land where your dreams come true

    "You're gonna always find me
    Oh, gonna always find me"
    Woo oo hoo, woo oo hoo
    I said, "Woo woo, oh oh oh"
    I won't move on, yeah
    Na na na na na na no na na no
    I gotta hold on tight

  • written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont

    Trapped in a box of tremendous size
    It distorts my vision, it closes my eyes
    Attracts filthy flies and pollutes in the skies
    It sucks up our lives and proliferates lies
    Trapped in a box

    Trapped in a box, four walls as sky
    Got a screen for a window about two feet wide
    My mind rides and slides as my circuits are fried
    No room for thought, use the box as my guide
    Trapped in a box

    Ooh, trapped in a box
    Watch the world as it flocks
    To life's paradox
    And we're all trapped in a box

    Oh, trapped in a box, I'm not alone
    I know of others with a box as their home
    Light only enters from a crack or a hole
    Oh, this is not enough for a human to grow
    Trapped in a box

    Ooh, trapped in a box
    Watch the world as it flocks
    To life's paradox
    And we're all trapped in a box

    Always wanting a different view
    Instant gratification for you
    Reality gone with a single click
    I just hope that that switch won't stick

    Ah, trapped in a box my life becomes void
    And all of the thought for myself's now destroyed
    Controlling my mind, what to eat, what to buy
    Subliminal rules: how to live, how to die
    Trapped in a box

    Ooh, trapped in a box
    Watch the world as it flocks
    To life's paradox
    And we're all trapped in a box
    Ooh, trapped in a box
    Watch the world as it flocks
    To life's paradox
    And we're all trapped in a box

    We're all trapped in a box
    Ooh ooh ooh ooh
    Ooh ooh ooh ooh
    Ooh ooh ooh ooh
    We're all trapped in a box

  • written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont

    Sometimes sunshine
    Does not want to shine on me
    And sometimes I find myself blind
    At first I cannot see and then I see it's me

    I chose a road when I was young
    In search of fun, temptation won
    If I had a chance to go back now
    Would I redeem my moral vows
    Or would I repeat for my own laughter

    Sometimes I hide
    Somewhat like a bulb behind a shade
    And sometimes I ask myself why
    Is it cause the lights are too bright
    Or because my eyes are closed too tight

    Sometimes I find myself blind
    Don't use my brain, don't use my mind
    Distorted feelings always leading my way
    But I must forgive myself and let the past lay down to rest
    And I'll be prepared to face myself in another day - hey

    From now on I will behave
    But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved
    From now on I will behave
    But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved

    Sometimes sunshine
    Does not want to shine on me
    And sometimes, sometimes
    I get lost, I get lost

    I chose a road when I was young
    In search of fun, temptation won
    And all my soul I did surrender
    If I had a chance to go back now
    Would I redeem my moral vows
    Or would I repeat for my own laughter
    Oh hey

    From now on I will behave
    But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved
    From now on I will behave
    But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved

    From now on, hey hey hey yeah
    From now on, oh hey hey
    From now on I will behave
    But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved

    Sometimes I find myself blind
    Don't use my brain, don't use my mind
    Distorted feelings always leading my way
    But I must forgive myself and let the past lay down to rest
    And I'll be prepared to face myself in another day - hey

    From now on I will behave
    But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved
    From now on I will behave
    But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved

    From now on, from now on
    From now on, yeah
    Oooh ooh ooh
    The back of my mind, the back of my mind, I’ll be enslaved, yeah
    From now on, from now on
    I mean it, I mean
    From now on I will behave, I will behave
    But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved

  • written by Eric Stefani

    You're on a wide open ocean
    No one around you for miles
    You're thinkin' of drinkin' the water
    While you're sailing the Nile

    No one to stop you on your way
    Flying by goes a stork
    You decide to bring your oars in now
    But accidentally knock out the cork

    Row your boat to shore
    'Cause it is leaking and you're still drinking
    Unless you cork the hole
    You won't be sailing, you'll be sinking

    And not knowing you're sinking
    You take out a bottle of rum (yum)
    Swigging a drink to the bottom
    The label reads, 'Van Monchinghum'

    Oars back into the water
    You think you'll sail on
    But you can't 'cause your boat contains
    Three and a half gallons

    Row your boat to shore
    'Cause it is leaking and you're still drinking
    Unless you cork the hole
    You won't be sailing, you'll be sinking

    Row your boat to shore
    'Cause it is leaking and you're still drinking
    Unless you cork the hole
    You won't be sailing, you'll be sinking

    Row, row, row your boat
    And sail your ship to shore
    You're barely, barely, barely keeping afloat
    Well, I hope that you don't drink no more

    Row your boat to shore
    'Cause it is leaking and you're still drinking
    Unless you cork the hole
    You won't be sailing, you'll be sinking

    Row, row, row your boat
    And sail your ship to shore
    You're barely, barely, barely keeping afloat
    Well, I hope that you don't drink no more

    Row, row, row your boat
    And sail your ship to shore
    You're barely, barely, barely keeping afloat
    Well, I hope that you don't drink no more

  • written by Eric Stefani

    Yeah, yeah oh
    I'm hungry, yeah
    I said I'm starving, yeah

    I want some pizza, coke and ice cream, popcorn, cotton candy
    Marshmallows, milkshake, and peanuts would be so great
    Pies, chips, candy apples, twinkies, frosted flakes
    And donuts, french fries and some chocolate cake with mustard
    Cookies, avocados, pancakes, pineapple juice
    Whipped cream on some raw meat, that's not all I could

    Eat
    I'm hungry
    I want some food for my tum

    I want some honey roasted walnuts, pepperoni slices
    Pasta and burritos, different kinds of rices
    Cherries dipped in chocolate, cottage cheese and jelly
    Colonel Sander's chicken, still won't fill my belly
    Broccoli, sticky syrup, churros dipped in sauce
    Drippy sloppy joes, then I'm full at last

    Oh oh oh oh oh oh, I'm full at last
    And I'm full at, I'm really really full at
    And I'm full at last
    I'm full at, I'm really really full at
    I'm full at last
    And I'm full at, I'm really really full at
    I'm full at last
    Full!

  • written by Eric Stefani, Gabriel Gonzalez II, Chris Leal

    Paulina – she’s on the cover of a magazine
    Paulina – a woman in my nightly dreams
    Paulina – who makes me grin in any pose
    Paulina – I wish she’d take off all her clothes

    Paulina – well, I stare at her pictures all day long
    Paulina – and as I do, I sing this song
    Paulina – my father says to act my age
    Paulina – as I single handedly turn the page

    Paulina – well, I paste her pictures on the wall
    Paulina – sit by the phone and hope she’ll call
    Paulina – although I know she never will
    Paulina – to indulge myself is such a thrill

    Paulina – she’s the big red apple of my eye
    Paulina – I wish she’d lay down by my side
    Paulina – but if she ever knew my pursuit
    Paulina – she would probably file a huge lawsuit

    Yeah yeah oh oh oh oh oh

  • written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal

    At the end of the day you are worn out
    You are worn out and too tired to sleep
    But then you do dream of wonderful things
    That you might do, right on through to the next day

    And then you wake up, the sun's on your face
    You're stretching while you're saying
    "It's a brand new day"

    It's a brand new day and the sky is clear
    So let's come together, everybody cheer
    Come out, people from everywhere
    Let's see your faces, the day we'll share

    Come on and celebrate a brand new day, everyday
    Call out to the workers and the children in the schools
    It's a day of celebration so put down your tools
    And celebrate a brand new day, everyday

    Come see the mountains and come see the shores
    Mother Nature's calling so climb aboard
    And celebrate a brand new day, everyday
    Let's go

    At the end of the day there is no doubt
    You are worn out
    Ooh, but then you do dream of wonderful things
    Wonderful things you might do

    And then you wake up, the sun's on your face
    You're stretching while you're saying
    "It's a brand new day"

    Celebrate a brand new day, everyday
    Celebrate a brand new day, everyday