Released: April 15, 1997
Songwriter: Zac Hanson Taylor Hanson Isaac Hanson
Producer: Stephen Lironi Dust Brothers
[Intro]
Oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh
Oh yeah
[Verse 1]
You have so many relationships in this life
Only one or two will last
You're going through all the pain and strife
Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast
Oh yeah
And they're gone so fast, yeah, yeah, oh
So hold on the ones who really care
In the end they'll be the only ones there
And when you get old and start losing your hair
Can you tell me who will still care?
Can you tell me who will still care?
Oh oh
Okay, yeah
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
[Interlude]
Said oh yeah
In an mmm bop they're gone
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose
You can plant any one of those
Keep planting to find out which one grows
It's a secret no one knows
It's a secret no one knows
No one knows
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
In an mmm bop they're gone
In an mmmbop they're not there
In an mmmbop they're gone
In an mmmbop they're not there
Until you lose your hair, oh
But you don't care
And you're sayin'
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, ee-yeah
[Verse 3, Taylor and (Isaac)]
Can you tell me? Oh
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me? Oh yeah
You say you can but you don't know
Can you tell me, oh
(Which flower's going to grow?)
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me
(If it's going to be a daisy or a rose?)
You say you can but you don't know
Can you tell me? Oh
(Which flower's going to grow?)
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me?
You say you can but you don't know
Say you can but you don't know
[All]
You don't know
Don't know
Mmm bop
Du bop
Du bop
Du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop oh yeah
Du bop
Du bop
Du, oh oh
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, ergh
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, oh oh
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, oh yeah, yeah
Can you tell me? Oh
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me? Oh yeah
You say you can but you don't know
You say you can but you don't know
No
Oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh
Oh yeah
[Verse 1]
You have so many relationships in this life
Only one or two will last
You're going through all the pain and strife
Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast
Oh yeah
And they're gone so fast, yeah, yeah, oh
So hold on the ones who really care
In the end they'll be the only ones there
And when you get old and start losing your hair
Can you tell me who will still care?
Can you tell me who will still care?
Oh oh
Okay, yeah
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
[Interlude]
Said oh yeah
In an mmm bop they're gone
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose
You can plant any one of those
Keep planting to find out which one grows
It's a secret no one knows
It's a secret no one knows
No one knows
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
In an mmm bop they're gone
In an mmmbop they're not there
In an mmmbop they're gone
In an mmmbop they're not there
Until you lose your hair, oh
But you don't care
And you're sayin'
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, ee-yeah
[Verse 3, Taylor and (Isaac)]
Can you tell me? Oh
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me? Oh yeah
You say you can but you don't know
Can you tell me, oh
(Which flower's going to grow?)
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me
(If it's going to be a daisy or a rose?)
You say you can but you don't know
Can you tell me? Oh
(Which flower's going to grow?)
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me?
You say you can but you don't know
Say you can but you don't know
[All]
You don't know
Don't know
Mmm bop
Du bop
Du bop
Du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop oh yeah
Du bop
Du bop
Du, oh oh
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, ergh
[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, oh oh
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, oh yeah, yeah
Can you tell me? Oh
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me? Oh yeah
You say you can but you don't know
You say you can but you don't know
No
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