We up and flew the coop way out to Manitoba September 1981 My mother found herself some kind of trouble Some unspeakable thing that she had done Then along comes one talk dark and handsome stranger Miss, it don't matter what you did Then my brother JD he appeared that winter His neck as long as 15 other kids Now there's a point at which I'm gonna make shit up When the truth starts boring me to tears But so far, I'll just stick to simple facts 'Cause I ain't had to make shit up in years ♪ We grew up not knowing we were extraterrestrials Fell out of coldest Northern Lights With our ticks and our kinks and our crazy mama Well, everything is gonna work out right Now there's a point at which I'm gonna make shit up When the truth starts boring me to tears But so far, I'll just stick to simple facts 'Cause I ain't had to make shit up in years ♪ It ain't pretty but that's how this cookie crumbles And I do now and then at the thought of it When it's funny once and lucky water passes under Underneath the old Maryland bridge Now there's a point at which I'm gonna make shit up When the truth starts boring me to tears But so far, I'll just stick to simple facts 'Cause I ain't had to make shit up in years (oh) I ain't had to make shit up in years (Wooh)