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Long ago in days of yore |
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It all began with a god named Thor. |
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There were Vikings and boats |
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And some plans for a furniture store. |
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It's not a bodega, it's not a mall |
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And they sell things for apartments smaller than mine |
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As if there were apartments smaller than mine |
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Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen |
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Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men |
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Everyone has a home |
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And if you don't have a home you can buy one there |
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So rent a car or take the bus |
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Lay your cash down and put your trust |
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In the land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size |
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Billy the bookcase says hello |
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And so does a table whose name is Ingo |
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And the chair is a ladder-back birch but his friends call him Karl |
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Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen |
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Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men |
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Everyone has a home |
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And if you don't have a home you can buy one there |
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Ikea: plywood, brushed steel |
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Ikea: meatballs, tasty |
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Ikea: Allen wrenches |
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All of them for free |
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All of them for me |
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I'm sorry I said Ikea sucks |
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I just bought a table for 60 bucks |
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And a chair and a lamp |
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And a shelf and some candles for you |
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I was a doubter just like you |
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Till I saw the American dream come true |
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In New Jersey, they got a god damned Swedish parade |
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Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen |
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Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men |
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Everyone has a home |
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But if you don't have a home you can buy one there |