This was Nickelback’s first single released on a major label. They had received some exposure from earlier independent releases, but this was their big breakthrough single.
This got plenty of exposure in their home country of Canada due to Canadian Content regulations. That’s a policy of ensuring t...
[Verse 1]
Tell your friends not to think aloud
Until they swallow
Whisper things into my brain
Your voice sounds so hollow
I am not a leader of men
Since I prefer to follow
Do you think I could have a drink
Since it's so hard to swallow?
So hard to swallow
[Verse 2]
So turn the television off
And I will sing a song
And if you suddenly have the urge
You can sing along
[Verse 3]
I touch your hand, I touch your face
I think the fruit is rotten
Give me lessons on how to breathe
Because I think I've forgotten
I think I've forgotten
[Verse 4]
One day, out to a cliff
That overlooks the water
I jumped in to save a girl
It was somebody's daughter
And now the ring that's on my hand
It was given to me by her
And to this day we all sit around
And dream of ways to get higher
To get much higher
[Verse 5]
Tell your friends not to think aloud
Until they swallow
Whisper things into my brain
Your voice sounds so hollow
I am not a leader of men
Since I prefer to follow
Do you think I could have a drink
Since it's so hard to swallow?
So hard to swallow
Leader of Men was written by Chad Kroeger & Ryan Peake.
Leader of Men was produced by Nickelback & Dale Penner.
Nickelback released Leader of Men on Fri Sep 04 1998.