BY THE WAY
(T. Dumont, G. Stefani)
from the album The Beacon Street Collection

With music written by Tom and lyrics written by Gwen about a girl Tom was in love with, many consider "By The Way" to be one of the most spectacular songs in the No Doubt catalog. Fueled by Tom's Spanish guitar and Eric's tasteful piano runs, topped off with one of the most melodic bass lines ever played by Tony and a convincing vocal performance by Gwen, this track will definitely stand as a masterpiece along tracks like "The Climb". Tom and Gwen shocked many an old school fan by playing an acoustic rendition of the song in Barcelona, which was later released on the UK CD single of "Sunday Morning". The song was played for three nights only.

By the way
Every little thing about her face
Fills him up
The image so pleasing it could never be erased
Here to stay
Embedded in his mind
He wishes they could be together all the time

By the way
She says things, the tone, just to hear her voice
He can't explain
The sound so exciting to him a perfect choice
Here to stay
Embedded in his mind
He wishes they could be together all the time

A crazy independent Spanish speaking
Arty flirty red wine drinking
Sexy tomboy with a natural way of
Thinking carefree
And innocent she's slightly sneaky
Confidently proud from another country
Has her way, lives for today
By the way she's far away

By the way
Holding her, hugging her can feel so warm
Just think about it
Two bodies embracing, creating love in this form
Here to stay
Embedded in his mind
He wishes they could be together all the time

A crazy independent Spanish speaking
Arty flirty red wine drinking
Sexy tomboy with a natural way of
Thinking crazy

Then she kissed him and she went away
Far across to San Francisco Bay
You'd think that she would think again
And only want to be with him
Regardless of the things that pull her far away
She's far away

A crazy independent Spanish speaking
Arty flirty red wine drinking
Sexy tomboy with a natural way of
Thinking crazy
By the way she's far away
And by the way she's far away

A crazy independent Spanish speaking
Arty flirty red wine drinking
By the way she's far away
Oooh - far away - oh
A crazy independent Spanish speaking
Arty flirty red wine drinking
By the way she's far away