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Chamonix (Met A Girl)
02:51
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Met a girl down in Chamonix and we crossed eyes
How I wish it was summer then: she'd be my bride
But it's winter now and I'm all the same
I lost my mind
And the snow will fall and I'll catch it all
To show I'm fine
We'll come down from the mountains and to the coast
Where we can roam
We'll come down from the mountains and to the coast
we'll feel home
And she held my hand as we walked along the creaky bridge
There were rocks and some tree-like things around; I guess "a ridge"
Well I don't know the terms in geography; I missed that day
But I'm stuck on this mountain without your lips. ....suffice to say
We'll come down from the mountains and to the coast
Where we can roam
We'll come down from the mountains and to the coast
we'll feel home
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Them Trees Were Shakin'
02:19
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Them trees were shakin' alone with fear
I was out to get them, I made that clear
For suns have risen without shedding light
and I will be alone in the night
The log cabin built was a brand new start
But I still remember where we got the parts
The suns had risen while sprouting the seeds
And we'll be alone with our greed
And now with dusk approaching it is hard to do my job
When I've spent all my years pretending my heart don't throb
Them trees were shakin'
Cause we were taking
All they had
To live for and die for a man
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St. Johns, NL
03:30
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Here I go, another song about a place I've never been
But something 'bout that post card has drawn me in
And I've kicked these tires since the ice was paper thin
No more songs of girls that I never will win
Never win...
Watching birds just float off out of view
They have no need for wings, even though they flew
'Cause they've got tides, and ships to replace their home the trees
I'd like to follow them off in the sea
In the sea...
Downgrading bones is like science said
just a matter of knowing which hole to thread
And I was first to land on this rocky coast
And now my spirit remains as a lonely ghost
as a ghost...
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I know, and I know, and I know
just how the days been going
Tell me, tell me, oh tell me now
just what would lift my spirits
I think strangers be a better choice
than drinking myself to sleep
When I know it's coming down
I'll take the pills from out my teeth
I know, and I know, and I know
just where I saw your face
but god, oh parlez now
at least it's not a race
to walk alone out on the streets
like every human being
At least I've got the love at heart
to show you what I mean
Oh god, oh god, oh god
I swear it's just a thrill
To look, to love, to hold
To let your organs spill
I'll write a little letter to the ones
out on the lawn
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi!
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Oh, Winnipeg
04:05
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I am back in this old city
that I used to call my home
that is now a bit unknown
that is now a bit unknown
One way roads are not my anger
or the snow upon the floor
what I hate is the suspicion
that I hate where I was born
Oh, Winnipeg
With no cover in the rain
you'll be fine for better days
the downtown core is growing strong
The Jets are back, but I am gone
and now I take my last big breath
upon the city's lesser steps
the ones across from the antique store
the first place that we met
Oh, Winnipeg
Topographic centre of this
country, and it's continent
these are words that I heard often
these are words that I forget
Though it's smack dab in the middle
like your lungs, or maybe heart
people like to dismiss it
people like to depart
Oh, Winnipeg
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Words scatter the page from the dawn
Well I haven't a clue what I've done
With a stroke of the line that I've drawn
stamped, sealed, and sent, and I'm gone
These blood stained clothes
are props for me, and for you
to get out of jail
because we're both equally due
Now it's customary
to forgive, or forget
this elephant mind
wishes you would just regress
This corduroy couch
is home tonight, and the next
Well, it's of my volition
since you're on a mission
to criticize
all the hopes and dreams of one man
who could not care less
if you were in duress
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Charlottetown
03:02
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Charlottetown
Charlottetown
You know I'm coming back
You know I'm coming back
I spent weeks on your island
impersonating Johnny Cash
For I was wearing my best blacks
For I was wearing my best blacks
Though I found some composure
I stood, awake, and in line
It's hard getting a discount
when you're neck deep in the brine
With coins in my pocket
I arrived, looking to spend
The town was a mortuary
and i was dependent on all the
Looks, stares, and the favors
of people waiting around
maybe taste of the lobster
makes the soul feel found
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Fashion Statement (Home)
02:30
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It was not a fashion statement, or emotional plaque
I was just trying to get some colours on my skin
Figure all at once was a good way to begin
The colours in your hair are a beautiful touch
But I think you're using them as a social crutch
So I think about the times I had a chance to hold your hand
and I'll get so sick that if I flew, I would crash land
I am sorry for the pause in our brief meetings throughout time
but every word I say to you is like a mountain I must climb
So I strap up my boots and let my singing do it's talk
Hope the time I said "I love you" wasn't too much a shock
I am home
as long as you're alone
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Four Days In Ottawa
03:55
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D D Bm G
Four days in Ottawa
seems a little much
When all your living has been done
with the lightest touch
Lawyers, PMs and dogs
say that they've been told
that there's some good things
well this city's getting far too damn old
Getting old
Crossed from ole Gatineua
it's got me feeling down
When Senate's out to lunch
this place is a ghost town
Lawyers, PMs, and dogs
been bought and they've been sold
Still on these streets I say:
this city's getting far too damn old
Getting Old
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