I was a fraud in a first-class seat
On a plane full of retirees
Just like the Canada geese in
The end of snowbird season
And the only thing I wanted to know
Was it too early for a rum and coke?
Would it sit well with my breakfast food?
What are the standards at this altitude?
The lady from Brantford said
She used to know Wayne Gretzky as a kid
To my left, a guy from Yellowknife
Who used to work inside a diamond mine
Sweaty palms and quiet prayers
Germs danced in the pressurized air
It was too short a flight for a movie
So we got reruns from the CBC
I had to get out of Florida
I don't know why I chose Ottawa
But I couldn't wait to walk its streets
And find the first bar off of Dalhousie
In a cab along the Rideau Canal
I was questioning my rationale
What, if anything would escape solve
And is it worth the expenses involved?
credits
from Canada 1,
track released January 1, 2011
Written by Carl Polgar.
Performed by Carl Polgar (vocals, 12-string, keys), Darrin Revell (drums), and J. Avery Vaughn (bass).
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