Y.O.W.

from Canada 1 by Paris Street

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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?

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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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