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Canada Dry Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We were shining like Aurora Borealis
Like Sid sipping from the Stanley chalice
Balling in a bus across the USA
Dumb enough to think that it would stay that way
Lounging in the living room in long johns
More distant than Victoria to St. John's
Trying to use a record to repair my heart
I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to start again
My friend
[Chorus]
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
I'm out of your head and I'm losing my mind
Listening to Neil is making me cry
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
[Verse 2]
Sinking like a Saskatoon sunset
Thinking that we had it from the outset
Tommy said that life was a highway, dear
But I became the road kill when you oversteered
Oh why, oh why?
[Chorus]
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
I'm out of your head and I'm losing my mind
Now listening to Joni's making me cry
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
Ba-bada-bah-bah, bah-bah-dah-dah-dah
Ba-bada-bah-bah, bah-bah-dah-dah-dah
Ba-bada-bah-bah, bah-bah-dah-dah-high
[Verse 3]
You fled the snow while I stayed here
I'll let you know, I'll make it clear
How happy I appear
[Chorus]
High and Canada Dry
I'm out of your head and I'm losing my mind
Listening to Gordie is making me cry
You're leaving me high
You're leaving me high
You're leaving me high
And Canada dry
High and Canada dry
We were shining like Aurora Borealis
Like Sid sipping from the Stanley chalice
Balling in a bus across the USA
Dumb enough to think that it would stay that way
More distant than Victoria to St. John's
Trying to use a record to repair my heart
I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to start again
My friend
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
I'm out of your head and I'm losing my mind
Listening to Neil is making me cry
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
Sinking like a Saskatoon sunset
Thinking that we had it from the outset
Tommy said that life was a highway, dear
But I became the road kill when you oversteered
Oh why, oh why?
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
I'm out of your head and I'm losing my mind
Now listening to Joni's making me cry
You're leaving me high and Canada dry
Ba-bada-bah-bah, bah-bah-dah-dah-dah
Ba-bada-bah-bah, bah-bah-dah-dah-dah
Ba-bada-bah-bah, bah-bah-dah-dah-high
You fled the snow while I stayed here
I'll let you know, I'll make it clear
How happy I appear
High and Canada Dry
I'm out of your head and I'm losing my mind
Listening to Gordie is making me cry
You're leaving me high
You're leaving me high
You're leaving me high
And Canada dry
High and Canada dry
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Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Nov 20, 2017
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Why no comments on Fake Nudes? Best BNL album in years! Love this song. A nostalgic & a heartfelt message to Steven Page with lots of Canadian references. Starts with Ed missing their days of stardom & partying across the US together. Felt like Sid Crosby celebrating winning the Stanley Cup. Juxtaposed in the 2nd part by Ed lounging around his apartment feeling lost & distant & admitting he'd like to start making music with Page again ("My Friend" gets me every time). Listening to Neil Young & Joni Mitchell & Gordie Johnson (all Canadian musicians) & it's making him cry (great lines). "Tommy" Cochrane says "Life is a Highway" - He understands people change & have their own path, but he feels abandoned on Page's highway of life.
@Mutineer \r\n\r\nThanks for the explanation Mutineer,I\'ve often wondered who Gordy was as he\'s unheard of here in England,was this a hit in Canada or the states as nobody I know has heard it over here,it\'s a great album
@Mutineer \r\n\r\nThanks for the explanation Mutineer,I\'ve often wondered who Gordy was as he\'s unheard of here in England,was this a hit in Canada or the states as nobody I know has heard it over here,it\'s a great album
@Mutineer \r\n\r\nI totally agree that it\'s one of the BNL\'s best albums and one of my favourites full stop,thanks for explaining who Gordie was Mutineer as that always puzzled me,I thought that maybe it was Gordon Lightfoot as Gordie Johnson is unheard of in England
@Mutineer \r\n\r\nI totally agree that it\'s one of the BNL\'s best albums and one of my favourites full stop,thanks for explaining who Gordie was Mutineer as that always puzzled me,I thought that maybe it was Gordon Lightfoot as Gordie Johnson is unheard of in England