The Lonely End of the Rink Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cedartie 

Cover art for The Lonely End of the Rink lyrics by Tragically Hip, The

This song is about when Gord was growing up he was a goalie, the "Lonely end of the Rink" refers to the goalie's end as the play is at the other end of the rink. You and me refers to his father cheering him on.

Gord's team won the championship one year while he played net, so most of the action was at the other end of the rink. Every period the teams would switch ends, & when you were at the far end end, away from the main entrance in a small rink, he would turn around & sometimes it was just his dad, standing there on the other side of the glass.