Tournament of Hearts(Live) - The Weakerthans

Tournament of Hearts (Live) - The Weakerthans
Now the lounge is full of farmers
For the 7:30 draw
Teammates all left before
They had to buy a round
When they pull the 50/50
And I've lost again I'll go
Maybe have one more brown
One for the snowy road
All the championship banners
Going yellow on the wall
Add my name when it gets closer to last call
So Elvira brings my bottle
Hold it up and let it bend
Figures of two rinks battling an extra end
And I'm peeling off the label
As they peel a corner guard
Dance down the sheet to the tune
Of "Hurry Hurry Hard"
And my popcorn squeaks a question
Wonders why I'm not at home
Where you wait beside a silent telephone
Doodle circles within circles all alone
Have to stop myself from climbing
On the table full of empties to yell why
Why can't I ever stop where I want to stay
Why can't I ever stop where I want to stay
I slide right through the days
I'm always throwing hack weight
Right off no never never ever ever
Right off no never never ever never
Right off no never never never ever
Right off no never ever never ever
Right off no never never ever ever
Right off no never never ever never
Right off no never ever never ever
Right off
Now the senior Bonspiel winners circa 1963
Are all staring glaring disapprovingly
From their frame in that old photograph at me
And I know you're out there waiting
For an answer I can't give you
So tell me why
Why can't I draw right up to what I want to say
Why can't I ever stop when I want to stay
We roll right through our years
We drip right through our months
We slide right through our days
I'm always throwing hack weight
Right off no never never ever ever
Right off no never never ever never
Right off no never ever never ever
Right off