One Great City! (Weakerthans cover)
mt battle of the covers 2010
Story behind the song
winnipeg
Lyrics
(hope i get this right)
late afternoon another day is nearly done
a darker grey is breaking through a lighter one
a thousand sharpened elbows in the underground
the hollow hurried sound of feet on polished floor
and in the dollar store the clerk is closing up
and counting loonies trying not to say "i hate winnipeg"
the driver checks the mirror seven minutes late
a crowded riders' restlessness enunciates
the guess who suck the jets were lousy anyway
the same route every day
and in the turning lane someone's stalled again
he's talking to himself and hears the price of gas repeat his phrase
i hate winnipeg
and up above us all leaning into sky
a golden business boy will watch the north end die
and sing i love this town and let his arching wrecking ball proclaim
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