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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gord Downie
Gord Downie
Lead Vocals
Gord Sinclair
Gord Sinclair
Bass Guitar
Johnny Fay
Johnny Fay
Drums
Paul Langlois
Paul Langlois
Background Vocals
Rob Baker
Rob Baker
Background Vocals
Steve Berlin
Steve Berlin
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gord Downie
Gord Downie
Songwriter
Rob Baker
Rob Baker
Songwriter
Johnny Fay
Johnny Fay
Songwriter
Paul Langlois
Paul Langlois
Songwriter
Gord Sinclair
Gord Sinclair
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip
Producer
Steve Berlin
Steve Berlin
Producer
Mark Vreeken
Mark Vreeken
Producer
Don Smith
Don Smith
Mixing Engineer
Martin Pradler
Martin Pradler
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Spring starts when a heartbeat's pounding
When the birds can be heard above the reckoning
Carts doing some final accounting
Lava flowing in super farmer's direction
He's been getting reprieve from the heat in the frozen food section
[Verse 2]
Don't tell me what the poets are doing
Don't tell me that they're talking tough
Don't tell me that they're anti-social
Somehow not anti-social enough, that's right
[Verse 3]
And porn speaks to its splintered legions
To the pink amid the withered cornstalks in them winter regions
While aiming at the archetypal father
He said, with such broad and tentative swipes, why do you even bother?
[Verse 4]
Don't tell me what the poets are doing
Those Himalayas of the mind
Don't tell me what the poets are doing
In the long grasses over time
[Verse 5]
Don't tell me what the poets are doing
On the street and the epitome of vague
Don't tell me how the universe is altered
When you find out how he gets paid, alright
[Verse 6]
If there is nothing more that you need now
The lawn cut by bare breasted women
Beach bleached towels within reach for the women
Gotta make it, that'll make it by swimming
Written by: Gord Downie, Gord Sinclair, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker
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