Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gord Downie
Lead Vocals
Gord Sinclair
Bass Guitar
Johnny Fay
Drums
Paul Langlois
Background Vocals
Rob Baker
Background Vocals
Steve Berlin
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gord Downie
Songwriter
Rob Baker
Songwriter
Johnny Fay
Songwriter
Paul Langlois
Songwriter
Gord Sinclair
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Tragically Hip
Producer
Steve Berlin
Producer
Mark Vreeken
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If there's a goal that everyone remembers
It was back in old '72
We all squeezed the stick and we all pulled the trigger
And all I remember is sitting beside you
[Verse 2]
You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey
I never saw someone say that before
You held my hand and we walked home the long way
You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr
[Verse 3]
Isn't it amazing anything's accomplished
When the little sensation gets in your way?
Not one ambition whispering over your shoulder
Isn't it amazing, you can do anything?
[Verse 4]
We hung out together every single moment
'Cause that's what we thought married people do
Complete with the grip of artificial chaos
And believing in the country of me and you
[Verse 5]
Crisis of faith and crisis in the Kremlin
And yeah, we'd heard all that before
It's wintertime, the house is solitude with options
And loosening the grip on a fake cold war
[Verse 6]
Isn't it amazing what you can accomplish
When you don't let the nation get in your way?
And no ambition whispering over your shoulder
Isn't it amazing you can do anything?
[Verse 7]
Next to your comrades in the national fitness program
Caught in some eternal flexed arm hang
Dropping to the mat in a fit of laughter
Showed no patience, tolerance, or restraint
[Verse 8]
Fireworks exploding in the distance
Temporary towers soar
Fireworks emulating heaven
Till there are no stars anymore
[Verse 9]
Fireworks aiming straight at heaven
Temporary towers soar
Till there are no stars shining up in heaven
Till there are no stars anymore
[Verse 10]
Isn't it amazing what you can accomplish
When the little sensation gets in your way?
No ambition whispering over your shoulder
Oh, isn't it amazing what you can accomplish, eh?
[Verse 11]
This one thing probably never goes away
I think this one thing is always supposed to stay
Well, if this one thing doesn't have to go away
Written by: Gord Downie, Gord Sinclair, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker