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The Tragically Hip - Courage - For Hugh MacLennan (Official Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip
Musician
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gord Downie
Gord Downie
Composer
Johnny Fay
Johnny Fay
Composer
Paul Langlois
Paul Langlois
Composer
Gord Sinclair
Gord Sinclair
Composer
Rob Baker
Rob Baker
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Tsangarides
Chris Tsangarides
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Watch the band through a bunch of dancers
Quickly follow the unknown
With somethin' more familiar
Quickly, somethin' familiar
[Verse 2]
Courage, my word
It didn't come, it doesn't matter
[Verse 3]
Sleepwalk, so fast asleep
In a motel that has the lay of home
And piss on all of your background
And piss on all of your surroundings
[Verse 4]
Courage, my word
It didn't come, it doesn't matter
Courage, your word
It didn't come, it doesn't matter
[Verse 5]
Courage, my word
It didn't come, it doesn't matter
Courage, it couldn't come at a worse time
[Verse 6]
There's no simple, explanation
For anything important, any of us do
And, yeah, the human tragedy
Consists in, the necessity
Of living with, the consequences
Under pressure, under pressure
[Verse 7]
Courage, my word
It didn't come, it doesn't matter
Courage, your word
It didn't come, it doesn't matter
[Verse 8]
Courage, my word
It didn't come, it doesn't matter
Courage, it couldn't come at a worse time
[Verse 9]
It couldn't come at a worse time
No, no
It couldn't come at a worse time
Courage
Written by: Gord Downie, Gord Sinclair, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker, Robert Sinclair

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