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"West St. James" by Greg MacPherson from the album "Balanced on a Pin"
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I was already on the plane.
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I met a man from West St.James.
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We talked about the exposion at Orest's Barber Shop
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and St. James High School.
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I looked down at Saskatchewan
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Like a yellow-green tile floor we were standing on
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"Did you know the West Coast is gonna fall into the ocean someday "
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He said, "My friend I hope you don't mind but I have to ask you,
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are you leaving behind something that's not worth coming back to?
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'Cause we're the same collection of faults and accidents
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no matter where we are."
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Simpler down there
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Simpler down there
FF
She was a picture of frustration,
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standing all alone in an empty bus station.
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Another summer gone.
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After a seven hour delay in Saskatoon yesterday.
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I'm looking out at the clouds
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and we're flying over a storm and a dozen little farms.
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There's a fire station at the top of her street and three rinks where.
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Simpler down there
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Simpler down there
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One leaves for something else to say.
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One looks around and walks away.
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One hour from now I'll be looking down at the rocky mountains.
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One leaves for something else to say.
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One looks around and walks away.
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One hour from now I'll be looking down at the Rocky Mountains.
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Simpler down there
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Simpler down there
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