From the recording An Old Coat and a Fishing Boat (2022)
Lyrics
Hero’s Road up to Parry Sound
Everybody here puts the pedal down
I saw big birds from the sea that circled high above
I saw me and you in a circle of love
Rainbows of granite dance along
And we’d sing a northern song
..and so on
So we found the road that runs right down
Between my city streets and your one-horse town
Right past the big marsh with the walkway made of planks
And I saw flowers where the Muskoka boat sank
Somewhere people come and go
Up freeways to and fro
But now we’re offline
And that’s just fine.
See how the whole world’s a great big swimming pool
And I feel cool,
like we used to do in school
You, you break the rules
But in the end, we start over again
It’s always new
There’s a tower outside of Parry Sound
You can see sixteen miles out like another down
Freighters and pleasure craft
Cross-cross across the bay all day
Occasionally tangled in the waves
We’re so offline
And that’s just fine ~