The river thaws below The city stores the snow from winter storms But the mercury's on the rise Soon it will be time to let her go Toboggans put away Reminds me of the days when we'd still hope That the clocks would gain an hour And our t-shirt suntans proudly start to grow We'll pick up our boots Run beside the river on those tracks we took When we decide to giv'er In our hearts we know Alberta is the place that we'll call home Our breath would fill the air Covered hands prepared to fight the cold High River's where we'd start The vein that bled the heart of all we know The busker battles strong Fingerless mittens to make a chord Then I'll follow 82 It leads me back to you when I'm alone We'll pick up our boots Run beside the river on those tracks we took When we decide to giv'er In our hearts we know Alberta is the place that we'll call home Alberta is the place that we'd call home Alberta is the place