I thought I'd leave for a year or two,
Make some money and return to you
But outside the darkness passes by,
Another shift bus morning ride
The icy fog horizon line-
Not part of nature's grand design
The flare stack makes you think it's dawn, long before the sun
I'm living in Alberta, miles away from everything I know
I'm living in Alberta, dying to get back home
I'm dying to get back home
I used to walk along the beach
And feel the sand beneath my feet
Out here there's no ocean waves,
You wouldn't hear them anyway
These grains of sand don't wash or roll
They're heavy black and fused with oil
100 tons in every load,
One neverending road
I'm living in Alberta, miles away from everything I know
I'm living in Alberta, dying to get back home
I'm dying to get back home
Now I've made a lot of friends out here,
But it's not where I belong
And Alberta, she's been good to me
And I'll miss her when I'm gone
But I'll know when the tide is in
I'll feel your breath upon my skin
Sittin' by the fire again,
Singing to your ocean
I know I'll miss the Northern lights
But not those -40 nights
And if someone sings a Ron Hynes song,
We'll know every word
I'm living in Alberta, miles away from everything I know
I'm living in Alberta, dying to get back home
I'm dying to get back home
I'm living in Alberta, dying to get back home
I'm dying to get back home