Anchorless - The Weakerthans

They called here to tell me

That you’re finally dying

Through a veil of childish cries

Southern Manitoba

Prairie’s pulling at the

Pant leg of your bad disguise

So why were you so

Anchorless

A boat abandoned in some backyard

Anchorless

Small town that you lived and died in

Shoe box full of photos

Found a grainy mirror

Sunken cheeks and slender hands

Grocery lists and carbon

Copied letters offer

Silence for my small demands

Hey how’d you get so

Anchorless

A boat abandoned in some backyard

Anchorless

Small town that you lived and died in

Got an armchair from your family home

Got your P.G.

Wodehouse novels and your telephone

Got your plates and stainless steel

Got that way of never saying what you really feel so

Anchorless

A boat abandoned in some backyard

Anchorless

Small town that you lived and died in

Don’t want to live and die here

Don’t want to live and die here where we’re

Anchorless, anchorless

Anchorless, anchorless

Small town that we live and die in