The Tragically Hip - 38 Years Old lyrics
[The Tragically Hip - 38 Years Old lyrics]
Twelve men broke loose in seventy three
From Millhaven Maximum Security
Twelve pictures lined up across
The front page seems the Mounties had a
Summertime war to wage
Well, the chief told the people
They had nothing to fear
Said, "The last thing they want to
Do is hang around here"
They mostly came from towns
With long French names
But one of the dozen was a hometown shame
Same pattern on the table
Same clock on the wall
Been one seat empty eighteen years in all
Freezing slow time, away from the world
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl
We were sitting round the table
Heard the telephone ring
Father said he tell them if he saw anything
Heard the tap on my window in
The middle of the night
Held back the curtain for
My older brother Mike
See my sister got raped, so a man got killed
Local boy went to prison
Man's buried on the hill
Folks went back to normal when
They closed the case
They still stare at their shoes
When they pass our place my mother cried
"The horror has finally ceased"
He whispered, "yeah
For the time being at least"
And over his shoulder on
The squad car megaphone
Said, "Let's go, Michael, son
We're taking you home"
Same pattern on the table
Same clock on the wall
Been one seat empty eighteen years in all
Freezing slow time, away from the world
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl
From Millhaven Maximum Security
Twelve pictures lined up across
The front page seems the Mounties had a
Summertime war to wage
Well, the chief told the people
They had nothing to fear
Said, "The last thing they want to
Do is hang around here"
They mostly came from towns
With long French names
But one of the dozen was a hometown shame
Same pattern on the table
Same clock on the wall
Been one seat empty eighteen years in all
Freezing slow time, away from the world
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl
We were sitting round the table
Heard the telephone ring
Father said he tell them if he saw anything
Heard the tap on my window in
The middle of the night
Held back the curtain for
My older brother Mike
See my sister got raped, so a man got killed
Local boy went to prison
Man's buried on the hill
Folks went back to normal when
They closed the case
They still stare at their shoes
When they pass our place my mother cried
"The horror has finally ceased"
He whispered, "yeah
For the time being at least"
And over his shoulder on
The squad car megaphone
Said, "Let's go, Michael, son
We're taking you home"
Same pattern on the table
Same clock on the wall
Been one seat empty eighteen years in all
Freezing slow time, away from the world
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl
He's thirty eight years old
Never kissed a girl