The Opening Act

Thunder Bay must have been a big mess Night bus to Regina, I'm not at my best Trying to play straight, but I come undone No, I can't connect, I'm missing the mark Second night of the tour and I'm having second thoughts On this road headed west Winnipeg on a Friday night Well, it's cold to the bone, so I'm gonna get high Starting to remember the words and the reason why Saskatoon is colder yet But I'm finally getting into the set I know this is what I do, but sometimes I forget And the opening act was a nice surprise Couldn't get her name straight, maybe I'm too high Many a mile to nowhere doing the same old thing So I'll sing my song and see what tomorrow brings In Calgary, I broke a spoke I'm forgetting all the words, trying to make it a joke Feeling kind of low, but you make it work Edmonton's a beautiful drive See the northern lights, pull over for a while Oh, the silence is nice Then it's over the mountains to the rainy city The Orpheum is oh-so pretty Always a party in Vancouver town But I'm up at dawn to get the first ferry Sleeping on the bus, feeling weary Yeah, I'm starting to rust And the opening act was a nice surprise Couldn't get her name straight, maybe I'm too high Many a mile to nowhere doing the same old thing So I'll sing my song and see what tomorrow brings Victoria Airport on three hours sleep I'm standing in line asleep on my feet And I bounce in my seat all the way to YVR And when I get home, I should be tired But my body's burnt and my brain is wired And I sing this song all night long And the opening act was a nice surprise Couldn't get her name straight, maybe I'm too high Many a mile to nowhere doing the same old thing So I'll sing my song and see Yeah, I'll sing my song and see Yeah, I'll sing my song and see what tomorrow brings