saskatchewan winter night and the bar's jammed clear
they're thinking of the summer slump sun drought fear
saskatchewan


tractors frozen to the ground on account of all the snow
the men sit at the bar and drink hockey in toronto


the mother holds her baby closer against her chest
she's waiting for you to come home with this week's cheque

last week you drank it all the week before that too
the week before that one you lost it on the balls and cues...
saskatchewan...


and everybody drinks because there's no work because there's no rain
summer time is holding; flies called back to work again

we all know you're leaving we all know you've left
greyhound scars that build themselves tighten in the chest
saskatchewan


the mother holds her baby closer against her chest
she's waiting for you to come home with this week's cheque

last week you drank it all the week before that too
the week before that one you lost it on the balls and cues...
saskatchewan...