Zamboni

Hands on my ribs, lean in

Left my shoes at the rental desk

Wrap around the back, through the eyelets, then bunny ears

Proudly tell my dad, did you know that's called an aglet

Cosom hockey only lasted thirty minutes

Slipping on the ice, had to leave before the local games

With every stride I grew up in front of him

With every lesson he became young again

Snowflakes outside, cold air in our lungs

I'd fall right down, you'd pick me right up

How I'd fall then (how we got there)

How you'd catch me (how we got there)

How I'd fall then (how we got there)

How you'd catch me (all we knew, and)

I didn't know yet (how we got there)

I didn't know yet (how we got there)

(How we got there)

Each fall makes you better on the ice, Jamie,

(Broken arms and-)

Each fall makes you better, don't forget that

Broken arms and hockey tape, the Shefrins and the Garfields

Break the fast, swimming class, I always used to come in last

That trampoline at Brad's house, the LEGO sets at Josh's

It wasn't a proper Sunday if we didn't go to cosom

If you didn't get a large cone you would settle for a small one

Or you'd take your parent's hands, for me it was dad

And slowly let go more and more as the evening past

If you've only fallen once then you haven't learnt much cause

Each fall makes you better on the ice, Jamie

Each fall makes you better, don't forget that

(We flew up

Answer's no

She came falling

Answer's no

We flew up

Answer's no)

And, you know

Skating for me was like riding a bike

I don't know, like, tha- that's like

You know, the Winnipeg, like-

I- I don't know what I'm saying

And- and they had these, like

Plastic, like, they're called, like, skating-aids

Like, the- the- the new thing that you learn to skate with, you know what I mean, like

Back in my day it was just, like, the pylons, you know, like

(Every time you've fallen)

Is that- is that stupid, like

(Every single time you've fallen

And every- every time you've fallen

Every single time you've fallen

Every single day you've fallen)

Fraser Sunset, to Sunset Ice Rink, to Hastings Sunrise, like

(Every- every time you've fallen

Every single time you've fallen, ev-)

Parents in the bleachers with their blankets and their coats

Somebody's older brother seemed to always know the most

Behind the rink you'd find the pile of discarded snow

That I assume came from Zamboni's but, uh, I don't really know

In the summer it would melt by the end of the day

But in the winter you could climb it, be careful, my dad would say, ya

Each fall makes you better on the ice, Jamie

Each fall makes you better, don't forget that

And I miss the days when I could hold your hand, dad

And I miss the days when I could hold you hand

(All we knew, and

How we got there

How we got there

How we got there)

(You said it, like)

Pizza, pizza, french fry

Pizza, pizza, french fry

Pizza, pizza, french fry

You did it, Jamie

You're skating all by yourself

That's it

That's all there is to it

And I specifically remember the first day, um, that

It was in fourth grade, and the neighbours came over to play

This was actually about street hockey, but same thing, and

I pretended I wasn't there because I didn't wanna go play

I didn't like sports anymore

I was kind of like sciency and nerdy, you know, um

Like, I- I- I- I- I used to be into science, I never used to care about art and music, um

And I still hate sports but, I just miss playing with my dad