Outskirts Lyrics - Blue Rodeo

Here on the outskirts of life 

Dreams seldom come true 

Flippin' through photographs emotional holographs 

Cutouts of all the figures you might've been 

Reflections of a life that you once lived 

As the evening descends 

Your conscious of every breath 

And every moment is a crisis, I guess 

Starin' out the windows of your hotel room 

You lit one too many fires underneath that spoon 

Well I guess you deserve the chosen few 

Real life, just out of view 

Well that's just here, 

On the outskirts 

Yea, that's here, 

On the outskirts of your life 

And there's a picture we've all seen 

It was taken in the lobby of the L.A. Ambassador Hotel 

It's the silhouette of a man in another's arms 

So turn off your TVs, and let that train go home 

'Cause everyone warned you that California 

Wasn't goin' to be the end 

California wasn't gonna be the end. 

And tell me where can you hide when 

The whole world is ugly and strange 

Yea tell me where you gonna turn when 

This whole world knows your name 

And these four walls are screamin' 

And all your friends were so deceiving 

Yea you forgot the lines of a part you rehearsed so well 

Lyin' awake in the Brazilian Court Hotel 

But that's just here, 

On the outskirts 

Yea, that's here 

On the outskirts, 

Of your life