Tournament Of Hearts Lyrics - The Weakerthans

Now the lounge is full of farmers 

For the 7:30 draw 

Teammates all left 

Before they had to buy a round 

When they pull the 50/50 

And I've lost again, I'll go 

Maybe have one more brown one 

For the snowy road 

All the championship banners 

Going yellow on the wall 

And my name when it gets closer 

To last call 

So Elvira brings my bottle 

Hold it up and let it bend 

Figures of two rinks battling 

An extra end 

And I'm peeling off the label 

As they peel a corner guard 

Dance down the sheet to the tune of 

"Hurry, hurry hard" 

And my popcorn squeaks with the question 

Wonders why I'm not at home 

Where you waiting beside a silent telephone 

Doodle circles within circles all alone 

Have to stop myself from climbing 

On the table full of empties to yell 

"Why, why can't I draw right up to what I wanna say?" 

"Why can't I ever stop where I wanna stay?" 

I slide right through the days 

I'm always throwing hack weight 

Right off, no never, never ever, ever 

Right off, no never, never ever never 

Right off, no never, never, never ever 

Right off, no never ever, never ever 

Right off, no never, never ever, ever 

Right off, no never, never ever never 

Right off, no never, never, never ever 

Right off, no never ever, never ever 

Now the senior bonspiel winners 

Circa 1963 

Are all staring, glaring disapprovingly 

From their frame in that old photograph at me 

And I know you're out their waiting 

For an answer I can't give you 

So tell me 

Why, why can't I draw right up to what I wanna say? 

Why can't I ever stop when I wanna stay? 

We roll right through our years 

We drip right through our months 

I slide through our days 

I'm always throwing hack weight 

Right off, no never, never ever, ever 

Right off, no never, never ever never 

Right off, no never ever, never ever 

Right off